David Allen Grilo

David Grilo On 26 April 2026, away to FC Porto, he was named among the substitutes as usual, only for Renan Ribeiro to feel discomfort in the warm-up. Grilo was thrown in from the start of the match at 29, conceded twice in a 1-2 defeat, and made half of the saves put his way.

That patience defines his career. Grilo moved through Atlético CP and Vitória SC's youth ranks before senior football took him to Atlético SC Reguengos, back to Linda-a-Velha, then Clube Oriental de Lisboa and Real SC. The turn came at Amora FC, where he made 46 appearances between 2020 and 2022 and was a key figure as the club took part in the inaugural season of Liga 3, the performances there earning him notice despite the absence of any trophy or individual prize.

A free transfer took him to CF Os Belenenses in July 2022, where he stayed three seasons before joining Estrela da Amadora in July 2025 on another free move, signing until 2028. At Estrela he arrived as third-choice goalkeeper behind Renan Ribeiro and Diogo Pinto, a role that made his eventual involvement look unlikely until Porto's warm-up threw open the door. Every transfer of his career has been completed without a fee changing hands, a quiet thread running through a path built entirely on lower-division football before that single afternoon in the Primeira Liga.