For other people named "Dani", See Dani.
For other "Daniel Carvalho", See Daniel da Silva Carvalho.
Daniel da Cruz Carvalho (born 2 November 1976), commonly known as Dani, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.
He spent most of his eight-year professional career with Ajax after starting out at Sporting, appearing in nearly 100 official matches and winning three major titles.
He also competed abroad in Spain, with Atlético Madrid.
All youth levels comprised, Dani played 69 times for Portugal and scored 33 goals.