Denílson Pereira Neves (born 16 February 1988) is a Brazilian footballer plays for Cruzeiro on loan from Al-Wahda F.C. mainly as a central midfielder but also as a defensive midfielder. He is the former captain of the Brazil national under-17 team. Denílson has been described as being adept at "short passing and reading of the game. He is very effective at retaining possession".