In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Figueiredo and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Janio Bikel
Personal information
Full name
Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva
Date of birth
(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gaziantep
Number
12
Youth career
0000–2012
Torre Levante
2012–2015
SC Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2015
SC Heerenveen
6
(0)
2015–2018
NEC
67
(2)
2018–2020
CSKA Sofia
61
(0)
2020–2022
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
45
(1)
2022
→ Vicenza (loan)
17
(0)
2023
FC Khimki
11
(0)
2023–
Gaziantep
11
(0)
International career‡
2013
Portugal U19
3
(0)
2015
Portugal U20
5
(0)
2022–
Guinea-Bissau
3
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 October 2022
Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva (born 28 June 1995), known as Janio Bikel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Gaziantep.. He formerly played for SC Heerenveen, NEC, CSKA Sofia and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. A former youth international for Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
JanioBikel Figueiredo da Silva (born 28 June 1995), known as JanioBikel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish...
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Guinea who struck first in the 21st minute due to poor concentration by JanioBikel, who allowed Emilio Nsue through, and he converted with an expertly taken...
rossonero" (in Italian). Lucchese. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023. "JanioBikel e Malik Djibril convocati in Nazionale!" (Press release) (in Italian)...
2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020. "Whitecaps FC acquire midfielder JanioBikel via transfer from CSKA Sofia". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 28, 2020...
Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023. "JANIOBIKEL GAZİANTEP'TE!". www.gaziantepfk.org (in Turkish). Gaziantep F.K. 15 August...
Exposed JanioBikel Derek Cornelius Cody Cropper Cristian Dájome David Egbo Marcus Godinho Cristián Gutiérrez Florian Jungwirth Luis Martins Jake Nerwinski...
2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023. "ЖАНИУ БИКЕЛ ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "ХИМКИ"" [JanioBikel moved to Khimki] (in Russian). FC Khimki. February 11, 2023. Retrieved...
Exposed Bruno Gaspar Derek Cornelius David Egbo JanioBikel Marcus Godinho Érik Godoy Florian Jungwirth Jasser Khmiri Evan Newton Leonard Owusu Tosaint...
August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021. "Whitecaps FC loan midfielder JanioBikel to LR Vicenza". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January...
debut on 8 September 2017 in the 3–0 loss to Den Bosch. He came on for JanioBikel after 65 minutes. He suffered a number of injuries during his first period...
Source 12 GK Evan Newton Retired Option declined October 18, 2022 15 MF JanioBikel FC Khimki 18 FW David Egbo 33 MF Michael Baldisimo San Jose Earthquakes...
28, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020. "Whitecaps FC acquire midfielder JanioBikel via transfer from CSKA Sofia". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 28, 2020...
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