Bubacar_Djaló
Bubacar Djaló
Portuguese footballer
Bubacar Boi Djaló (born 2 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Finnish club Lahti. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he has represented Portugal at junior international levels.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bubacar Boi Djaló | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Odivelas | ||
| 2011–2016 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2012–2014 | → Sacavenense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Sporting CP B | 41 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Sporting CP U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | HJK | 30 | (0) |
| 2022 | Rochester NY | 23 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lahti | 22 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 | |||
On 9 December 2015, Djaló made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2015–16 Segunda Liga match against Desportivo das Aves coming on as a substitute for Daniel Podence.[1]
In December 2019 it was confirmed that Djaló had joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club, HJK in Helsinki, from the 2020 season, signing a one-year deal with an option for two further years.[2] On 26 January 2022, his contract with HJK was terminated by mutual consent.[3]
On 7 February 2022, Djaló moved to the United States and signed with Rochester NY.[4]
On 27 January 2023, Djaló returned to Finland and signed a one-year contract with Lahti.[5] On 5 October 2023, Lahti exercised their option and Djaló's contract was extended for the 2024 season.[6] Djalo was named The Best Player of The Season of FC Lahti in 2023.[7]
- "Sporting B 1-0 Desp. Aves". ZeroZero. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2015-12-10.[permanent dead link]
- HJK sopimukseen portugalilaisen pelaajan kanssa, hjk.fi, 12 December 2019
- "Bubacar Djalón sopimus päättyy" (in Finnish). HJK. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER BUBACAR DJALO JOINS ROCHESTER NEW YORK FC" (Press release). Rochester NY. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- "Bubacar Djaló siirtyy FC Lahteen" [Bubacar Djaló moves to FC Lahti] (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "FC Lahti on käyttänyt Bubacar Djalón option" (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 5 October 2023.
- Bubacar Djaló –Yksi parhaista, fclahti.fi, 17 October 2023
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- Sporting CP profile
- FPF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 11, 2015)
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