Janio Bikel

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.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueiredo and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Janio Bikel
Personal information
Full name Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva
Date of birth (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995
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*
Years Team Apps (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 2 (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 27 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2022

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]

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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