Bubacar Djaló

Bubacar Djaló

Personal information
Full name	Bubacar Boi Djaló
Date of birth	(1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Tadamon SC
Youth career
2005–2011	Odivelas
2011–2016	Sporting CP
2012–2014	→ Sacavenense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Sporting CP B	41	(0)
2020–2021	HJK	30	(0)
2022	Rochester NY	23	(1)
2023–2024	Lahti	30	(2)
2024-	Al-Tadamon SC	0	(0)
International career
2015	Portugal U18	3	(0)
2015	Portugal U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2024

Bubacar Boi Djaló (born 2 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al-Tadamon SC. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he has represented Portugal at junior international levels.

Career

Sporting B

On 9 December 2015, Djaló made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2015–16 Segunda Liga match against Desportivo das Aves coming on as a substitute for Daniel Podence.[1]

HJK

In December 2019 it was confirmed that Djaló had joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club, HJK in Helsinki, from the 2020 season, signing a one-year deal with an option for two further years.[2] On 26 January 2022, his contract with HJK was terminated by mutual consent.[3]

Rochester NY

On 7 February 2022, Djaló moved to the United States and signed with Rochester NY.[4]

FC Lahti

On 27 January 2023, Djaló returned to Finland and signed a one-year contract with Lahti.[5] On 5 October 2023, Lahti exercised their option and Djaló's contract was extended for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season.[6] Djalo was named The Best Player of The Season of FC Lahti in 2023.[7]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting B	2015–16	LigaPro	7	0	–		–		–		–		7	0
	2016–17	LigaPro	18	0	–		–		–		–		18	0
	2017–18	LigaPro	16	0	–		–		–		–		16	0
	Total		41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
Klubi 04	2020	Kakkonen	1	1	–		–		–		–		1	1
	2021	Ykkönen	3	0	–		–		–		–		3	0
	Total		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
HJK	2020	Veikkausliiga	17	0	5	0	–		–		–		22	0
	2021	Veikkausliiga	13	0	2	0	–		2[c]	0	–		17	0
	Total		30	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	39	0
Rochester NY	2022	MLS Next Pro	23	1	3	0	–		–		1[d]	0	27	1
Lahti	2023	Veikkausliiga	22	2	1	0	3	0	–		–		26	2
	2024	Veikkausliiga	8	0	1	0	5	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		30	2	2	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	40	2
Al-Tadamon	2024-25	Kuwaiti Premier League	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career total			128	4	12	0	8	0	2	0	1	0	151	4

1. Includes Suomen Cup and US Open Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearance in MLS Next Pro Playoffs

References

1. "Sporting B 1-0 Desp. Aves". ZeroZero. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.^[permanent dead link‍]
2. HJK sopimukseen portugalilaisen pelaajan kanssa, hjk.fi, 12 December 2019
3. "Bubacar Djalón sopimus päättyy" (in Finnish). HJK. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
4. "DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER BUBACAR DJALO JOINS ROCHESTER NEW YORK FC" (Press release). Rochester NY. 7 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
5. "Bubacar Djaló siirtyy FC Lahteen" [Bubacar Djaló moves to FC Lahti] (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
6. "FC Lahti on käyttänyt Bubacar Djalón option" (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 5 October 2023.
7. Bubacar Djaló –Yksi parhaista, fclahti.fi, 17 October 2023

External links

• Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
• Sporting CP profile
• FPF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 11, 2015)