Daniel Castelo Podence (born 21 October 1995) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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. He started his career with

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo ...

, appearing in 40 competitive matches and also being loaned to

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador J ...

, with whom he won the 2017 Taça da Liga. He then joined

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, winning the

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. In January 2020, he signed with

. Podence made his full debut for

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in 2020.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Oeiras, Lisbon, Podence joined

's youth system shortly before his 10th birthday, arriving from neighbouring

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Rest ...

. On 3 February 2013, whilst still a junior, he made his senior debut, appearing for the former's reserves in a Segunda Liga match against C.S. Marítimo B after coming on as a late substitute for Bruma. Podence played his first official game for the first team on 29 December 2014, starting in a 2–0 away win over

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal. Vitória de Guimar� ...

in the final stages of the

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. He was then loaned to

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho Province, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home gam ...

in a

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-long move. He made his debut in the

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on 17 September 2016 in a 2–0 loss at

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coi ...

, scoring his first goal in the competition on 29 October in another away fixture, against

C.D. Tondela Clube Desportivo de Tondela () is a Portuguese professional football club that plays in Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Tondela, located in Viseu District, and play in the Estádio João Cardos ...

(a 2–1 victory). On 4 December 2016, his brace helped the hosts to a 3–1 win over

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, and he also made three appearances for the club in the League Cup campaign, which ended with them winning their first-ever trophy. In late January 2017, Podence was recalled by Sporting manager

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. He terminated his contract on 1 June 2018, following a violent attack on the players by a number of their own supporters.

Olympiacos

On 9 July 2018, Podence joined

Olympiacos F.C. Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π. ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, Attica. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP (''O ...

on a five-year deal. His first competitive appearance took place on 9 August in a 4–0 home victory against

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in the

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of the

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, and he scored his first goal later that month in a 1–1 draw at

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in the same competition (4–2 aggregate win). He finished his first season in the

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with eight goals in all competitions, and the team finished in second place. On 2 September 2019, after a litigation with Sporting, both clubs reached a €7 million settlement. Sixteen days later, in his first match in the group phase of the

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, Podence helped Olympiacos come back from a 2–0 home deficit to a 2–2 draw against

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, scoring in the 44th minute after an individual effort.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 30 January 2020, Podence moved to

on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a £16.9 million transfer fee. He made his debut as a substitute, in a 0–0 draw with

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. His first start was on 27 February in the second leg of the Europa League's round of 32 away to

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, providing two assists in the 3–2 loss. Podence's first start in the English

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was on 12 July 2020, in a 3–0 home defeat of Everton in which he drew the foul that resulted in a

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(converted by

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) that put the side 1–0 up at the end of the first half;

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named him "

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" for his performance. He scored his first league goal the following weekend, with a header to open the scoring against

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in an eventual 2–0 home win. Podence scored his first league goal of the 2020–21 campaign on 30 October 2020, also against Crystal Palace and at

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, in a 2–0 victory. He was

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's Player of the match in a league game at home to

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on 15 December, in which he scored his team's opening goal as they came from behind to win 2–1. On 9 January 2022, Podence scored a brace – one in each half – in Wolves's 3–0 home defeat of

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of the

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. His first in the domestic league in that season arrived on 20 February, in the 2–1 home win over

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. On 26 December 2022, Podence opened an eventual 2–1 victory at Everton in

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's debut as new head coach; in this match, the player also celebrated his 75th league appearance for the club. On 5 April 2023, the

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charged him for an alleged spitting offence against

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during his side's 1–1 draw at

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four days earlier in which he scored a late equaliser, and he faced a mandatory six-match suspension if found guilty; he denied the accusations.

International career

Podence scored in his first two appearances for the Portuguese under-21 team, in October 2016 matches against

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(3–3) and

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(7–1 rout) for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifying stage. Selected for the finals in Poland, he repeated the feat in the 4–2 group-phase victory over

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. In September 2019, Podence was called up to the senior squad for

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qualifiers with

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and Lithuania. He made his debut 13 months later, playing 15 minutes in place of

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in a 3–0 home win against Sweden in the Nations League.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sporting CP *

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: 2014–15 *

: 2017–18 Moreirense *Taça da Liga: 2016–17 Olympiacos *

: 2019–20 Individual * Super League Greece Team of the Year: 2018–19

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Podence, Daniel 1995 births Living people People from Oeiras, Portugal Sportspeople from Lisbon District Portuguese footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP B players Sporting CP footballers Moreirense F.C. players Super League Greece players Olympiacos F.C. players Premier League players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England