Danilo Pereira

Danilo Pereira
Pereira playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021
Personal information
Full name Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 2
Youth career
1999–2005 Arsenal 72
2005–2008 Estoril
2008–2010 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Parma 5 (0)
2011 → Aris (loan) 5 (2)
2012–2013 → Roda (loan) 31 (1)
2013–2015 Marítimo 57 (4)
2015–2021 Porto 135 (15)
2020–2021 → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 23 (2)
2021–2024 Paris Saint-Germain 86 (7)
2024– Al-Ittihad 2 (0)
National team‡
2009 Portugal U18 5 (1)
2009–2010 Portugal U19 17 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U20 19 (3)
2012 Portugal U21 3 (0)
2015– Portugal 74 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2016 France
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019 Portugal
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 2017 Russia
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2011 Colombia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:53, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira CvIH ComM (pt; born 9 September 1991), sometimes known as simply Danilo, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the Portugal national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024[2][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Parma 2010–11 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2011–12 Serie A 5 0 0 0 — — — 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 — — — 5 0
Aris (loan) 2010–11 Super League Greece 5 2 — — — — 5 2
Roda (loan) 2012–13 Eredivisie 31 1 1 0 — — 4[c] 0 36 1
Marítimo 2013–14 Primeira Liga 28 1 2 0 2 0 — — 32 1
2014–15 Primeira Liga 29 3 4 0 5 0 — — 38 3
Total 57 4 6 0 7 0 — — 70 4
Porto 2015–16 Primeira Liga 33 6 5 0 0 0 7[d] 0 — 45 6
2016–17 Primeira Liga 28 4 2 0 1 0 10[e] 0 — 41 4
2017–18 Primeira Liga 19 1 3 2 2 0 6[e] 1 — 30 4
2018–19 Primeira Liga 26 2 4 1 3 0 10[e] 0 0 0 43 3
2019–20 Primeira Liga 26 2 3 0 2 0 9[f] 0 — 40 2
2020–21 Primeira Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 135 15 17 3 8 0 42 1 0 0 202 19
Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 23 2 6 0 — 12[e] 0 1[g] 0 42 2
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 Ligue 1 27 5 2 0 — 7[e] 0 1[g] 0 37 5
2022–23 Ligue 1 33 2 3 0 — 7[e] 0 1[g] 0 44 2
2023–24 Ligue 1 26 0 5 1 — 4[e] 0 0 0 35 1
Total 109 9 16 1 — 30 0 3 0 158 10
Career total 342 31 40 4 15 0 72 1 7 0 476 36
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 26 June 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2015 7 0
2016 10 1
2017 10 0
2018 4 0
2019 6 1
2020 7 0
2021 11 0
2022 9 0
2023 6 0
2024 4 0
Total 74 2
As of match played 25 March 2019. Score and results list Portugal's score first, score column indicates score after each Pereira goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Danilo Pereira
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2016 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal 12  Estonia 4–0 7–0 Friendly
2 25 March 2019 32  Serbia 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Porto

Paris Saint-Germain

Portugal U20

Portugal

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 20 March 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Danilo Pereira at ForaDeJogo Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ↑ "Danilo Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Danilo Pereira". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "FC Porto é campeão nacional 2017/2018" [FC Porto are 2017/2018 national champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title". The Guardian. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Bosher, Luke; Whitehead, Jacob (23 April 2022). "PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens". The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "PSG novamente campeão em França com empate em Estrasburgo" [PSG champions in France again with draw in Strasbourg]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain win their 12th Ligue 1 title!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Tessier, Côme (19 May 2021). "Monaco-PSG en direct: Paris garde sa coupe après une finale presque insipide" [Monaco-PSG live: Paris retain their cup after nearly unsavoury final] (in French). RMC. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "PSG beat Lyon 2–1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". Ligue 1. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "A final, lots of goals and a trophy: a great start to the season!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Mahé, Marie (3 January 2024). "Le PSG débute 2024 par un trophée en battant Toulouse (2–0), Kylian Mbappé nouveau meilleur buteur de l'histoire du Parc" [PSG begin 2024 with a trophy by beating Toulouse (2–0), Kylian Mbappé new top scorer in the Parc's history] (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". FIFA. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  16. ↑ McNulty, Phil (10 July 2016). "Portugal 1–0 France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Portugal regressa ao topo da Europa. Liga das Nações fica em casa" [Portugal return to the top of Europe. Nations League stays home] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  18. ↑ ""Portugal fez uma prova excelente", diz Fernando Santos" ["Portugal had an excellent tournament", Fernando Santos says] (in Portuguese). TSF. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Danilo Pereira e Domingos Duarte distinguidos" [Danilo Pereira e Domingos Duarte honoured] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  20. ↑ "SJPF revela os melhores 11 de 2016" [SPFP discloses best 11 of 2016] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Sindicato revela os melhores 11 de 2017" [Union discloses best 11 of 2017] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  22. ↑ "Danilo é o Futebolista do Ano no FC Porto" [Danilo is FC Porto's Footballer of the Year] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "Vencedores dos Prémios mensais da Liga Portugal 2017–18" [Winners of the Liga Portugal 2017–18 monthly Awards] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  24. ↑ "Jonas e Rui Costa eleitos "Jogador do Mês" de Dezembro" [Jonas and Rui Costa elected "Player of the Month" of December] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20" [President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team] (in Portuguese). Arquivo Presidência. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  26. ↑ "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). President of Portugal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  27. ↑ "Marcelo condecora jogadores com Grau de Comendador da Ordem do Mérito" [Marcelo decorates players with Grau de Comendador da Ordem do Mérito] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  28. ↑ "Seleção recebe insígnias de Marcelo no Porto" [National team receive insignia from Marcelo in Porto]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.