Álvaro Djaló

Álvaro Djaló Dias Fernandes (born 16 August 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Portuguese club Braga.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Dias and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
Álvaro Djaló
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Djaló Dias Fernandes
Date of birth (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Braga
Number 14
Youth career
2015–2017 Begoña
2017–2020 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Braga B 47 (17)
2022– Braga 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Madrid, Djaló spent part of his upbringing in the Bilbao area and played for local clubs including SD Begoña[2] before moving to Portugal with Braga in 2017.[3] He began his senior career with Braga's reserves in 2020, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 April 2022, to run until 2025.[4][5] In July 2022, he started training with the senior team in preparation for the 2022–23 season.[6]

Djaló made his professional and Primeira Liga debut as a late substitute against Sporting CP on 7 August 2022, and assisted his side's final goal to tie the game at 3–3.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 May 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 288————288
2021–22 Liga 3 199————199
Total 4717————4717
Braga 2022–23 Primeira Liga 22150317[lower-alpha 1]2—373
Career total 6918503172008420

Personal life

Born in Spain, Djaló is of Bissau-Guinean descent.[9]

Notes
  1. Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Álvaro Djaló, Álvaro Djaló Dias Fernandes - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. "Álvaro Djaló no radar do Athletic Bilbao" [Álvaro Djaló on Athletic Bilbao's radar]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 May 2022.
  3. "Braga, un equipo de 'guerreiros': Víctor Gómez, Abel Ruiz, Mario González y Álvaro Djaló" [Braga, a team of 'warriors': Víctor Gómez, Abel Ruiz, Mario González and Álvaro Djaló]. MARCA (in Spanish). 17 July 2022.
  4. "Portugal - SC Braga : Álvaro Djaló signe un nouveau contrat de 3 ans" [Portugal - SC Braga : Álvaro Djaló signs a new 3-year contract]. Africa Foot United (in French). 19 April 2022.
  5. "Braga anuncia renovação de contrato do avançado Álvaro Djaló" [Braga announces contract renewal of striker Álvaro Djaló]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 April 2022.
  6. "Álvaro Djaló trabalha na equipa A do Sp. Braga: "Era o meu sonho desde o ano passado"" [Álvaro Djaló works in the A team of Sp. Braga: "It was my dream since last year"]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 July 2022.
  7. "Álvaro Djaló, do chumbo em Alvalade à glória contra o Sporting" [Álvaro Djaló, from a filler in Alvalade to glory against Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 August 2022.
  8. Álvaro Djaló at Soccerway
  9. "Grandes clubes europeus de olho em Álvaro Djaló (SC Braga)" [Big European clubs eyeing Álvaro Djaló (SC Braga)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 10 August 2022.
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