Janio Bikel

Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva (born 28 June 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in MLS. He formerly played for SC Heerenveen, NEC and CSKA Sofia.

Janio Bikel
Personal information
Full name Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva
Date of birth (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2015 SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 SC Heerenveen 6 (0)
2015–2018 NEC 67 (2)
2018–2020 CSKA Sofia 61 (0)
2020– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 (0)
National team
2013 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2015 Portugal U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:14, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2018

Career

On 7 March 2015, Bikel made his professional debut with SC Heerenveen in a 2014–15 Eredivisie match against ADO Den Haag.[1]

On 14 June 2018, Bikel signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[2]

Bikel moved to Canadian Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 28 February 2020.[3]

References

  1. "ADO Den Haag 0-1 Heerenveen". ZeroZero. 7 March 2015.
  2. "Нов футболист подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 14 June 2018.
  3. "Whitecaps FC acquire midfielder Janio Bikel via transfer from CSKA Sofia". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.


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