Denilson

Denilson Pereira Junior (born 18 July 1995), known simply as Denilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Pacos de Ferreira.

Club Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Denilson graduated with Fluminense's youth setup. He made his first team – and Serie A – debut on 9 June 2013, coming on as a second half substitute for Biro-Biro and scoring the winner in a 2–1 home success over Goias.

Denilson appeared in only one more match before returning to the youth setup. On 31 January 2015 he joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda Division B.

On 9 August 2016, Denilson signed a season-long loan deal with Neftchi Baku, scoring once in nine appearances before having his loan deal terminated by Neftchi Baku on 18 November 2016. He then returned to Brazil and had a series of loan spells at Avai, Sao Paulo and Vitoria between 2017 and 2018.

On 20 June 2018, Denilson joined Atletico Mineiro on a five-year deal.

On 3 January 2019, Denilson joined Saudi club Al-Faisaly on a six-month loan deal from Atletico.