Djaniny

Djaniny
	Djaniny playing for Cape Verde in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo
Date of birth	21 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Santos Laguna
Number	21
Youth career
2009	Scorpions Vermelho
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Velense
2011–2012	União Leiria
2012–2013	Benfica B
2012–2013	→ Olhanense (loan)
2013–2014	Nacional
2014–	Santos Laguna
International career‡
2012–	Cape Verde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo (born 21 March 1991), known as Djaniny, is a Cabo Verdean professional footballer who plays for Mexican club Santos Laguna as a forward.

Club career

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

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

In January 2012 Djaniny agreed terms with S.L. Benfica, being assigned to the resurrected reserve team which competed in Segunda Liga in the 2012–13 campaign.^[4] On 31 August, however, he moved teams again, being loaned to fellow league side S.C. Olhanense for one year.^[5]

On 16 July 2013 Djaniny terminated his contract with Benfica, and signed a permanent deal with C.D. Nacional also in the top flight.^[6] On 24 June of the following year, he moved to Mexican club Santos Laguna.^[7]

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.^[8]

Honours

Santos Laguna

References

^ 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); Mais Futebol, 14 November 2011 (Portuguese)
^ U. Leiria anuncia contratação de Djaniny (U. Leiria announces signing of Djaniny); Relvado, 18 July 2011 (Portuguese)
^ Liga round-up: Sporting close gap; PortuGOAL, 6 November 2011
^ "Djaniny assinou até 2017" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Fernandez e Djaniny no Olhanense (Fernandez and Djaniny to Olhanense); O Jogo, 31 August 2012 (Portuguese)
^ "Djaniny: adeus Benfica, olá Nacional" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 16 July 2013. Retrieved July 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Djaniny, primer jugador africano de Santos Laguna" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "CAN 2013: Djaniny marca e Cabo Verde avança na fase de qualificação" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

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Djaniny at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Djaniny – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Djaniny at National-Football-Teams.com
Djaniny – FIFA competition record (archived)
Djaniny at Soccerway

[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); Mais Futebol, 14 November 2011 (Portuguese)

[2] U. Leiria anuncia contratação de Djaniny (U. Leiria announces signing of Djaniny); Relvado, 18 July 2011 (Portuguese)

[3] Liga round-up: Sporting close gap; PortuGOAL, 6 November 2011

[4] "Djaniny assinou até 2017" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[5] Fernandez e Djaniny no Olhanense (Fernandez and Djaniny to Olhanense); O Jogo, 31 August 2012 (Portuguese)

[6] "Djaniny: adeus Benfica, olá Nacional" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 16 July 2013. Retrieved July 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[7] "Djaniny, primer jugador africano de Santos Laguna" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[8] "CAN 2013: Djaniny marca e Cabo Verde avança na fase de qualificação" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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