Aliu Djaló (born 5 February 1992) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese cub Pedras Rubras. Beside Aliu Djaló, he is also widely known as Kaby Djaló, or even simply Kaby.[1] He has represented the Guinea-Bissau national team but also has Portuguese citizenship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aliu Djaló | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pedras Rubras | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Boavista | ||
| 2007–2012 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | AEL Limassol | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Boavista | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Marítimo | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Pogoń Siedlce (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Pogoń Siedlce II (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2015 | → PS Kemi (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | PS Kemi | 17 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Crawley Town | 30 | (1) |
| 2019 | Njarðvík | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Víðir | 27 | (1) |
| 2022 | Hvöt | 17 | (3) |
| 2023 | Coimbrões | ||
| 2023 | Infesta | ||
| 2023– | Pedras Rubras | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:51, 5 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, he spent his early career in Portugal, playing in the youth teams of Boavista since 2003.[1] In 2007, he moved to England to join Premier League side Chelsea where he played in their youth team until 2011. Afterwards, he was promoted to the Chelsea reserve squad in the first half of the 2011–12 season.[1]
During the winter break of the 2011–12 season, he moved to Cyprus and made his debut as a senior while playing with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division contributing for AEL's championship winning squad.[2]
On 13 August 2012, Djaló arrived in Serbia and spent a period on trial at Red Star Belgrade.[3]
In December 2012 Djaló spent a period on trial with League One side Yeovil Town but failed to earn a contract.[4]
On 18 July 2013, Djaló signed with Marítimo.[5]
On 31 August 2016, Djaló returned to England after spells in Romania, Poland and Finland to join League Two side Crawley Town on a two-year deal.[6] On 17 September 2016, Djaló made his Crawley debut in a 2–0 home victory against Luton Town, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.[7] On 15 October 2016, Djaló scored his first goal for Crawley in their 2–1 away defeat against Cheltenham Town, netting in the 78th minute.[8] On 14 May 2019, it was announced that Djaló would leave Crawley at the end of his current deal in June.[9]
In July 2019, Djaló joined Icelandic club Njarðvík and the following year he remained in the country to play for Víðir.[10]
International career
editDespite being born in Guinea-Bissau, Djaló has represented Portugal at U-17[11] and U-18 levels.[1] Djaló was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national football team and made his debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match 3–2 win over Zambia.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 December 2017.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AEL Limassol | 2011–12 | Cypriot First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2013–14 | Liga I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Pogoń Siedlce (loan) | 2014–15 | I liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| PS Kemi (loan) | 2015 | Ykkönen | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| PS Kemi | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Crawley Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
edit- AEL Limasol[2]
- PS Kemi
References
edit- ^ a b c d Aliu Djaló at ForadeJogo
- ^ a b c Aliu Djaló at Soccerway
- ^ Portugalac iz Čelzija na probi u Zvezdi at Sportski žurnal, 13-8-2012 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Two Yeovil Town transfer targets watch Glovers beat Portsmouth". Western Gazette. 29 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Djaló Presentation". 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Breaking: Reds sign midfielder". Crawley Town Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Crawley Town vs. Luton Town". Soccerway. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town vs. Crawley Town". Soccerway. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "NEW CONTRACT OFFERS MADE TO THREE PLAYERS". Crawley Town Official Site. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Aliu Djalo" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Aliu Djalo at UEFA.com
- ^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Q CAN 2017 – Match Details".
External links
edit- Aliu Djaló at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Aliu Djaló at Soccerway
- Aliu Djaló national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
