Danilho Doekhi

Danilho Doekhi
Personal information
Full name Danilho Raimundo Doekhi
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2006 Xerxes
2006–2016 Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Excelsior 19 (1)
2016–2018 Jong Ajax 48 (2)
2018 Jong Vitesse 10 (0)
2018–2022 Vitesse 111 (4)
2022– Union Berlin 105 (12)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U18 6 (0)
2016 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
2019–2020 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2021

Danilho Raimundo Doekhi (born 30 June 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer of Indo-Surinamese descent who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.[2]

Club career

Doekhi was transferred to the AFC Ajax youth program in July 2016, but is a product of the Excelsior youth system. He made his Eredivisie debut with the latter on 6 March 2016 in a game against AZ. He replaced Stanley Elbers in the 81st minute, in a 2–0 away loss.[3]

Doekhi made his Eerste Divisie-debut for Jong Ajax on 17 February 2017, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Léon Bergsma in the 95th minute against Achilles '29, with the game ending in a 3–2 away win.[4]

Doekhi's first league start for Jong Ajax came in the first game of the new season, a 2–1 away win against SC Cambuur.[5] It was followed up with two further starts against Fortuna Sittard and Jong PSV, before alternating between the bench and the starting line-up for much of September and October. After coming on as a sub against Go Ahead Eagles, Doekhi then entered a period of consistent starts for Jong Ajax, making 16 out of a possible 17 appearances in the starting line-up, lasting the full 90 minutes in 14 of them.

On 4 July 2018, Doekhi agreed to join fellow Eredivisie side, Vitesse on a four-year deal.[6] On 12 January 2021, he netted his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory over FC Utrecht.[7]

On 16 May 2022, Doekhi signed with German Bundesliga club Union Berlin.[8] Later that year, on 30 October, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[9] On 20 September 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Real Madrid.[10]

International career

Doekhi represented the Netherlands at youth international level. He later initiated a change of international allegiance to Suriname, but the Surinamese Football Association's application in October 2024 was rejected by FIFA,[11] prompting an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[12]

Personal life

Born during the 1998 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, his parents named him Raimundo after Brazilian International footballer Raimundo Souza Vieira de Oliveira.[13] He is the nephew of former Dutch international football player Winston Bogarde and is of mixed Dutch and Surinamese descent.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 February 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Excelsior 2015–16 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 2 0 — — — 2 0
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 33 0 — — — 33 0
Total 35 0 — — — 35 0
Vitesse 2018–19 Tweede Divisie 1 0 — — — 1 0
Vitesse 2018–19 Eredivisie 20 0 3 0 0 0 4[b] 0 27 0
2019–20 Eredivisie 26 0 4 0 — — 30 0
2020–21 Eredivisie 32 1 5 0 — — 37 1
2021–22 Eredivisie 33 3 2 0 11[c] 1 — 46 4
Total 111 4 14 0 11 1 4 0 140 5
Union Berlin 2022–23 Bundesliga 25 5 3 0 8[d] 1 — 36 6
2023–24 Bundesliga 24 2 1 0 3[e] 0 — 28 2
2024–25 Bundesliga 34 1 2 0 — — 36 1
2025–26 Bundesliga 22 4 3 2 — — 25 6
Total 105 12 9 2 11 1 — 125 15
Career total 253 16 23 2 22 2 4 0 302 20
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Jong Ajax[2]

References

  1. ^ "Danilho Doekhi". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Danilho Doekhi at Soccerway
  3. ^ "AZ Alkmaar vs. SBV Excelsior - 6 March 2016 -Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Achilles '29 vs. Ajax II - 17 February 2017 -Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Cambuur vs. Ajax II - 18 August 2017 - Soccerway".
  6. ^ "Danilho Doekhi versterkt Vitesse (video)". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Head to head: FC Utrecht vs Vitesse" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse. 10 March 2021.
  8. ^ "DANILHO DOEKHI SIGNS FOR UNION". Union Berlin. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. ^ Sten-Ziemons, Andreas (30 October 2022). "Doekhi rettet Union die Tabellenführung in der Bundesliga" (in German). DW.
  10. ^ "Unioner unterliegen in Madrid mit 0:1" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 20 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Suriname kämpft vor CAS um Spielberechtigung von Doekhi: "Fall läuft seit einem Jahr"" (in German). MSN. 15 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Danilho Doekhi hofft auf rechtzeitigen Verbandswechsel vor WM-Playoffs" (in German). Sky Sport. 16 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Danilho Doekhi - Premium Stars profiel". premiumstars.nl (in Dutch). 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Ajax contracteert Danilho Doekhi". Ajax.nl (in Dutch). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  15. ^ "D. Doekhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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