Djaniny
 Djaniny playing for Cape Verde in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Scorpions Vermelho | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Velense | ||
| 2011–2012 | União Leiria | 28 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Benfica B | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Olhanense (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Nacional | 29 | (7) |
| 2014– | Santos Laguna | 24 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Cape Verde | 19 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo (born 21 March 1991), known as Djaniny, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Mexican club Santos Laguna as a forward.
Club career
Born in Santa Cruz, Djaniny arrived in Portugal at the age of 18 to study alternative energy, immediately starting playing football with Azores-based 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 Segunda Liga in the 2012–13 campaign.[4] On 31 August, however, he moved teams again, being loaned to fellow league side S.C. Olhanense for one year.[5]
On 16 July 2013 Djaniny terminated his contract with Benfica, and signed a permanent deal with C.D. Nacional also in the top flight.[6] On 24 June of the following year, he moved to Mexican club Santos Laguna.[7]
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.[8]
Honours
- Santos Laguna
References
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ U. Leiria anuncia contratação de Djaniny (U. Leiria announces signing of Djaniny); Relvado, 18 July 2011 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Liga round-up: Sporting close gap; PortuGOAL, 6 November 2011
- ↑ "Djaniny assinou até 2017" [Djaniny signed until 2017] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Fernandez e Djaniny no Olhanense (Fernandez and Djaniny to Olhanense); O Jogo, 31 August 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Djaniny: adeus Benfica, olá Nacional" [Djaniny: goodbye Benfica, hello Nacional] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 16 July 2013. Retrieved July 2013.
- ↑ "Djaniny, primer jugador africano de Santos Laguna" [Djaniny, first African player of Santos Laguna] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "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
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Djaniny profile at ForaDeJogo
- Djaniny Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- Djaniny at National-Football-Teams.com
- Djaniny – FIFA competition record
- Djaniny profile at Soccerway
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