Erixon Danso
FullnameErixon Michiel Arnolf Danso
Birth date22 July 1989 (age 37)[1]
Birth placeAmsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PositionWinger
Youthyears 1–2005
Youthclubs 1AFC
Youthyears 22005–2006
Youthclubs 2FC Omniworld
Youthyears 32006–2008
Youthclubs 3Ajax
Youthyears 42008–2009
Youthclubs 4Utrecht
Years 12008–2011
Clubs 1Utrecht
Caps 119
Goals 11
Years 22011–2012
Clubs 2Orihuela
Caps 23
Goals 21
Years 32012–2013
Clubs 3Valencia B
Caps 314
Goals 31
Years 42013–2014
Clubs 4Dordrecht
Caps 431
Goals 413
Years 52014
Clubs 5Dordrecht
Caps 54
Goals 50
Years 62015
Clubs 6Al Safa
Caps 64
Goals 61
Years 72015–2016
Clubs 7Emmen
Caps 735
Goals 714
Years 82016
Clubs 8Stal Kamianske
Caps 88
Goals 80
Years 92017
Clubs 9Jerv
Caps 925
Goals 92
Years 102018
Clubs 10Sandnes Ulf
Caps 1026
Goals 108
Years 112019
Clubs 11Egersund
Caps 1116
Goals 113
Totalcaps185
Totalgoals44
Nationalyears 12015–2019
Nationalteam 1Aruba
Nationalcaps 16
Nationalgoals 12

Erixon Michiel Arnolf Danso (born 22 July 1989) is an Aruban retired footballer who played as a winger.[2][3] He holds a Dutch passport.

Club career

Danso was born in Amsterdam, and has his roots in Aruba. He played for AFC Ajax's youth squad, and was signed professionally by FC Utrecht.[4]

Danso made his debut for Utrecht against SC Heerenveen on 19 April 2009,[5] and scored his first league goal for the club on 18 April 2010 in a 3–0 win against Sparta Rotterdam.[6]

After spending time in the Spanish second division, Danso returned to Holland when he signed up for FC Dordrecht in summer 2013.[7] He was released for indiscipline after a season, but was rehired after an injury to Giovanni Korte.[8]

He returned to Holland to play for FC Emmen in the 2015/16 season,[9] after a spell in Lebanon with Al Safa.[10] In summer 2016, Danso left Emmen to join former coach Joop Gall at Ukrainian side Stal Kamianske[11] In February 2017 he moved to Norway to play for second division FK Jerv after failing to score in 8 games for Stal.[12]

Danso joined Sandnes Ulf ahead of the 2018 season[13] and left them at the end of that season.[14] On 27 January 2019, he signed with Egersunds IK in the Norwegian 2. divisjon.[15]

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Aruba's goal tally first.[16]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 October 2012Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, ArubaVIN1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.2–0

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ "Jervs nye nummer ti har signert: – Han er en klar forsterkning - Aftenposten". www.aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 2017-02-08.
  3. ^ "FC Emmen revanceert zich in Dordrecht" (in Dutch). Emmen.nu. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ "FC Emmen versterkt zich met Erixon Danso" (in Dutch). Dagblad van het Noorden. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl"
  6. ^ "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl"
  7. ^ Danso naar FC Dordrecht - Parool (in Dutch)
  8. ^ Erixon Danso keert terug bij FC Dordrecht - NU (in Dutch)
  9. ^ FC Emmen versterkt zich met Erixon Danso - FC Emmen (in Dutch)
  10. ^ FC Emmen versterkt zich met Erixon Danso - Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch)
  11. ^ Erixon Danso verruilt FC Emmen per direct voor club Joop Gall - RTV Drenthe (in Dutch)
  12. ^ Erixon Danso gaat avontuur aan in tweede divisie Noorwegen Archived 22 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine - FOX Sports (in Dutch)
  13. ^ "Erixon Danso blir Sandnes Ulf-spiller" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  14. ^ Overganger i OBOS-ligaen vinter 2019, sportshjornet.com, 13 December 2018
  15. ^ Erixon Danso klar for EIK Archived 5 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, eikfotball.no, 27 January 2019
  16. ^ "Danso, Erixon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 February 2017.