Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo (born 6 December 1993) is a Cameroonian

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who plays as a forward for Marítimo in Primeira Liga.

Club career

Londrina

Born in

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, Joel moved to Brazil in September 2009, joining Iraty's youth setup. In March 2011 he moved to neighbouring

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(which also had the same owner, Sérgio Malucelli), and was promoted to the first-team in 2012, after impressing in the youth squads. Joel made his first-team debut on 28 March 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against

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, for the Campeonato Paranaense championship. He scored his first goal four days later, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against Toledo Colônia Work. In the 2014 season, Joel played an important role in Londrina's Paranaense winning campaign, and also scored regularly for the side in Série D. On 31 July 2014 he scored a brace in a 2–1 home success against Santos, for the campaign's

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Coritiba (loan)

On 4 September 2014 Joel was loaned to Coritiba for the remainder of the season, being subsequently negotiated with a German unnamed team. He made his Série A debut three days later, again from the bench in a 0–0 away draw against

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. Joel scored his first goal in the Brazilian top flight on 10 September, netting the last of a 3–0 home success against Chapecoense. Seven days later he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against

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, but fell into a hole into the locker room tunnel after going out to celebrate the last goal.

Cruzeiro

On 16 December 2014 Joel moved to fellow league team Cruzeiro, for a R$2.5 million fee. He made his debut for the club on 1 February of the following year, scoring the winner in an away success over Democrata-GV. Joel was bought outright by ''Raposa'' in May 2015. However, he struggled with injuries during the campaign, and appeared in only 11 league matches, scoring one goal.

Loan spells

On 11 January 2016 Joel was loaned to fellow league team Santos, for one year. He made his debut for the club on 30 January, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against São Bernardo. On 19 January 2017, Joel signed a one-year loan contract with

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. On 20 June 2017, Joel signed a loan contract until the end of the year with

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. On 8 January 2018, Joel signed a loan contract until the end of the season with Marítimo.

Return

In June 2019 he suffered a heart problem. In October 2019, Joel rejoined Cruzeiro and started to train with the team squad.

Marítimo

On 7 August 2020, Joel signed a two-years contract with Marítimo.

International career

He was ruled out of the

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due to a heart defect.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Londrina * Campeonato Paranaense: 2014 ;Santos * Campeonato Paulista:

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References

External links

Cruzeiro official profile

SM Sports profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joel Tagueu, Diederrick 1993 births Living people Cameroonian footballers Cameroonian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Primeira Liga players Londrina Esporte Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Santos FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Avaí FC players C.S. Marítimo players Cameroon youth international footballers Cameroon under-20 international footballers 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Portugal Cameroon international footballers People from Littoral Region (Cameroon)