Courtesy of his Málaga performances, Eliseu was first called to the Portugal national team for an exhibition game with Finland on 11 February 2009, but did not leave the bench.
He finally made his debut on 10 June, in a 0–0 friendly against Estonia.

Although not part of the provisional 24-player list for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Eliseu was named in a backup list of six players.
He scored his first international goal on 7 October 2011, in a 5–3 home defeat of Iceland for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers where he featured as a left back and also made two assists.

Eliseu did not make any appearances for his country in 2012 and 2013.
He was selected by manager Fernando Santos for his Euro 2016 squad, featuring against Hungary in the group stage (3–3) and Poland in the quarter-finals (1–1, triumph on penalties) as the tournament ended in conquest.
Courtesy of his Málaga performances, Eliseu was first called to the Portugal national team for an exhibition game with Finland on 11 February 2009, but did not leave the bench. He finally made his debut on 10 June, in a 0–0 friendly against Estonia.
Although not part of the provisional 24-player list for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Eliseu was named in a backup list of six players. He scored his first international goal on 7 October 2011, in a 5–3 home defeat of Iceland for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers where he featured as a left back and also made two assists.
Eliseu did not make any appearances for his country in 2012 and 2013. He was selected by manager Fernando Santos for his Euro 2016 squad, featuring against Hungary in the group stage (3–3) and Poland in the quarter-finals (1–1, triumph on penalties) as the tournament ended in conquest.
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