Djaniny

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Djaniny
Personal information
Full nameJorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo
Date of birth (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991
Place of birthSanta Cruz, Cape Verde
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubNacional
Number27
Youth career
2009Scorpions Vermelho
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2011Velense
2011–2012União Leiria28(5)
2012–2013Benfica B2(1)
2012–2013→ Olhanense (loan)18(0)
2013–Nacional7(3)
National team‡
2012–Cape Verde12(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2013

Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo (born 21 March 1991 Santa Cruz), known as Djaniny, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional in Portugal, as a forward.

Club career

Djaniny arrived in Portugal at the age of 18 to study alternative energy, immediately starting playing football with Azores team Grupo Desportivo Velense, a regional league club from Angra do Heroísmo.[1]

On 18 July 2011, after scoring 50 goals in two seasons, the 20-year-old moved straight into the top division, signing for three years with U.D. Leiria.[2] He made his official debut on 21 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

On 30 October 2011 Djaniny netted his first goal as a professional, in a 2–0 home win over Vitória de Setúbal. The following matchday he added another, in a 1–3 loss at Sporting Clube de Portugal.[3]

In January 2012 Djaniny agreed terms with S.L. Benfica, being assigned to the resurrected reserve team which competed in the second level in the 2012–13 campaign.[4] On 31 August, however, he moved teams again, being loaned to top-divisioner S.C. Olhanense for one year.[5]

On 16 July 2013 Djaniny terminated his contract with Benfica, and signed a permanent deal with fellow league club C.D. Nacional, with the former retaining a share of his rights.[6]

International career

Djaniny received his first call-up for Cape Verde in late 2011. He scored his first international goal in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar, on 16 June of the following year.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Cape Verde's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 June 2012 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Madagascar 2–0 3–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 8 September 2012 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde  Cameroon 2–0 2–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 24 March 2013 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea 1–1 3–4 2014 World Cup qualification
4. 3–3
5. 8 June 2013 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 2–1 2014 World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Djaniny: os giros de bicicleta do rapaz que dormia no clube (Djaniny: the bike rides of a kid who slept at the club's headquarters); Mais Futebol, 14 November 2011 (Portuguese)
  2. ↑ U. Leiria anuncia contratação de Djaniny (U. Leiria announces signing of Djaniny); Relvado, 18 July 2011 (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Liga round-up: Sporting close gap; PortuGOAL, 6 November 2011
  4. ↑ "Djaniny assinou até 2017" [Djaniny signs until 2017] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012. 
  5. ↑ Fernandez e Djaniny no Olhanense (Fernandez and Djaniny to Olhanense); O Jogo, 31 August 2012 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ "Djaniny: adeus Benfica, olá Nacional" [Djaniny: goodbye Benfica, hello Nacional] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 16 July 2013. Retrieved July 2013. 
  7. ↑ "CAN 2013: Djaniny marca e Cabo Verde avança na fase de qualificação" [CAN 2013: Djaniny scores and Cape Verde advances to the next round] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012. 

External links

C.D. Nacional – current squad
Cape Verde squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Cape Verde
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