Djené Dakonam

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Djené
Personal information
Full name Djené Dakonam Ortega
Date of birth (1991-12-31) 31 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Dapaong, Togo
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Alcorcón
Number 3
Youth career
Étoile Filante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Tonnerre d'Abomey
2011–2014 Coton Sport
2014– Alcorcón 57 (1)
International career‡
2012– Togo 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2016

Djené Dakonam Ortega (born 31 December 1991), simply known as Djené, is a Togolese footballer who plays for Spanish club AD Alcorcón. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back.

Club career

Born in Dapaong, Djené moved to Benin in 2009, after graduating from Étoile Filante du Togo's youth setup, joining Tonnerre d'Abomey. In 2011 he moved to Coton Sport in Cameroonian Elite One,[1] appearing regularly afterwards.

Djené was named in the Coton Sport's squad for the 2012 CAF Champions League campaign.[2] In November 2013 he went on a trial at Ligue 2 side RC Lens,[3] only returning to his parent club six months later.[4]

In August 2014 Djené went on a trial at Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón,[5] joining the club permanently on 25 October.[6] He made his debut on the following day, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Zaragoza.[7]

On 23 March 2015, after already being a regular starter for the Madrid side, Djené renewed his link until 2018.[8] On 9 May he scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only in an away success at CE Sabadell FC.

International career

Djené was named in Togo's main squad for the 2011 WAFU Nations Cup, shortly after being called up by Benin.[1] He made his international debut on 8 September 2012, starting in a 1–1 draw against Gabon.[9]

Djené was included in Didier Six's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,[10] and appeared in all of Togo's matches during the tournament, being eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Djene Dakonam; West African Football, 17 December 2011
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Djene Dakonam: l’international togolais à l’essai au RC Lens! (Djene Dakonam: Togolese international on trial at RC Lens!); Africa Top Sports, 28 November 2013 (French)
  4. ↑ Djene Dakonam: Le Togolais de retour à Coton Sport Garoua! (Djene Dakonam: Togolese returns to Coton Sport Garoua!); Africa Top Sports, 17 February 2014 (French)
  5. ↑ Togo: Djene Dakonam à l’essai à Alcorcon (Togo: Djene Dakonam trialling at Alcorcón); Africa Top Sports, 26 August 2014 (French)
  6. ↑ El internacional togolés Djené, inscrito con la A.D. Alcorcón (Togolese international Djené, inscribed with A.D. Alcorcón); Alcorcón's official website, 25 October 2014 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Borja Bastón y Jaime meten al Zaragoza en zona de promoción (Borja Bastón and Jaime put Zaragoza in the promotion zone); Marca, 26 October 2014 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Djené renueva hasta junio de 2018 (Djené renews until June 2018); Alcorcón's official website, 23 March 2015 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ CAN 2013 : Gabon-Togo (1-1); Foot 365, 8 September 2012 (French)
  10. ↑ Togo; Ahram Online, 13 January 2013

External links

  • Djené profile at BDFutbol
  • Djené Dakonam at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Djené at Soccerway
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