Danilo Pereira

Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira (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.

Danilo Pereira
Danilo Pereira PSG.jpg
Pereira playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021
Personal information
Full nameDanilo Luís Hélio Pereira[1]
Date of birth9 September 1991
     (aged 35)
[1]
Place of birthBissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing positionDefensive midfielder, centre-back
Club information
Current team
Al-Ittihad
Number2
Youth career
1999–2005Arsenal 72
2005–2008Estoril
2008–2010Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013Parma5(0)
2011→ Aris (loan)5(2)
2012–2013→ Roda (loan)31(1)
2013–2015Marítimo57(4)
2015–2021Porto135(15)
2020–2021→ Paris Saint-Germain (loan)23(2)
2021–2024Paris Saint-Germain86(7)
2024–Al-Ittihad2(0)
National team‡
2009Portugal U185(1)
2009–2010Portugal U1917(0)
2010–2011Portugal U2019(3)
2012Portugal U213(0)
2015–Portugal74(2)
* 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)

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 (20 March 2018)FIFA. p. 7. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Danilo Pereira at ForaDeJogo
  3. ↑ Danilo PereiraSoccerway. 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 (in pt) (5 May 2018)Mais Futebol. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Juventus held by Sassuolo in thriller, Porto win Primeira Liga title. 16 July 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/16/european-roundup-juventus-sassuolo-milan-parma-porto-sporting. Retrieved 16 July 2020. 
  7. ↑ Bosher, Luke. PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions after draw against Lens (23 April 2022)The Athletic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ↑ (in pt) PSG novamente campeão em França com empate em Estrasburgo. 27 May 2023. https://www.dn.pt/desporto/psg-novamente-campeao-em-franca-com-empate-em-estrasburgo-16431023.html. Retrieved 28 May 2023. 
  9. ↑ Paris Saint-Germain win their 12th Ligue 1 title! (28 April 2024)Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Tessier, Côme. Monaco-PSG en direct: Paris garde sa coupe après une finale presque insipide (in fr) (19 May 2021)RMC. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  11. ↑ PSG beat Lyon 2–1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance (25 May 2024)Reuters. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title (13 January 2021)Ligue 1. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  13. ↑ A final, lots of goals and a trophy: a great start to the season! (31 July 2022)Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Mahé, Marie. Le PSG débute 2024 par un trophée en battant Toulouse (2–0), Kylian Mbappé nouveau meilleur buteur de l'histoire du Parc (in fr) (3 January 2024)Eurosport. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  15. ↑ Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil (20 August 2011)FIFA. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  16. ↑ McNulty, Phil. Portugal 1–0 France (10 July 2016)BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  17. ↑ Portugal regressa ao topo da Europa. Liga das Nações fica em casa (in pt) (9 June 2019)SAPO. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Portugal fez uma prova excelente", diz Fernando Santos (in pt) (2 July 2017)TSF. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  19. ↑ Danilo Pereira e Domingos Duarte distinguidos (in pt) (10 November 2015)SJPF. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  20. ↑ SJPF revela os melhores 11 de 2016 (in pt) (20 March 2017)SJPF. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  21. ↑ Sindicato revela os melhores 11 de 2017 (in pt) (19 March 2018)SJPF. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  22. ↑ Danilo é o Futebolista do Ano no FC Porto (in pt) (24 October 2016)Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  23. ↑ Vencedores dos Prémios mensais da Liga Portugal 2017–18 (in pt) (19 October 2017)Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  24. ↑ Jonas e Rui Costa eleitos "Jogador do Mês" de Dezembro (in pt) (11 January 2018)Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  25. ↑ Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20 (in pt) (6 September 2011)Arquivo Presidência. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  26. ↑ Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas (in pt)President of Portugal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  27. ↑ Marcelo condecora jogadores com Grau de Comendador da Ordem do Mérito (in pt) (10 July 2016)SAPO. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  28. ↑ (in pt) Seleção recebe insígnias de Marcelo no Porto. 25 August 2016. https://www.dn.pt/desporto/euro-2016/interior/selecao-recebe-insignias-de-marcelo-no-porto-5356115.html. Retrieved 11 August 2017.