New Kashima Antlers striker Davi has wasted little time in making an impact at the seven-time J. League champions, but the Brazilian will not be satisfied until he has stamped his name on club history forever.
Davi joined Kashima over the offseason after a nomadic career in and out of Japan, with goals the only constant since he first arrived at Consadole Sapporo in 2007. The 29-year-old scored 32 for Ventforet Kofu last season — more than half the team's entire tally — en route to the second-division title, attracting the interest of a Kashima side looking for new blood after finishing the campaign in a club-worst 11th place.
If last weekend's 3-2 win over Vegalta Sendai is anything to go by, Antlers have chosen well. Davi scored twice in an explosive home debut, and with 75 goals in 130 J. League games to his name going into the new season, the striker has every reason to be confident.