Franculino Djú
Personal information
Full name Franculino Gluda Djú
Date of birth (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Midtjylland
Number 17
Youth career
Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Midtjylland 14 (6)
International career
2023– Guinea-Bissau 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Franculino Gluda Djú (born 28 June 2004) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland and the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career

After playing youth football for Benfica, he joined Midtjylland in 2023.[1][2] He made his debut for Midtjylland in a 2–1 Danish Superliga win against Vejle on 13 August 2023.[3] On 17 August 2023 he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying match against Omonia.[4]

International career

Djú was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 November 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2023–24 Superliga 136213[lower-alpha 1]51812
Career total 1362135001812

References

  1. "Franculino Djú deixa Benfica e ruma ao Midtjylland" (in Portuguese). Record. 2023-02-02.
  2. "Franculino er ankommet: Glæder mig til at vise, hvad jeg kan" (in Danish). FCM.dk. 2023-07-03.
  3. "Vejle vs. Midtjylland". Soccerway. 2023-08-13.
  4. "Midtjylland vs. Omonia Nicosia". Soccerway. 2023-08-17.
  5. "Qualificação CAN'2023: BACIRO CANDÉ CHAMA ALAMA, OBLAK E PANOBU". O Democrata GB.
  6. Franculino Djú at Soccerway
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