Daniel Castelo Podence (born 21 October 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab.

[5] 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 Marítimo B after coming on as a late substitute for Bruma.

[6] Podence played his first official game for the first team on 29 December 2014, starting in a 2–0 away win over Vitória de Guimarães in the final stages of the Taça da Liga.

[20][21] Sixteen days later, in his first match in the group phase of the UEFA Champions League, Podence helped Olympiacos come back from a 2–0 home deficit to a 2–2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur, scoring in the 44th minute after an individual effort.

[26] Podence's first start in the English Premier League was on 12 July 2020, in a 3–0 home defeat of Everton in which he drew the foul that resulted in a penalty (converted by Raúl Jiménez) that put the side 1–0 up at the end of the first half;[27] Sky Sports named him "Player of the match" for his performance.

[33] On 26 December 2022, Podence opened an eventual 2–1 victory at Everton in Julen Lopetegui's debut as new head coach; in this match, the player also celebrated his 75th league appearance for the club.

[34] On 5 April 2023, the Football Association charged him for an alleged spitting offence against Brennan Johnson during his side's 1–1 draw at Nottingham Forest four days earlier in which he scored a late equaliser, and he faced a mandatory six-match suspension if found guilty;[35] he denied the accusations,[36] being cleared of any wrongdoing on 23 May.

[43] Podence scored in his first two appearances for the Portugal under-21 team, in October 2016 matches against Hungary (3–3) and Liechtenstein (7–1 rout) for the 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifying stage.