Djené Dakonam Ortega (born 31 December 1991), known as Djené, is a Togolese professional

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who plays for and captains Spanish club

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and the Togo national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Born in

Dapaong Dapaong (also known as Dapaongo or Dapango) is a city in northern Togo and prefecture seat of Tône in the Savanes Region, of which it is also the capital. It had a population of 58,071 at the 2010 Census. It is situated 638 km north of th ...

, Djené moved to Benin in 2009, after graduating from

Étoile Filante du Togo Étoile Filante du Togo is a professional Togolese football club based in Lomé. Their home stadium is Stade Oscar Anthony. The club name translates as "Shooting Star of Lomé" and are known locally as "The Meteors". Étoile Filante has won the ...

's youth setup, joining Tonnerre d'Abomey. In 2011, he moved to Coton Sport in Cameroonian

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,Djene Dakonam
West African Football, 17 December 2011 appearing regularly afterwards. Djené was named in the Coton Sport's squad for the

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campaign. In November 2013, he went on a trial at

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side

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, only returning to his parent club six months later. In August 2014, Djené went on a trial at Spanish

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side

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, joining the club permanently on 25 October. He made his debut on the following day, starting in a 1–3 home loss against

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. On 23 March 2015, after already being a regular starter for the

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side, Djené renewed his contract until 2018. On 9 May, he scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only in an away success at

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. On 1 July 2016, Djené was transferred to

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club Sint-Truidense. On 24 July of the following year, he returned to Spain, after agreeing to a four-year deal with

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side

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

. Djené's debut in the top division of Spanish football came on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against

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. He scored his first goal in the category on 17 March, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away defeat of

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International career

Djené was named in Togo's main squad for the

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, shortly after being called up by

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

. He made his international debut on 8 September 2012, starting in a 1–1 draw against

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. Djené was included in

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's 23-man squad for the

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, and appeared in all of Togo's matches during the tournament, being eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Coton Sport *

: 2013, 2014 *

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: 2014 Individual *

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La Liga Team of The Season: 2018–19

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Djene 1991 births Living people People from Savanes Region, Togo Togolese footballers Association football defenders Étoile Filante du Togo players Benin Premier League players Tonnerre d'Abomey FC players Elite One players Coton Sport FC de Garoua players La Liga players Segunda División players AD Alcorcón footballers Getafe CF footballers Belgian Pro League players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Togolese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Benin Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Benin Expatriate footballers in Cameroon Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon Expatriate footballers in Spain Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Belgium Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Togo youth international footballers Togo international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Togolese people