Matchoi Bobó Djaló (born 10 April 2003) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as an attacking midfielder club for Başakşehir F.K.. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he represents Portugal internationally.

Career

On 10 August 2019, Djaló made his debut for

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Pedrinho Moreira in a 5–0 loss away to reigning champions Benfica. At the age of 16 years and 122 days, he was the youngest player ever to play in the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

. On 12 March 2024, it was announced that Djaló would join Başakşehir on a three-year at the end of the season.

Personal life

Djaló is the son of the retired footballer Bobó Djalo.

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile at Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional
* 2003 births Living people Footballers from Bissau Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent Black Portuguese sportspeople Portugal men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Primeira Liga players {{GuineaBissau-footy-bio-stub Liga Portugal 2 players