Bubacar Djaló

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

Bubacar Djaló

Personal information
Full name	Bubacar Boi Djaló
Date of birth	(1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lahti
Number	5
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)
2018–2019	Sporting CP U23	7	(0)
2020–2021	HJK	30	(0)
2022	Rochester NY	23	(1)
2023–	Lahti	22	(2)
International career
2015	Portugal U18	3	(0)
2015	Portugal U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023

Career

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]

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]

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

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 season.^[6] Djalo was named The Best Player of The Season of FC Lahti in 2023.^[7]

References

1. "Sporting B 1-0 Desp. Aves". ZeroZero. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2015-12-10.^{[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. (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)
• at the Wayback Machine (archived December 11, 2015)