Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira

Danilo Pereira
Personal information
Full nameDanilo Luís Hélio Pereira
Date of birth9 September 1991
Place of birthBissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Marítimo
Number27
Youth career
1998–2005Arsenal 72
2005–2008Estoril
2008–2010Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2013Parma5(0)
2011→ Aris (loan)5(2)
2012–2013→ Roda (loan)31(1)
2013–Marítimo50(2)
National team‡
2009Portugal U185(1)
2009–2010Portugal U1917(0)
2010–2011Portugal U2019(3)
2012Portugal U213(0)
2015–Portugal1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira (born 9 September 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.S. Marítimo as a defensive midfielder.

Club 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 formation with S.L. Benfica.

Benfica subsequently decided against signing Pereira to a professional contract, and Italian side Parma F.C. acquired him on a free transfer. He spent the second half of the 2010–11 season on loan to Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 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 Calcio.

For 2012–13 Pereira was loaned again, spending the campaign with Roda JC Kerkrade in the Eredivisie[1] and being first-choice to help his team narrowly avoided relegation. On 1 August 2013 he broke all ties with Parma, and joined C.S. Marítimo.[2]

International career

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 semifinal 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.[3]

Honours

Country

References

  1. ↑ "Roda JC Kerkrade huurt Danilo van Parma" [Roda JC Kerkrade gets Danilo from Parma] (in Dutch). Roda's official website. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Marítimo: Danilo Pereira assina por três épocas" [Marítimo: Danilo Pereira signs for three seasons] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

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