Yannick Djaló

Yannick dos Santos Djaló (born 5 May 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a forward but also as a winger.

Yannick Djaló
Djaló playing for San Jose Earthquakes in 2014
Personal information
Full name Yannick dos Santos Djaló
Date of birth (1986-05-05) 5 May 1986
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Youth career
1998–1999 Forte da Casa
1999–2001 Estação
2001–2005 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Sporting B 10 (1)
2005–2011 Sporting CP 98 (23)
2005–2006 → Casa Pia (loan) 26 (16)
2012–2016 Benfica 3 (0)
2012–2013 → Toulouse (loan) 17 (0)
2014 → San Jose Earthquakes (loan) 18 (3)
2015 → Mordovia Saransk (loan) 16 (2)
2016 Ratchaburi 26 (15)
2017–2018 Vitória Setúbal 2 (0)
2018–2019 Ratchaburi 13 (1)
National team
2005 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U20 7 (1)
2006–2009 Portugal U21 12 (1)
2009–2011 Portugal U23 2 (0)
2009 Portugal B 1 (1)
2010 Portugal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2018

He played most of his professional career with Sporting after reaching the club's youth system at the age of 15, going on to appear in more than 150 official games and win four major titles. He moved to Benfica in 2012, and won the Portuguese League Cup that year, but totalled only five appearances in 4​1⁄2 years, spending most of his time out on loan.

Djaló earned 22 caps for Portugal at youth level, and made his only senior appearance in 2010.

Club career

Sporting

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Djaló was brought up through Sporting CP's prolific youth system, and made his Primeira Liga debut on 16 September 2006, playing the second half of a 0–1 home loss against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[1] He proved himself a quality player, often coming off the bench, and also appeared in the club's campaign in the UEFA Champions League, renewing his contract during the season until 2013.[2]

On 6 April 2008, after a four-month absence due to injury, Djaló scored both goals in a 2–0 home win over S.C. Braga,[3] having also found the net the previous week as a substitute in a 4–1 away defeat of Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[4] He finished the season in good form, netting the only goal in a win at Paços de Ferreira which proved crucial in helping the side to retain their second place in the league;[5] in the Taça de Portugal, he scored twice in a thrilling 5–3 semi-final win against city-rivals S.L. Benfica.[6]

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.[7] During 2009–10 he was an everpresent attacking figure, up front or in the wings and, on 2 April 2010, he netted his first career hat-trick, at home against Rio Ave FC (5–0).[8]

On 26 August 2010, Djaló scored in the 90th minute to help the Lions defeat Brøndby IF 3–0 after losing 0–2 at home, thus qualifying for the UEFA Europa League's group stage.[9]

Cancelled transfer to Nice

On 31 August 2011, the very last day of the summer transfer window, Djaló left Sporting, signing for OGC Nice in Ligue 1 for €6 million.[10] On 7 September, FIFA ruled that his transfer would be voided due to the move being completed following the closure of the transfer deadline,[11] and the French club's officials announced that they would appeal the ruling.[12]

After FIFA failed to take any action regarding the appeal,[13] on 28 September, Nice executive Julien Fournier announced that the club would take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).[14] Two weeks later the appeal was rejected, which meant Djaló would not be eligible to represent a new team until January 2012; on the following day after the CAS ruling, Fournier confirmed to Portuguese radio station Rádio Renascença that the player would be returning to Sporting.[15]

Djaló with San Jose Earthquakes

Benfica

On 31 January 2012, free agent Djaló signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Benfica.[16][17] Exactly seven months later, in the last hours of the summer transfer window, he moved to another team in France's top flight, Toulouse FC, joining on loan with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[18]

Djaló was loaned to Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes on 10 March 2014, until the end of the campaign.[19] He subsequently returned to Benfica, being assigned to the B-team in the Segunda Liga.[20]

On 26 January 2015, Djaló was loaned to FC Mordovia Saransk in the Russian Premier League until the end of the season.[21] The move was extended for another year on 7 August.[22]

Later years

In February 2016, Djaló terminated his contract with Benfica,[23] signing for one year with Ratchaburi F.C. from the Thai Premier League immediately after.[24] On 24 August 2017, the 31-year-old returned to his country of adoption after agreeing to a one-year deal at Vitória de Setúbal;[25] having made only two substitute appearances, he returned to Ratchaburi the following June.[26]

International career

Djaló chose to represent Portugal internationally, appearing for the country in various youth levels. Twelve days after his 2008 Supercup exploits, he was called up to the senior team by manager Carlos Queiroz, but did not make his debut.[27]

In late August 2010, Djaló was selected for two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers after Porto's Silvestre Varela – his former Sporting teammate – suffered an injury.[28] He finally made his debut on 3 September, playing the last six minutes of the 4–4 home draw against minnows Cyprus after replacing Hugo Almeida.[29]

Personal life

Born in Guinea-Bissau, Djaló lived most of his life in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. In May 2010 he married singer and TV-personality Luciana Abreu, subsequently taking his wife's surname and signing as "Yannick Abreu Djaló".[30] The couple welcomed their first child, Lyonce Viktórya, early in the following year, the player having already fathered Christian Martim (born 2008) in a previous relationship.[31]

Honours

Club

Sporting

Benfica

Individual

References
  1. "Sporting perde (0–1) com o Paços de Ferreira" [Sporting lose (0–1) to Paços de Ferreira]. Público (in Portuguese). 16 September 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. "Yannick é aposta para manter" [Yannick is a safe bet]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. "Afinal Yannick Djaló também sabe resolver" [Turns out Yannick Djaló can also be a decider]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 7 April 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. "Chapa quatro à Naval com muita tranquilidade" [Naval get hit with four with the greatest of ease]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 31 March 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. "Sporting a um ponto da liga dos milhões" [Sporting one point short of league of millions]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 5 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  6. "Como Yannick levantou a cabeça" [How Yannick raised his head]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 August 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  7. "Djaló double steers Sporting success". UEFA. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  8. "Yannick Djalo fires hat-trick as Sporting destroy hapless Rio Ave". PortuGOAL. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  9. "Sporting come back from the dead to make Europa League group stage". PortuGOAL. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  10. "Sporting sell Postiga and Yannick". PortuGOAL. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  11. "FIFA rejeita inscrição de Yannick e Nice recorre" [FIFA rejects Yannick's registration and Nice appeal]. Diário Económico (in Portuguese). 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  12. "Communiqué: Yannick Djaló" [Announcement: Yannick Djaló] (in French). OGC Nice. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  13. "Nice chief slams FIFA". Irish Examiner. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  14. "Nice to appeal Djalo ruling". Sky Sports. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  15. "Nice devolve Yannick Djaló ao Sporting" [Nice send Yannick Djaló back to Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  16. "Yannick Djalo signs for Benfica". PortuGOAL. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  17. "Djaló: "Estando num clube como o Benfica, o sonho da selecção é possível"" [Djaló: "Playing for a club like Benfica, the national team can be reached"]. Público (in Portuguese). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  18. "Yannick rumo ao Toulouse" [Yannick heads for Toulouse]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  19. "San Jose Earthquakes land Portuguese winger Yannick Djalo on season-long loan from Benfica". Major League Soccer. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  20. "Yannick Djaló inicia treinos no Seixal" [Yannick Djaló starts training at Seixal]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 December 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  21. ЯННИК ДЖАЛО – ПЕРВЫЙ НОВОБРАНЕЦ "Мордовии" [Yannick Djaló – First one in at Mordovia] (in Russian). FC Mordovia Saransk. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  22. ДЖАЛО И КОБАХИДЗЕ ЗАЯВЛЕНЫ ЗА «МОРДОВИЮ» [Djaló and Kobakhidze to Mordovia] (in Russian). FC Mordovia Saransk. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  23. Pereira, Sérgio (2 February 2016). "Yannick Djaló rescinde com o Benfica e vai jogar na Tailândia" [Yannick Djaló rescinds with Benfica and will play in Thailand] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  24. "Oficial: Yannick Djaló no Ratchaburi Mitr Phol" [Official: Yannick Djaló in Ratchaburi Mitr Phol] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  25. "Futebol | Vitória FC apresentou José Semedo e Yannick Djaló" [Football | Vitória FC presented José Semedo and Yannick Djaló] (in Portuguese). Vitória F.C. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  26. "Yannick Djaló está de regresso à Tailândia e encontra ex-Benfica" [Yannick Djaló is returning to Thailand and meets ex-Benfica player]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  27. "Moreira torna-se no 12.º estreante de Carlos Queiroz" [Moreira becomes Carlos Queiroz's 12th debutant] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  28. "Yannick Djaló no lugar de Varela" [Yannick Djaló in place of Varela]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 August 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  29. Brassell, Andy (3 September 2010). "Avraam earns Cyprus a point in Portugal". UEFA. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  30. "Luciana Abreu está grávida" [Luciana Abreu is pregnant] (in Portuguese). Lux. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  31. "Yannick Djaló já foi pai" [Yannick Djaló has already been a father]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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