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 30)
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*
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)
2023–2024 Gaziantep 16 (0)
2024– Maccabi Netanya 18 (0)
International career‡
2013 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2015 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2022– Guinea-Bissau 19 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2024

Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva (born 28 June 1995), known as Janio Bikel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive 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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Club career

On 7 March 2015, Janio Bikel made his professional debut with SC Heerenveen in a 2014–15 Eredivisie match against ADO Den Haag.[ citation needed ]

On 14 June 2018, Janio Bikel signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. [1]

Janio Bikel moved to Canadian Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 28 February 2020. [2] He scored his first goal on 23 June 2021, in a 2–1 loss to the LA Galaxy [3]

On 21 January 2022, Janio Bikel joined Italian club Vicenza on loan. [4]

Bikel didn't appear for Vancouver during their 2022 season, but was officially released by the club at the end of the season. [5]

On 11 February 2023, Bikel signed with Russian Premier League club FC Khimki. [6] Bikel left Khimki following their relegation in June 2023. [7]

On August 15, 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep. [8]

On 13 August 2024, signed for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya. [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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 March 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2014-15 [12] Eredivisie 6000——60
NEC 2015-16 [13] Eredivisie32220——342
2016-17 [14] Eredivisie30010—1 [b] 0320
2017-18 Eerste Divisie 5010—1 [b] 070
Total67240—20732
CSKA Sofia 2018-19 Bulgarian First League 300505 [c] 0—400
2019-20 Bulgarian First League140106 [c] 0—210
Total44060110—610
Vancouver Whitecaps 2020 [15] MLS 120——00120
2021 [16] MLS33110—00341
2022 MLS0000——00
Total45110—00461
Vicenza (loan) 2021-22 Serie B 17000—2 [d] 0190
Khimki 2022-23 [17] Russian Premier League 11000——110
Gaziantep 2023-24 [18] Süper Lig 16030——190
Maccabi Netanya 2024-25 [19] Israeli Premier League 12000—1 [e] 0130
Career total2183140110502483
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Canadian Championship, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup and Israel State Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie B Relegation play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Toto Cup

International

As of match played 20 March 2025 [20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea-Bissau 202240
202350
2024120
202510
Total220

References

  1. ↑ "Нов футболист подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire midfielder Janio Bikel via transfer from CSKA Sofia". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ↑ whitecapsfc. "GOAL: Janio Bikel nets his first of the season | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ufficiale: Janio Bikel in biancorosso dal Vancouver Whitecaps!" (in Italian). Vicenza. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Whitecaps FC announce roster updates and post-season training | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "ЖАНИУ БИКЕЛ ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "ХИМКИ"" [Janio Bikel moved to Khimki] (in Russian). FC Khimki. 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Тассано и Гильерме выставлены на трансфер" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Transfer Janio Bikel Gaziantep'te". gaziantepfk.org (in Turkish). 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Habaz, Tomer (13 August 2024). "מתחזקת: ג'אניו ביקל חתם רשמית במכבי בנתניה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "BACIRO CANDÉ APOSTA EM OITO ESTREIAS NO ONZE DOS DJURTUS CONTRA GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL". 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Janio Bikel at Soccerway . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Janio Bikel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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