Daniel Peixoto

Daniel Nascimento Peixoto dos Santos (born 30 June 1997), known as Daniel Peixoto or just Peixoto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Goianiense, on loan from Noroeste.

Career Born in Salvador, Bahia, Peixoto represented Vitória and Jacuipense as a youth before making his senior debut with the latter in 2018. In May 2019, he moved on loan to Sport Recife on loan and was initially assigned to the under-23 team.

On 23 July 2020, Peixoto moved to Imperatriz also on loan. After just three matches, he returned to Jacupa and started to feature more regularly.

On 21 December 2021, Peixoto was announced at Rio Claro. In May 2022, he agreed to join Série A side Goiás, but the move fell through after an injury was detected.

On 11 December 2022, Peixoto joined Figueirense on a one-year loan deal. After being sparingly used, he returned to Rio Claro for the 2024 season, where he was again a first-choice.

On 26 April 2024, Peixoto signed for top tier side Juventude on loan until the end of the year. He made his debut in the category on 15 June, coming on as a late substitute for Luís Oyama in a 2–1 away loss to Red Bull Bragantino.

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