| Dení Jr | |
| Fullname: | Denílson Pereira Júnior |
| Birth Date: | 18 July 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Fluminense |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Fluminense |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Granada B |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Neftçi (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Avaí (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → São Paulo (loan) |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Vitória (loan) |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Clubs8: | → Al-Faisaly (loan) |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | → Tondela (loan) |
| Caps9: | 12 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2020 |
| Clubs10: | → Paços de Ferreira (loan) |
| Caps10: | 13 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs11: | → Al Dhafra (loan) |
| Caps11: | 12 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Years12: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs12: | Paços de Ferreira |
| Caps12: | 30 |
| Goals12: | 6 |
| Years13: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs13: | Hatta |
| Years14: | 2023 |
| Clubs14: | Famalicão |
| Caps14: | 11 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2023 |
| Clubs15: | Avaí |
| Caps15: | 9 |
| Goals15: | 4 |
| Years16: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs16: | Hanoi FC |
| Caps16: | 18 |
| Goals16: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 30 June 2024 |
Denílson Pereira Júnior (born 18 July 1995), known simply as Dení Jr or Denílson, is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played as a forward for V.League 1 club Hanoi.
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.[1]
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.[2] [3]
On 9 August 2016, Denílson signed a season-long loan deal with Neftchi Baku,[4] scoring once in nine appearances before having his loan deal terminated by Neftchi Baku on 18 November 2016.[5] 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.[6]
On 3 January 2019, Denílson joined Saudi club Al-Faisaly on a six-month loan deal from Atlético.[7]
On 30 January 2023, Denílson returned to Portugal and signed a year-and-a-half contract with Famalicão.[8]
On 2 November 2023, Denílson joined Vietnamese club Hanoi FC, signing a contract that expires in the end of the 2023–24 season.[9] He was due to appear in a match against Becamex Binh Duong on 24 November 2023, but had to serve a two-match ban incurred while he was still at Avai for receiving a red card in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Goianiense in September 2023.
On 10 December, Denílson made his debut for Hanoi, scoring a goal in a 2–0 league victory against Song Lam Nghe An.[10] He scored again in Hanoi's next league match, a 2–0 away win to local rivals Viettel FC on 17 December. The next week, he scored for a third successive league game to equalise the score at Hong Linh Ha Tinh.