Janio Bikel

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
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maccabi Netanya
Youth career
–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)
2023–2024 Gaziantep 16 (0)
2024– Maccabi Netanya 18 (0)
International career‡
2013 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2015 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2022– Guinea-Bissau 19 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2024

Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva (born 28 June 1995), known as Janio Bikel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Israeli club Maccabi Netanya. He formerly played for SC Heerenveen, NEC, CSKA Sofia, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Gaziantep. A former youth international for Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Club career

On 7 March 2015, Janio Bikel made his professional debut with SC Heerenveen in a 2014–15 Eredivisie match against ADO Den Haag.

On 14 June 2018, Janio Bikel signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[1]

Janio Bikel moved to Canadian Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 28 February 2020.[2] He scored his first goal on 23 June 2021, in a 2–1 loss to the LA Galaxy[3]

On 21 January 2022, Janio Bikel joined Italian club Vicenza on loan.[4]

Bikel didn't appear for Vancouver during their 2022 season, but was officially released by the club at the end of the season.[5]

On 11 February 2023, Bikel signed with Russian Premier League club FC Khimki.[6] Bikel left Khimki following their relegation in June 2023.[7]

On August 15, 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep.[8]

On 13 August 2024, signed for the Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.[9]

International career

Born in Guinea-Bissau and raised in Portugal, Bikel is a former youth international for Portugal. He debuted with the Guinea-Bissau national team in a friendly 3–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 23 March 2022.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 March 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heerenveen 2014-15[12] Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
NEC 2015-16[13] Eredivisie 32 2 2 0 — — 34 2
2016-17[14] Eredivisie 30 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 32 0
2017-18 Eerste Divisie 5 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 7 0
Total 67 2 4 0 — 2 0 73 2
CSKA Sofia 2018-19 Bulgarian First League 30 0 5 0 5[c] 0 — 40 0
2019-20 Bulgarian First League 14 0 1 0 6[c] 0 — 21 0
Total 44 0 6 0 11 0 — 61 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 2020[15] MLS 12 0 — — 0 0 12 0
2021[16] MLS 33 1 1 0 — 0 0 34 1
2022 MLS 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 45 1 1 0 — 0 0 46 1
Vicenza (loan) 2021-22 Serie B 17 0 0 0 — 2[d] 0 19 0
Khimki 2022-23[17] Russian Premier League 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Gaziantep 2023-24[18] Süper Lig 16 0 3 0 — — 19 0
Maccabi Netanya 2024-25[19] Israeli Premier League 12 0 0 0 — 1[e] 0 13 0
Career total 218 3 14 0 11 0 5 0 248 3
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Canadian Championship, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup and Israel State Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B Relegation play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Toto Cup

International

As of match played 20 March 2025[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea-Bissau 2022 4 0
2023 5 0
2024 12 0
2025 1 0
Total 22 0

References

  1. ^ "Нов футболист подписа с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). cska.bg. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire midfielder Janio Bikel via transfer from CSKA Sofia". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ whitecapsfc. "GOAL: Janio Bikel nets his first of the season | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ufficiale: Janio Bikel in biancorosso dal Vancouver Whitecaps!" (in Italian). Vicenza. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce roster updates and post-season training | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  6. ^ "ЖАНИУ БИКЕЛ ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "ХИМКИ"" [Janio Bikel moved to Khimki] (in Russian). FC Khimki. 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Тассано и Гильерме выставлены на трансфер" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Transfer Janio Bikel Gaziantep'te". gaziantepfk.org (in Turkish). 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. ^ Habaz, Tomer (13 August 2024). "מתחזקת: ג'אניו ביקל חתם רשמית במכבי בנתניה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  10. ^ "BACIRO CANDÉ APOSTA EM OITO ESTREIAS NO ONZE DOS DJURTUS CONTRA GUINÉ-EQUATORIAL". 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  11. ^ Janio Bikel at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  19. ^ "Games played by Janio Bikel in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Janio Bikel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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