Dante (footballer)
Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdɐ̃tʃi bõˈfĩ ˈkɔstɐ ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 18 October 1983), also known as Dante Bonfim or simply Dante, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for and captains Ligue 1 club Nice. Primarily a centre-back, he has previously also been used as a defensive midfielder or left back.
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Dante playing in the UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dante Bonfim Costa Santos | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nice | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Catuense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Galícia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Capivariano | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Juventude | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Juventude | 55 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Lille | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Charleroi | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Standard Liège | 62 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 93 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Bayern Munich | 86 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | VfL Wolfsburg | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Nice | 231 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2014 | Brazil | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
After emerging at Juventude, Dante went on to play for Lille, Charleroi and Standard Liège, winning the Belgian Pro League with the latter. In January 2009, he was signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach, spending two-and-a-half seasons before making a €4.7 million move to Bayern Munich, where he won nine domestic and international honours.
Dante made his international debut for Brazil in 2013, winning that year's Confederations Cup and representing the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.