Franculino Djú
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franculino Gluda Djú | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2023 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Midtjylland | 59 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Guinea-Bissau | 12 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025 | |||
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.
Club 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
Club
- As of match played 14 August 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 5 | 32 | 17 |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12[b] | 4 | 41 | 16 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 7 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 81 | 41 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 20 March 2025[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- As of match played 10 June 2024
- Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Djú goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2023 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Sierra Leone |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Benfica Youth
Midtjylland
References
- ^ "Franculino Djú deixa Benfica e ruma ao Midtjylland" (in Portuguese). Record. 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Franculino er ankommet: Glæder mig til at vise, hvad jeg kan" (in Danish). FCM.dk. 2023-07-03.
- ^ "Vejle vs. Midtjylland". Soccerway. 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Midtjylland vs. Omonia Nicosia". Soccerway. 2023-08-17.
- ^ "Qualificação CAN'2023: BACIRO CANDÉ CHAMA ALAMA, OBLAK E PANOBU". O Democrata GB.
- ^ Franculino Djú at Soccerway
- ^ "Franculino Djú". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Reaktioner på mesterskabet: En vanvittig følelse" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
External links
- Franculino Djú at FC Midtjylland (in Danish)
- Franculino Djú at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Franculino Djú at Soccerway
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