{{Short description|Angolan footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Cruz|Liberal}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Daniel Liberal | fullname = Daniel e Cruz Liberal | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|4|22}} | birth_place = Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | height = 1.80m | position = Right-back | currentclub = Anadia | clubnumber = 12 | youthyears1 = 2010–2013 | youthclubs1 = Vilanovense | youthyears2 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs2 = Boavista | youthyears3 = 2014–2016 | youthclubs3 = Sporting CP | youthyears4 = 2016–2019 | youthclubs4 = Chievo | youthyears5 = 2019 | youthclubs5 = Fermana | years1 = 2020–2024 | clubs1 = Trofense | caps1 = 84 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2024– | clubs2 = Anadia | caps2 = 22 | goals2 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Angola U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021– | nationalteam2 = Angola | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 15 June 2025 | ntupdate = 00:14, 17 November 2021 (UTC) }}
'''Daniel e Cruz Liberal''' (born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as right-back for Anadia. Born in Portugal, he represents the Angola national team.
==Professional career== Liberal began his senior career with Trofense, and helped them win the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal and earn promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/emdirecto/1a-liga/direto-estrela-da-amadora-trofense-na-final-do-campeonato-de-portugal-13809028.html|title=Trofense vence Estrela da Amadora na final do Campeonato de Portugal|website=www.ojogo.pt}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Trofense in a 2–2 Liga Portugal 2 tie with Porto B on 7 August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/07/portugal/liga-de-honra/porto-b/cd-trofense/3548575/|title=Porto II vs. Trofense - 7 August 2021 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
==International career== Born in Portugal, Liberal is of Angolan descent. He is a youth international for Angola.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cdtrofense.pt/daniel-liberal-na-selecao-de-angola/|title=Daniel Liberal na Seleção de Angola – Clube Desportivo Trofense|access-date=17 November 2021|archive-date=17 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117001413/https://cdtrofense.pt/daniel-liberal-na-selecao-de-angola/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He debuted with the Angola national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Libya on 16 November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/trofense/detalhe/daniel-liberal-soma-primeira-internacionalizacao-por-angola|title=Daniel Liberal soma primeira internacionalização por Angola|website=www.record.pt}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Trofense''' *Campeonato de Portugal: 2020–21
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|daniel-liberal/594682}} * [https://www.ligaportugal.pt/en/liga/clube/20212022/ligaportugalsabseg/102/jogador/78311 Liga Portugal profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117001435/https://www.ligaportugal.pt/en/liga/clube/20212022/ligaportugalsabseg/102/jogador/78311 |date=17 November 2021 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liberal, Daniel}} Category:2000 births Category:Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia Category:Living people Category:Portuguese people of Angolan descent Category:Sportspeople of Angolan descent Category:Portuguese men's footballers Category:Angolan men's footballers Category:Angola men's international footballers Category:Angola men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Angolan sportsmen Category:C.D. Trofense players Category:Anadia F.C. players Category:Liga Portugal 2 players Category:Liga 3 (Portugal) players Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Angolan expatriate men's footballers Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen