Danilo Pereira

Early career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau as the oldest child of Quinta Djata, a nurse, Pereira and his family moved to Portugal when he was five. He played his youth football with three clubs in the Lisbon area, finishing his development with Benfica. Benfica subsequently decided against signing Pereira to a professional contract, and Italian side Parma acquired him on a free transfer. He spent the second half of the 2010–11 season on loan to Aris in Greece and, upon his return to the Stadio Ennio Tardini, made his first appearance in Serie A on 21 December 2011, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–3 home draw against Catania. Pereira was loaned again for 2012–13, spending the campaign with Roda in the Eredivisie and being first choice to help his team narrowly avoid relegation.

Marítimo

On 1 August 2013, Pereira returned to Portugal, signing with Marítimo. He made his Primeira Liga debut 17 days later in a 2–1 home victory over his former club Benfica, and scored his first goal on 19 December in the 2–2 home draw with Braga. He made 32 competitive appearances during the season, helping his team to a sixth-place finish to narrowly miss out on qualification for the UEFA Europa League. Pereira played his last match for the Madeirans on 29 May 2015 in the final of the Taça da Liga, lost 2–1 against Benfica.

Porto

On 2 July 2015, Pereira agreed to a four-year contract with Porto for a transfer fee of €4.5 million, the highest sale in Marítimo's…

Pereira chose to represent Portugal internationally. He was part of the under-20 side that finished second at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, playing all seven games (six complete) and scoring in the 2–0 semi-final win over France. Pereira made his senior international debut on 31 March 2015, replacing fellow debutant Bernardo Silva after 62 minutes of an eventual 0–2 friendly defeat to Cape Verde in Estoril. He was also selected for the UEFA Euro 2016 squad by manager Fernando Santos, scoring his first goal in the last warm-up game, a 7–0 victory against Estonia in Lisbon on 8 June. He made five appearances for the champions in the finals in France. Having missed the 2018 FIFA World Cup due to injury, Pereira was earlier picked for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and later Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup. In the latter tournament, he fractured a rib in the first group fixture against Ghana, taking part in no further games.

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026

International

Score and results list Portugal's score first, score column indicates score after each Pereira goal.

Porto

Primeira Liga: 2017–18, 2019–20 Taça de Portugal: 2019–20 Paris Saint-Germain

Ligue 1: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Coupe de France: 2020–21, 2023–24 Trophée des Champions: 2020, 2022, 2023 Al-Ittihad

Saudi Pro League: 2024–25 King's Cup: 2024–25 Portugal U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2011 Portugal

UEFA European Championship: 2016 UEFA Nations League: 2018–19 FIFA Confederations Cup third place: 2017 Individual

SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2016, 2017 FC Porto Player of the Year – Dragão de Ouro Award: 2016 Orders

Knight of the Order of Prince Henry Commander of the Order of Merit