Djaniny

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Tavares and the second or paternal family name is Semedo.
Djaniny
File:Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo 2013 Catalonia.jpg
Djaniny with Cape Verde in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Santa Cruz, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
2009 Scorpion Vermelho
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Velense ? (50)
2011–2012 União Leiria 28 (5)
2012–2013 Benfica B 2 (1)
2012–2013 → Olhanense (loan) 18 (0)
2013–2014 Nacional 29 (7)
2014–2018 Santos Laguna 129 (42)
2018–2020 Al Ahli 43 (28)
2020–2023 Trabzonspor 77 (18)
2023 → Sharjah (loan) 9 (5)
2023–2025 Al Fateh 43 (13)
International career
2012–2020 Cape Verde 35 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:48, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo (born 21 March 1991), known as Djaniny, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward.

After totalling 75 games and 12 goals in the Portuguese Primeira Liga for União de Leiria, Olhanense and Nacional, he won club and individual honours with Santos Laguna in Mexico, Trabzonspor of Turkey and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. He also played in Saudi Arabia with Al Ahli and Al Fateh.

Djaniny was first capped by Cape Verde in 2012, and represented the country at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and 2015.

Club career

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União Leiria

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Born in Santa Cruz, Djaniny arrived in Portugal at the age of 18 to study renewable energy, immediately starting playing football with Azores-based Grupo Desportivo Velense, a regional league club from Angra do Heroísmo.[2] On 18 July 2011, after scoring 50 goals in two seasons, the 20-year-old moved straight to the Primeira Liga, signing for three years with U.D. Leiria.[3] He made his competitive debut on 21 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[4]

Djaniny scored his first goal as a professional on 30 October 2011, in the 2–0 home win over Vitória de Setúbal.[5] The following matchday he added another, in a 3–1 defeat at Sporting CP.[6]

Benfica

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Djaniny agreed terms with S.L. Benfica in January 2012, being assigned to the resurrected reserve team which competed in the Segunda Liga in the 2012–13 campaign.[7] On 31 August he moved teams again, being loaned to top division side S.C. Olhanense for one year.[8]

Djaniny failed to find the net in nine starts for the Algarve team, who avoided relegation by one point.[9]

Nacional

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On 16 July 2013, Djaniny terminated his contract with Benfica and signed a permanent deal with C.D. Nacional also in the top flight.[10] He scored eight goals in all competitions in his only season in Madeira, including one in the Taça da Liga against Gil Vicente F.C. (2–2 group stage draw)[11] and another in the league against Benfica (2–4 home loss).[12]

Santos Laguna

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Djaniny moved to Mexican club Santos Laguna on 24 June 2014, reuniting with his former Leiria coach Pedro Caixinha.[13] He scored his first goal in the Liga MX on 10 August, but in a 3–2 defeat to Querétaro F.C. at the Estadio Corona.[14]

In the 2018 Clausura, Djaniny netted 14 times to help his team be crowned national champions for the sixth time in their history. In the process, he became the first African player to win the competition's top scorer award.[15]

Al Ahli

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On 13 July 2018, Djaniny signed with Al Ahli Saudi FC who paid his release clause.[16] On 11 January of the following year, he scored all of his team's goals as they defeated Ohod Club 5–1.[17]

Trabzonspor

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Djaniny joined Trabzonspor on a three-year contract on 4 October 2020.[18] The following 27 January, he opened the 2–1 victory over İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. in the Turkish Super Cup.[19]

In the 2021–22 campaign, Djaniny was an integral part of the squad that secured the club's first Süper Lig title in 38 years,[20] but moved on loan to Sharjah FC of the UAE Pro League for the second half of 2022–23. On his debut on 10 February, he scored and assisted Paco Alcácer in a 4–0 home defeat of Ajman Club to go top of the table.[21] Fifteen days later, he featured in a 1–0 win over reigning league champions Al Ain FC in the UAE Super Cup.[22]

Later career

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Djaniny returned to the Saudi Pro League in September 2023, on a two-year deal at Al Fateh SC.[23]

International career

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Djaniny received his first call-up for Cape Verde in late 2011. He scored his first international goal in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar, on 16 June 2012.[24] In his next match, he concluded a 2–0 win over Cameroon on 8 September at the Estádio da Várzea.[25]

Djaniny went to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and 2015, helping to a quarter-final finish at the former tournament.[26][27]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 28 March 2024[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
União Leiria 2011–12 Primeira Liga 28 5 0 0 1 0 – – 29 5
Olhanense (loan) 2012–13 Primeira Liga 18 0 0 0 1 0 – – 19 0
Nacional 2013–14 Primeira Liga 29 7 0 0 1 1 – – 30 8
Santos Laguna 2014–15 Liga MX 35 6 10 5 – – 1[c] 0 46 11
2015–16 29 10 0 0 – 7[d] 4 – 36 14
2016–17 28 6 5 2 – – – 33 8
2017–18 37 20 5 0 – – – 42 20
Total 129 42 20 7 – 7 4 1 0 157 53
Al Ahli 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 21 20 1 1 – 4[e] 1 – 26 22
2019–20 22 8 2 0 – 7[f] 1 – 31 9
Total 43 28 3 1 – 11 2 – 57 31
Trabzonspor 2020–21 Süper Lig 30 8 0 0 – – 1[g] 1 31 9
2021–22 30 10 1 0 – 4[h] 1 – 35 11
2022–23 17 0 1 0 – 8[i] 0 1[g] 0 27 0
Total 77 18 2 0 – 12 1 2 1 93 20
Sharjah (loan) 2022–23 UAE Pro League 9 5 2 1 0 0 – 1[j] 0 12 6
Al Fateh 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 10 3 1 1 — — — 11 4
Career total 343 108 28 10 3 1 30 7 4 1 408 127
  1. ^ Includes Copa MX, King Cup, Turkish Cup, UAE President's Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, UAE League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Campeón de Campeones
  4. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  7. ^ a b Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  8. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  9. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ^ Appearance in UAE Super Cup

International

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Cape Verde[29]
Year Apps Goals
2012 7 2
2013 7 0
2014 4 0
2015 8 3
2016 1 0
2017 0 0
2018 4 1
2019 2 0
2020 2 0
Total 35 6
Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Djaniny goal[29][28]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 June 2012 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 2–0 3–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 10 January 2015 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Brazzaville, Congo File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo 1–2 3–2 Friendly
3. 8 September 2012 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 2–0 2–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 13 June 2015 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe 1–0 7–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 6–1
6. 9 September 2018 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 1–1 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Santos Laguna

Trabzonspor

Sharjah

Individual

References

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  • Djaniny at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
  • Djaniny – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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