Danilo Pereira

Pereira's current-season form is level with last season (Season 31→30), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Al-Ittihad FC · 2nd	2	0	0	6.4	22	30
2025/26	Al-Ittihad FC · 5th	29	2	1	7.38	21	31
2024/25	Al-Ittihad FC · 1st	25	1	0	7.1	26	25
2023/24	Paris Saint Germain · 1st	26	0	0	7.15	39	19
2022/23	Paris Saint Germain · 1st	33	2	0	6.99	46	32

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal	69	1
Portugal U21	2	0
Portugal U20	7	1
Portugal U19	9	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Danilo Pereira is a 34-year-old central defender at Al-Ittihad FC, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 30. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (85.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pereira.

On the season, Pereira graded 30 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 2.276 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 30). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 34 Pereira is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upRemarkably consistent

20.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

85.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.28

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Ittihad FC finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.28

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 85.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %85.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.069

Assists / 900.034

Goal contribution / 900.103

Defensive actions / 902.276

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.172

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 34, Pereira sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pereira's projected Rating — 20.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions25

Blocks23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€21M total transfer fees · 8 moves

Al IttihadSept 2024 – now€ 5M

Paris Saint GermainJul 2021 – Sept 2024€ 16M

Paris Saint Germain(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jul 2021

FC PortoJul 2015 – Oct 2020

MaritimoJul 2013 – Jul 2015Free

Parma(back from loan)Jul 2013 – Jul 2013

Roda(on loan)Jul 2012 – Jul 2013

Aris Thessalonikis(on loan)Jan 2011 – Jul 2012

Parmauntil Jan 2011

About Danilo Pereira

Danilo Luís Hélio Pereira is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Al-Ittihad FC, born on September 9, 1991 in Bissau, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Al-Ittihad FC currently sit 2nd of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, Danilo Pereira has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 148 minutes, averaging a 6.25 match rating over his last 2 rated games. His season has spanned the Pro League and the AFC Champions League Elite.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Al-Hazm (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Al Kholood (58 minutes, 5.9 rating)

Danilo Pereira's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Al-Ittihad FC face Al-Fateh away in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Danilo Pereira at 20.7 with a Season form score of 30. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 26 career titles — among them the King's Cup and the Saudi League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, Danilo Pereira has totalled 398 club appearances with 34 goals and 6 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 33 appearances for FC Porto.

Danilo Pereira's career has also included time at Al Ittihad, Paris Saint Germain, FC Porto, Maritimo, Parma, Roda and Aris Thessalonikis.

On the international stage, Danilo Pereira has represented Portugal, Portugal U21, Portugal U20, Portugal U19 — 87 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.