Danilo Pereira

Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira CvIH ComM (born 9 September 1991), known as Danilo Pereira (Portuguese pronunciation: [dɐˈnilu pɨˈɾɐjɾɐ]) or simply Danilo, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team.

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
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Paris Saint-Germain
Number 15
Youth career
1999–2005 Arsenal 72
2005–2008 Estoril
2008–2010 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Parma 5 (0)
2011Aris (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– Paris Saint-Germain 82 (7)
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 71 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Championship
Winner2016 France
UEFA Nations League
Winner2019 Portugal
FIFA Confederations Cup
2017 Russia
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up2011 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:33, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:59, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

He came through Benfica's youth academy, before signing with Italian Serie A side Parma in 2010. He was consecutively loaned to various clubs, before being signed by Marítimo in 2013. In July 2015, he joined Porto for a reported fee of €4.5 million, winning two Primeira Liga titles and one Taça de Portugal while being part of the squad that won a domestic double in 2020, making 202 official appearances for them. In October 2020, he moved to French side Paris Saint-Germain on an initial one-year loan deal; it was made permanent at the end of the season.

Born in Guinea-Bissau, Pereira represented Portugal at youth level at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, reaching the final of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2015, and was part of the squads that won UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil.

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