Bubacar Djaló
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bubacar Boi Djaló | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1997 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | HJK | 30 | (0) |
| 2022 | Rochester NY | 23 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lahti | 29 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
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.
Career[edit]
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 Veikkausliiga season.[6] Djalo was named The Best Player of The Season of FC Lahti in 2023.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 6 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2015–16 | LigaPro | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | LigaPro | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | LigaPro | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Rochester NY | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Lahti | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and US Open Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League
References[edit]
- ^ "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
External links[edit]
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- Sporting CP profile
- FPF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 11, 2015)
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bissau
- Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sporting CP footballers
- Sporting CP B players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Rochester New York FC players
- FC Lahti players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Portuguese football midfielder stubs