Starting his career at Sao Paulo, Denilson played 12 games as a defensive midfielder before catching the eye of Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.
Signing for the Gunners on the last day of the August transfer window for £3.4 million (US$6.5 million), Wenger strengthened his midfield options after the release of Pires and Bergkamp in the summer of 2006.
Potentially the replacement for Arsenal's current Brazilian holding midfielder, Gilberto Silva, Denilson was named in Arsenal's squad for their third Champions League match against CSKA Moscow; but showed that his passing skills were more similar to team-mate Cesc Fabregas.
Although he was ever-present in Arsenal's 2006/07 Carling Cup campaign, he only made his Premiership début for Arsenal as a substitute on December 30, 2006 in a 10 defeat against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
Denilson secured a new contract with Arsenal in October 2007 and has impressed when given the chance to showcase his skills. However, with Gilberto and Cesc Fabregas ahead of him, the youngster has a lot to do if he is get himself into first-team contention on a regular basis.
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