Personal information | |||
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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 | Gaziantep | ||
Number | 12 | ||
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– | 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.
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]
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]
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 | Gaziantep | ||
Number | 12 | ||
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– | 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.
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]
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]