Djaniny

Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo (born 21 March 1991), known as Djaniny, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Saudi club Al-Ahli Saudi FC as a forward.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Tavares and the second or paternal family name is Semedo.
Djaniny
Djaniny playing for Cape Verde in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo
Date of birth (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991
Place of birth Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ahli
Number 21
Youth career
2009 Scorpions Vermelho
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Velense ? (50)
2011–2012 União Leiria 28 (5)
2012–2013 Benfica B 2 (1)
2012–2013 → Olhanense (loan) 18 (0)
2013–2014 Nacional 29 (7)
2014–2018 Santos Laguna 129 (42)
2018– Al-Ahli 43 (28)
National team‡
2012– Cape Verde 29 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2019

Club career

União Leiria

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 Primeira Liga, signing for three years with U.D. Leiria.[2] He made his competitive debut on 21 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[3]

On 30 October 2011, Djaniny netted his first goal as a professional, in a 2–0 home win over Vitória de Setúbal.[4] The following matchday he added another, in a 1–3 loss at Sporting Clube de Portugal.[5]

Benfica

Djaniny agreed terms with S.L. Benfica in January 2012, being assigned to the resurrected reserve team which competed in the Segunda Liga in the 2012–13 campaign.[6] On 31 August he moved teams again, being loaned to top division side S.C. Olhanense for one year.[7]

Djaniny failed to find the net in nine starts for the Algarve team, who avoided relegation by one point.[8]

Nacional

On 16 July 2013, Djaniny terminated his contract with Benfica and signed a permanent deal with C.D. Nacional also in the top flight.[9] He scored eight goals across all competitions in his only season in Madeira, including one in the Taça da Liga against Gil Vicente F.C. (2–2 group stage draw)[10] and another in the league against Benfica (2–4 home loss).[11]

Santos Laguna

Djaniny moved to Mexican club Santos Laguna on 24 June 2014, reuniting with his former Leiria coach Pedro Caixinha.[12] He scored his first goal in the Liga MX on 10 August, but in a 2–3 defeat to Querétaro F.C. at the Estadio Corona.[13]

Djaniny netted 14 times in the 2018 Clausura, to help his team be crowned national champions for the sixth time in their history. In the process, he became the first African player to win the competition's top scorer award.[14]

Al-Ahli

On 13 July 2018, Djaniny signed with Al-Ahli Saudi FC who paid his release clause.[15] On 11 January of the following year, he scored all of his team's goals as they defeated Ohod Club 5–1.[16]

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.[17]

International goals
As of 13 June 2015 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Djaniny goal)[18][19]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 June 2012Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde Madagascar2–03–12013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.8 September 2012Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde Cameroon2–02–02013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.13 June 2015Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde São Tomé and Príncipe1–07–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.6–1
5.9 September 2018Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho Lesotho1–11–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Santos Laguna

Individual
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References
  1. 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) Archived 17 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Mais Futebol, 14 November 2011 (in Portuguese)
  2. U. Leiria anuncia contratação de Djaniny (U. Leiria announce signing of Djaniny); Relvado, 18 July 2011 (in Portuguese)
  3. "Reforços dão a vitória ao Paços frente à União de Leiria" [Additions give win to Paços against União de Leiria] (in Portuguese). TSF. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. Travassos, Nuno (30 October 2011). "U. Leiria-V. Setúbal, 2–0 (crónica)" [U. Leiria-V. Setúbal, 2–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. Liga round-up: Sporting close gap Archived 31 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 6 November 2011
  6. "Djaniny assinou até 2017" [Djaniny signed until 2017] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  7. Fernandez e Djaniny no Olhanense (Fernandez and Djaniny to Olhanense); O Jogo, 31 August 2012 (in Portuguese)
  8. Da Moura, Bruno (7 March 2018). "Está é a melhor temporada de Djaniny e eis os números" [This is Djaniny's best season and here are the numbers] (in Portuguese). DTudo1Pouco. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. "Djaniny: adeus Benfica, olá Nacional" [Djaniny: goodbye Benfica, hello Nacional] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  10. "Empate entre Nacional e Gil Vicente beneficia o Benfica" [Draw between Nacional and Gil Vicente benefits Benfica] (in Portuguese). Público. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  11. Martins, Arnaldo (17 March 2018). "Benfica dá a volta ao Nacional e triunfa na Madeira" [Benfica come from behind Nacional and triumph in Madeira] (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  12. "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.
  13. García Calzada, Jorge Víctor (10 August 2014). "Gallos de pelea vencieron en Torreón" [Fighting cocks won in Torreón] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  14. Quiroga, Toño (29 April 2018). "Djaniny, histórico campeón de goleo" [Djaniny, historical scoring champion] (in Spanish). Televisa. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  15. Marshall, Tom (13 July 2018). "Djaniny Tavares leaves Santos Laguna to join Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli". ESPN. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  16. "Al Ahli goleia na Arábia Saudita e Djaniny brilhou com cinco golos" [Al Ahli rout in Saudi Arabia and Djaniny shone with five goals] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  17. "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. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  18. "Djaniny". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  19. "Djaniny – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  20. "Bilić, Tavares win SPL January Awards". Saudi Professional League. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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