Yannick Djaló

Infobox Football biography
playername = Yannick Djaló
fullname = Yannick dos Santos Djaló
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|5|5
cityofbirth = Bissau
countryofbirth = Guinea-Bissau
height = height|m=1.71
position = Forward
currentclub = Sporting Clube de Portugal
clubnumber = 20
youthyears = 2003-2005
youthclubs = Sporting Clube de Portugal
years = 2005-2006 2006-
clubs = Casa Pia (loan) Sporting Clube de Portugal
caps(goals) = ? (?) 40 (10)
nationalyears = 2006- 2008-
nationalteam = Portugal U-21 Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = ? (?) 0 (0)
pcupdate = August 1, 2008
ntupdate = September 18, 2008

Yannick dos Santos Djaló (born May 5, 1986 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau) is a Portuguese football player, currently a forward for Sporting Clube de Portugal. He has lived most of his life in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.

Club career

Djaló was a promotee from the famous youth academy of Sporting Clube de Portugal, and made his first division debuts on September 16, 2006, in a league match against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He proved himself a quality player often coming off the bench, and also appeared in Sporting's UEFA Champions League 2006-07, renewing during the season his contract with Sporting until 2013.

On April 6, 2008, after a four-month absence due to injury, Djaló scored both goals in a 2-0 home win over Sporting Braga, having also scored the previous week, from the bench, in a 4-1 away success over Naval 1º de Maio. He finished 2007-08 in good form, netting the only goal in a win at Paços de Ferreira, which proved crucial in helping the side to retain its second place in the league. In the Portuguese Cup, Djaló scored twice, in a thrilling 5-3 semi-final win against rivals S.L. Benfica.

On August 16, 2008, Djaló scored both goals in Sporting's win against defending league champions FC Porto to claim the Portuguese SuperCup for the second time in a row. Twelve days later, he was called-up to the Portuguese senior squad by manager Carlos Queiroz. [ [http://http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/29/sports/EU-SOC-Portugal-Squad.php Yannick gets first call-up for Portugal] ]

His younger brother Aliu 'Kaby' Djalo played currently for the Chelsea Reserve.

Honours

*Portuguese Cup 2007, 2008
*Portuguese Supercup 2007, 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.zerozero.eu/jogador.php?id=28530&search=1 Stats and profile at zerozero.pt]

Persondata
NAME=Djaló, Yannick dos Santos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Djaló, Yannick; Yannick
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Portuguese international football (soccer) Striker
DATE OF BIRTH=May 5, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=