Danilo Luiz

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Brazil
Position: DF
Squad role: Projected starter
Position rank: #1
Intl caps: 68
Intl goals: 1
Intl assists: 6
: 0.62(model rating, 0–1)
: 1.0%

See Danilo Luiz on the full Brazil scoring list →

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	xG	Sh	KP	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Copa América 2024	4	410	0.1	1	4	77	44	4	7
World Cup 2022	3	293	0.0	2	0	58	33	2	1
World Cup 2018	1	96	0.0	0	0	19	10	1	0
All tournaments	8	799	0.1	3	4	154	87	7	8

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.79

Interceptions / 90

0.90

Ball recoveries / 90

2.70

Blocks / 90

1.13

Clearances / 90

2.37

Pressures / 90

5.97

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

17.35

Key passes / 90

0.45

Prog. carries / 90

9.80

Pass completion %

86.1%

Possession

Carries / 90

47.76

Dribbles / 90

0.45

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Danilo Luiz has 68 caps and 1 international goal for Brazil, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Brazil →Brazil squad & model →