Mesaque Djú
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| Full name | Mésaque Geremias Djú[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | West Ham United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Amadora CF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Benfica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Benfica B | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Portugal U19 | 23 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Portugal U20 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mésaque Geremias Djú (born 18 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for English side West Ham United.
Career
After joining Benfica as a youth player in 2010, Djú made his debut for Benfica B as a 63rd minute substitute in a 4–1 loss to Braga B on 14 May 2017.[3] During his time at Benfica B, he made eight LigaPro appearances, scoring once.[2]
On 30 January 2019, Djú signed for English club West Ham United on a free transfer.[4]
Honours
Benfica[2]
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18
- 2016–17 UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17
Portugal U17
Portugal U19
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[5]
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Mesque Dju". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Benfica II vs. Sporting Braga II 1–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "West Ham sign Portuguese forward Mesaque Dju". West Ham United F.C. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Technical Report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
- Mesaque Djú at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data (in Portuguese)
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Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bissau
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Association football forwards
- S.L. Benfica B players
- LigaPro players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Portuguese football forward stubs