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 Israeli club Maccabi Netanya. He formerly played for SC Heerenveen, NEC, CSKA Sofia, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Gaziantep. A former youth international for Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2023–2024 | Gaziantep | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Netanya | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Guinea-Bissau | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 | |||
Career
editOn 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]
On 13 August 2024, signed for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.[10]
International career
editBorn 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.[11]
References
edit- ^ "ADO Den Haag 0-1 Heerenveen". ZeroZero. 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Нов футболист подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire midfielder Janio Bikel via transfer from CSKA Sofia". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ whitecapsfc. "GOAL: Janio Bikel nets his first of the season | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Janio Bikel in biancorosso dal Vancouver Whitecaps!" (in Italian). Vicenza. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce roster updates and post-season training | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc.
- ^ "ЖАНИУ БИКЕЛ ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "ХИМКИ"" [Janio Bikel moved to Khimki] (in Russian). FC Khimki. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Тассано и Гильерме выставлены на трансфер" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Transfer Janio Bikel Gaziantep'te". gaziantepfk.org (in Turkish). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Habaz, Tomer (13 August 2024). "מתחזקת: ג'אניו ביקל חתם רשמית במכבי בנתניה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "BACIRO CANDÉ APOSTA EM OITO ESTREIAS NO ONZE DOS DJURTUS CONTRA GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL". 23 March 2022.
External links
edit- Janio Bikel at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Janio Bikel at Soccerway
