Djené Dakonam

Djené
Personal information
Full name Djené Dakonam Ortega
Date of birth (1991-12-31) 31 December 1991
Place of birth Dapaong, Togo
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
Alcorcón
Number 3
Youth career
Étoile Filante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Tonnerre d'Abomey
2011–2014 Coton Sport
2014– Alcorcón 51 (1)
National team
2012– Togo 15 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2014

Djené Dakonam Ortega, simply known as Djené (born 31 December 1991), is a Togolese footballer who plays for Alcorcón in Spain. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a central defender.

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,[1] appearing regularly afterwards.

Djené was named in the Coton Sport's squad for the 2012 CAF Champions League campaign.[2] In November 2013 he went on a trial at Ligue 2 side RC Lens,[3] only returning to his parent club six months later.[4]

In August 2014 Djené went on a trial at Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón,[5] joining the club permanently on 25 October.[6] He made his debut on the following day, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Zaragoza.[7]

On 23 March 2015, after already being a regular starter for the Madrid side, Djené renewed his link until 2018.[8] On 9 May he scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only in an away success at CE Sabadell FC.

International career

Djené was named in Togo's main squad for the 2011 WAFU Nations Cup, shortly after being called up by Benin.[1] He made his international debut on 8 September 2012, starting in a 1–1 draw against Gabon.[9]

Djené was included in Didier Six's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,[10] and appeared in all of Togo's matches during the tournament, being eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals.

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