Djené

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dakonam and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.

Djené
Personal information
Full name Djené Dakonam Ortega[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-31) 31 December 1991 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Dapaong, Togo
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Getafe
Number 2
Youth career
Étoile Filante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Tonnerre d'Abomey
2011–2014 Coton Sport
2014–2016 Alcorcón 59 (1)
2016–2017 Sint-Truidense 19 (0)
2017– Getafe 240 (1)
International career‡
2010 Togo U20
2012– Togo 82 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:58, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Djené Dakonam Ortega (born 31 December 1991), known as Djené, is a Togolese professional footballer who plays for and captains both La Liga club Getafe and the Togo national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back and defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Dapaong, Djené moved to Benin in 2009, after graduating from Étoile Filante du Togo's youth setup, joining Tonnerre d'Abomey. In 2011, he moved to Coton Sport in Cameroonian Elite One,[3] appearing regularly afterwards.

Djené was named in the Coton Sport's squad for the 2012 CAF Champions League campaign.[4] In November 2013, he went on a trial at Ligue 2 side RC Lens,[5] only returning to his parent club six months later.[6]

In August 2014, Djené went on a trial at Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón,[7] joining the club permanently on 25 October.[8] He made his debut on the following day, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Zaragoza.[9]

On 23 March 2015, after already being a regular starter for the Madrid side, Djené renewed his contract until 2018.[10] On 9 May, he scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only in an away success at CE Sabadell FC.

On 1 July 2016, Djené was transferred to Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truidense.[11] On 24 July of the following year, he returned to Spain, after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Getafe CF.[12]

Djené's debut in the top division of Spanish football came on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[13] He scored his first goal in the category on 17 March, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away defeat of Real Sociedad.

International career

Djené was named in Togo's main squad for the 2011 WAFU Nations Cup, shortly after being called up by Benin.[3] He made his international debut on 8 September 2012, starting in a 1–1 draw against Gabon.[14]

Djené was included in Didier Six's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,[15] and appeared in all of Togo's matches during the tournament, being eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals. He has made over 65 appearances for Togo.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 August 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coton Sport 2013 Elite One — — 6[a] 0 — 6 0
2014 — — 4[a] 0 — 4 0
Total — — 10 0 — 10 0
Alcorcón 2014–15 Segunda División 24 1 0 0 — — 24 1
2015–16 35 0 0 0 — — 35 0
Total 59 1 0 0 — — 59 1
Sint-Truidense 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 19 0 1 0 7[b] 0 — 27 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 19 0 1 0 7 0 — 27 0
Getafe 2017–18 La Liga 36 1 0 0 — — 36 1
2018–19 34 0 4 0 — — 38 0
2019–20 34 0 1 0 7[b] 0 — 42 0
2020–21 34 0 2 0 — — 36 0
2021–22 35 0 0 0 — — 35 0
2022–23 33 0 3 0 — — 36 0
2023–24 33 0 1 0 — — 34 0
2024–25 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 240 1 11 0 7 0 — 258 1
Career total 318 2 12 0 24 0 0 0 354 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in CAF Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 10 October 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Togo 2012 3 0
2013 10[a] 0
2014 4 0
2015 5 0
2016 8 0
2017 12 0
2018 5 0
2019 7 0
2020 3 0
2021 9 0
2022 4 0
2023 6 0
2024 6 0
Total 82 0
  1. ^ includes two NonFifa matches

Honours

Coton Sport

Individual

  • UEFA La Liga Team of The Season: 2018–19[18]

References

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 13 de agosto de 2021, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 13 August 2021, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Djené". Getafe CF. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b Djene Dakonam; West African Football, 17 December 2011
  4. ^ "Coton Sport squad listing" (PDF). CAF Online. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ Djene Dakonam: l’international togolais à l’essai au RC Lens! (Djene Dakonam: Togolese international on trial at RC Lens!); Africa Top Sports, 28 November 2013 (in French)
  6. ^ Djene Dakonam: Le Togolais de retour à Coton Sport Garoua! (Djene Dakonam: Togolese returns to Coton Sport Garoua!); Africa Top Sports, 17 February 2014 (in French)
  7. ^ Togo: Djene Dakonam à l’essai à Alcorcon (Togo: Djene Dakonam trialling at Alcorcón); Africa Top Sports, 26 August 2014 (in French)
  8. ^ El internacional togolés Djené, inscrito con la A.D. Alcorcón (Togolese international Djené, inscribed with A.D. Alcorcón); AD Alcorcón, 25 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Borja Bastón y Jaime meten al Zaragoza en zona de promoción (Borja Bastón and Jaime put Zaragoza in the promotion zone); Marca, 26 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Djené renueva hasta junio de 2018 (Djené renews until June 2018); AD Alcorcón, 23 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Djene jugará en el Sint-Truidense la próxima temporada (Djené will play at Sint-Truidense the following season); AD Alcorcón, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Djene firma por 4 temporadas (Djene signs for 4 seasons); Getafe CF, 24 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Premio a la resistencia del Geta (Prize to Geta's resistance); Diario AS, 20 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ CAN 2013 : Gabon-Togo (1-1); Foot 365, 8 September 2012 (in French)
  15. ^ Togo; Ahram Online, 13 January 2013
  16. ^ Djené at Soccerway
  17. ^ Djené at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ^ "Equipo de la Liga 2018/19" [2018/19 League Team] (in Spanish). UEFA. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.