Daniel Alexandre Loureiro Silva Freitas (born 10 May 1991) is a Portuguese cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team .
On 2 May 2023, he received a three-year ban by UCI for doping.
In 2007, Daniel Freitas became a double Portuguese Champion in the cadet category. During the Volta a Portugal Juniors in 2009, he tested positive twice for morphine, a prohibited substance. Initially declared the winner of the race, he was later disqualified in favor of his teammate Rafael Reis and was suspended for 18 months by his federation, a penalty that was eventually reduced.
After serving his suspension, he turned professional in 2011 with the Portuguese UCI Continental team . With this team, he won the Circuito da Malveira in 2012, a notable event on the Portuguese national calendar. Returning to the amateur ranks in 2013, he won three races with the Anicolor club, including the Grand Prix of Mortágua. He also finished third in the Clássica de Pascua and seventh in the Volta a Portugal do Futuro.
In 2016, he rejoined the professional peloton with the team. He first took fourth place in the Clássica da Primavera in March, and then distinguished himself in Spain at the Vuelta a La Rioja, where he finished just off the podium in fourth place. Returning to the Portuguese circuit, he took third place in the opening stage of the Volta àBairrada, won by his teammate Samuel Caldeira. Later in the spring, he finished second in the Volta àAlbergaria and third in the Troféu Concelhio Oliveira de Azeméis, both events of the Portuguese Cup series.