Bubacar Boi Djaló (born 2 February 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for MLS Next Pro club

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. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he has represented Portugal at youth level.

Career

On 9 December 2015, Djaló made his professional debut with

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in a 2015–16 Segunda Liga match against Desportivo das Aves coming on as a substitute for

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. In December 2019 it was confirmed, that Djaló had joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club, HJK in Helsinki, from the 2020 season, signing a one year deal with an option for two further years. On 26 January 2022, his contract with HJK was terminated by mutual consent. On 7 February 2022, Djaló moved to the United States and signed with

References

External links

Stats and profile at LPFP

Sporting CP profile
* 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Bissau Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent Bissau-Guinean footballers Portuguese footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP footballers Sporting CP B players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Rochester New York FC players Portugal youth international footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Finland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate footballers in Finland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States MLS Next Pro players {{Portugal-footy-midfielder-stub