Janio Bikel

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Janio Bikel
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]

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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.
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