Yannick dos Santos Djaló (born 5 May 1986 in
BissauBissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. The city's borders are conterminous with the Bissau Autonomous Sector. In 2007, the city had an estimated population of 407,424 according to the Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos...
,
Guinea-BissauThe Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in western Africa, and one of the smallest states in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
) is a naturalized
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
footballer who currently plays for
Sporting Clube de PortugalSporting Clube de Portugal , also known as Sporting CP, Sporting, and often referred to mistakenly in the English speaking world as Sporting Lisbon, is a Portuguese sports club based in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon. The club is particularly renowned for its football department...
, as a forward.
A promotee from
Sporting Clube de PortugalSporting Clube de Portugal , also known as Sporting CP, Sporting, and often referred to mistakenly in the English speaking world as Sporting Lisbon, is a Portuguese sports club based in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon. The club is particularly renowned for its football department...
's prolific youth system, Djaló made his
first divisionThe Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese professional football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition.The Liga is presently contested by 16 clubs...
debut on 16 September 2006, in a league match against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He proved himself a quality player, often
coming off the benchA substitute is a player in association football who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. Substitutions are generally made to replace a player who has become tired or injured, or who is not performing well; there may also be tactical reasons such as bringing...
, and also appeared in Sporting's
Champions League campaignThe 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007...
, renewing during the season his contract with Sporting until 2013.
On 6 April 2008, after a four-month absence due to injury, Djaló scored both goals in a 2–0 home win over Sporting de Braga, having also scored the previous week, off the bench, in a 4–1 away success over
Naval 1º de MaioAssociação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval 1º de Maio, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz that was promoted for the first time to the Portuguese Liga in the 2004–05 season. In their first season in the Portuguese Liga, the club finished 13th with 39 points...
.
Yannick dos Santos Djaló (born 5 May 1986 in
BissauBissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. The city's borders are conterminous with the Bissau Autonomous Sector. In 2007, the city had an estimated population of 407,424 according to the Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos...
,
Guinea-BissauThe Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in western Africa, and one of the smallest states in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
) is a naturalized
PortuguesePortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
footballer who currently plays for
Sporting Clube de PortugalSporting Clube de Portugal , also known as Sporting CP, Sporting, and often referred to mistakenly in the English speaking world as Sporting Lisbon, is a Portuguese sports club based in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon. The club is particularly renowned for its football department...
, as a forward.
Football career
A promotee from
Sporting Clube de PortugalSporting Clube de Portugal , also known as Sporting CP, Sporting, and often referred to mistakenly in the English speaking world as Sporting Lisbon, is a Portuguese sports club based in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon. The club is particularly renowned for its football department...
's prolific youth system, Djaló made his
first divisionThe Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese professional football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition.The Liga is presently contested by 16 clubs...
debut on 16 September 2006, in a league match against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He proved himself a quality player, often
coming off the benchA substitute is a player in association football who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. Substitutions are generally made to replace a player who has become tired or injured, or who is not performing well; there may also be tactical reasons such as bringing...
, and also appeared in Sporting's
Champions League campaignThe 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007...
, renewing during the season his contract with Sporting until 2013.
On 6 April 2008, after a four-month absence due to injury, Djaló scored both goals in a 2–0 home win over Sporting de Braga, having also scored the previous week, off the bench, in a 4–1 away success over
Naval 1º de MaioAssociação Naval 1º de Maio, commonly known as Naval 1º de Maio, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz that was promoted for the first time to the Portuguese Liga in the 2004–05 season. In their first season in the Portuguese Liga, the club finished 13th with 39 points...
. He finished 2007–08 in good form, netting the only goal in a win at Paços de Ferreira, which proved crucial in helping the side to retain its second place in the league. In the
Portuguese CupThe Portuguese Cup, or Cup of Portugal , called the Cup of Portugal Millennium for sponsorship reasons, is the Portuguese national football competition on a knock-out-basis. From the 2008 season the cup is sponsored by the Portuguese biggest private bank Millennium BCP...
, Djaló scored twice in a thrilling 5–3 semi-final win against city-rivals Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
On 16 August 2008, Djaló scored both goals in Sporting's win against defending league champions FC Porto to claim the Portuguese Supercup for the second year in a row. 12 days later, he was called-up to the
Portuguese senior squadThe Portuguese national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World Cup saw them reach the semifinal, losing 2 – 1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions England. Portugal finished in...
by manager
Carlos QueirósCarlos Queiroz,
ComIH is a Portuguese football coach. He is currently coach of the Portugal national football team. He was Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester United, where he has enjoyed two spells...
.
Personal
Born in
Guinea-BissauThe Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in western Africa, and one of the smallest states in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
, Djaló lived most of his life in the Portuguese capital of
LisbonLisbon is the capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the district of Lisbon and the main city of the Lisbon region...
. His younger brother Aliu played for the
Chelsea reservesChelsea Reserves are the reserve team of Chelsea Football Club. They are members of the FA Premier Reserve League, Southern Division, although former manager Jose Mourinho once called for them to play in the football league. They have never won the competition...
.
Honours
- Portuguese Cup
The Portuguese Cup, or Cup of Portugal , called the Cup of Portugal Millennium for sponsorship reasons, is the Portuguese national football competition on a knock-out-basis. From the 2008 season the cup is sponsored by the Portuguese biggest private bank Millennium BCP...
: 2006-07The Taça de Portugal 2006-07 was the 67th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament. The final match was played at Estádio Nacional, Jamor between Sporting C.P. and C.F. Os Belenenses, on 27 May 2007.* first 5 rounds missing-Round of 16:...
, 2007-08The Taça de Portugal 2007-08 is the 68th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament won by Sporting, which was their fifteenth win overall and their second consecutive win. The 2007-08 edition brought no great surprises as the favorites reached the final rounds...
- Portuguese Supercup: 2007, 2008
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