Danilo Pereira

Danilo Pereira
Pereira playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021
Personal information
Full name Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira
Date of birth (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team 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)
International career‡
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Winner2016 France
UEFA Nations League
Winner2019 Portugal
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place2017 Russia
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up2011 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Parma 2010–11 Serie A 0000———00
2011–12 Serie A 5000———50
Total 5000———50
Aris (loan) 2010–11 Super League Greece 52————52
Roda (loan) 2012–13 Eredivisie 31110——40361
Marítimo 2013–14 Primeira Liga 2812020——321
2014–15 Primeira Liga 2934050——383
Total 5746070——704
Porto 2015–16 Primeira Liga 336500070—456
2016–17 Primeira Liga 2842010100—414
2017–18 Primeira Liga 191322061—304
2018–19 Primeira Liga 262413010000433
2019–20 Primeira Liga 262302090—402
2020–21 Primeira Liga 30000000—30
Total 13515173804210020219
Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 1 23260—12010422
Paris Saint-Germain 2021–22 Ligue 1 27520—7010375
2022–23 Ligue 1 33230—7010442
2023–24 Ligue 1 26051—4000351
Total 1099161—3003015810
Career total 342314041507217047636
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. 1 2 3 Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 26 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201570
2016101
2017100
201840
201961
202070
2021110
202290
202360
202440
Total742
As of match played 25 March 2019. Score and results list Portugal's score first, score column indicates score after each Pereira goal.
List of international goals scored by Danilo Pereira
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2016Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal12 Estonia4–07–0Friendly
2 25 March 201932 Serbia1–11–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

Honours

Porto

Paris Saint-Germain

Portugal U20

Portugal

Individual

Orders

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on 14 August 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. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 20 December 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.