Álvaro Djaló Dias-Fernandes (born 16 August 1999) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...

Career

Born in

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, Djaló spent part of his upbringing in the

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area and played for local clubs including before moving to Portugal with

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in 2017. 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. In July 2022, he started training with the senior team in preparation for the 2022–23 season. Djaló made his professional and

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debut as a late substitute against

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on 7 August 2022, and assisted his side's final goal to tie the game at 3–3. In March 2024, Braga and

agreed an initial €15 million fee with potential add-ons (one of the Basque club's biggest transfer outlays) for the transfer of 24-year-old Djaló at the end of the 2023–24 season, with the player meeting the requirements of the

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due to his years spent in the region as a juvenile.

Personal life

Born in Spain, Djaló is of Bissau-Guinean descent. His cousin Adu Ares is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Braga *

Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual club football competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the top two tiers of Portuguese football – the ...

: 2023–24 *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

Profile
at the Athletic Bilbao website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Djalo, Alvaro 1999 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Footballers from Bilbao Spanish men's footballers Spanish people of Bissau-Guinean descent Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers S.C. Braga players S.C. Braga B players Athletic Bilbao footballers Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Primeira Liga players La Liga players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Basque Country men's international footballers Sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent 21st-century Spanish sportsmen