Janio Bikel

Bissau-Guinean footballer

Janio Bikel
Personal information
Full name Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva
Date of birth (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gaziantep
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2012 Torre Levante
2012–2015 SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 SC Heerenveen 6 (0)
2015–2018 NEC 67 (2)
2018–2020 CSKA Sofia 61 (0)
2020–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 45 (1)
2022 → Vicenza (loan) 17 (0)
2023 FC Khimki 11 (0)
2023– Gaziantep 11 (0)
International career‡
2013 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2015 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2022– Guinea-Bissau 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2022

Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva (born 28 June 1995), known as Janio Bikel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Gaziantep.. He formerly played for SC Heerenveen, NEC, CSKA Sofia and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. A former youth international for Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career

On 7 March 2015, Janio Bikel made his professional debut with SC Heerenveen in a 2014–15 Eredivisie match against ADO Den Haag.[1]

On 14 June 2018, Janio Bikel signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[2]

Janio Bikel moved to Canadian Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 28 February 2020.[3] He scored his first goal on 23 June 2021, in a 2–1 loss to the LA Galaxy[4]

On 21 January 2022, Janio Bikel joined Italian club Vicenza on loan.[5]

Bikel didn't appear for Vancouver during their 2022 season, but was officially released by the club at the end of the season.[6]

On 11 February 2023, Bikel signed with Russian Premier League club FC Khimki.[7] Bikel left Khimki following their relegation in June 2023.[8]

On August 15, 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep.[9]

International career

Born in Guinea-Bissau and raised in Portugal, Bikel is a former youth international for Portugal. He debuted with the Guinea-Bissau national team in a friendly 3–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 23 March 2022.[10]

References

  1. ^ "ADO Den Haag 0-1 Heerenveen". ZeroZero. 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Нов футболист подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire midfielder Janio Bikel via transfer from CSKA Sofia". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. ^ whitecapsfc. "GOAL: Janio Bikel nets his first of the season | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale: Janio Bikel in biancorosso dal Vancouver Whitecaps!" (in Italian). Vicenza. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce roster updates and post-season training | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc.
  7. ^ "ЖАНИУ БИКЕЛ ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "ХИМКИ"" [Janio Bikel moved to Khimki] (in Russian). FC Khimki. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Тассано и Гильерме выставлены на трансфер" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 10 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Transfer Janio Bikel Gaziantep'te". gaziantepfk.org (in Turkish). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  10. ^ "BACIRO CANDÉ APOSTA EM OITO ESTREIAS NO ONZE DOS DJURTUS CONTRA GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL". 23 March 2022.

External links

  • Janio Bikel at ForaDeJogo (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Janio Bikel at Soccerway
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Guinea-Bissau squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
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