Denílson Pereira Júnior
Denílson Pereira Júnior, known simply as Denílson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Paços de Ferreira, on loan from Atlético Mineiro.Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Denílson graduated with Fluminense's youth setup. He made his first team – and Série 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 Goiás.
Denílson 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 División B.
On 9 August 2016, Denílson 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 Avaí, São Paulo and Vitória between 2017 and 2018.
On 20 June 2018, Denílson joined Atlético Mineiro on a five-year deal.
On 3 January 2019, Denílson joined Saudi club Al-Faisaly on a six-month loan deal from Atlético.
