Mesaque Djú

Mesaque Geremias Djú (born 18 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he is a youth international for Portugal.

Mesaque Djú

Personal information
Full name	Mesaque Geremias Djú^[1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau^[2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Mafra
Number	7
Youth career
2009–2010	Amadora CF
2010–2018	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Benfica B	8	(1)
2019–2022	West Ham United	0	(0)
2022–2023	OFI	10	(0)
2023–	Mafra	15	(1)
International career^‡
2015	Portugal U16	8	(3)
2016	Portugal U17	11	(3)
2017	Portugal U18	2	(1)
2017–2018	Portugal U19	23	(5)
2017–2019	Portugal U20	13	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2018 Finland Runner-up 2017 Georgia UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2016 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2019

Career

Benfica B

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]

West Ham United

On 30 January 2019, Djú signed for English club West Ham United on a free transfer.^[4]

OFI

On 28 September 2022, Djú signed for Greek club OFI on a two-year deal.^[5]

Honours

Benfica^[2]

• Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18
• 2016–17 UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17

Portugal U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2016^[2]

Portugal U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2018

Individual

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017^[6]

References

1. (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. "Mesque Dju". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
3. "Benfica II vs. Sporting Braga II 1–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
4. "West Ham sign Portuguese forward Mesaque Dju". West Ham United F.C. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
5. "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Mésaque Djú" (in Greek). OFI Crete. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
6. "Technical Report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

External links

• at ForaDeJogo (archived)  
• Mesaque Djú national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)