Mesaque Djú
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| Full name | Mesaque Geremias Djú[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Amadora CF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Benfica B | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U16 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Portugal U19 | 23 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Portugal U20 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mesaque Geremias Djú (born 18 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for English side West Ham United. Born in Guinea Bissau, he is a youth international for Portugal.
Career[]
After joining Benfica as a youth player in 2010, Djú made his debut for Benfica B as a 63rd minute substitute in a 4–1 loss to Braga B on 14 May 2017.[3] During his time at Benfica B, he made eight LigaPro appearances, scoring once.[2]
On 30 January 2019, Djú signed for English club West Ham United on a free transfer.[4]
Honours[]
Benfica[2]
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18
- 2016–17 UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17
Portugal U17
Portugal U19
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[5]
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Mesque Dju". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Benfica II vs. Sporting Braga II 1–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "West Ham sign Portuguese forward Mesaque Dju". West Ham United F.C. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Technical Report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links[]
- Mesaque Djú at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bissau
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Bissau-Guinean footballers
- Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Association football forwards
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
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- Expatriate footballers in England
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