Mesaque Djú

Mesaque Djú
Personal information
Full name	Mesaque Geremias Djú
Date of birth	18 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Gorica
Number	12
Youth career
2009–2010	Amadora CF
2010–2018	Benfica
2018–2022	West Ham United Reserves
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2019	Benfica B
2019–2022	West Ham United
2022–2023	OFI
2023–2024	Mafra
2024–	Gorica
International career‡
2015	Portugal U16
2016	Portugal U17
2017	Portugal U18
2017–2018	Portugal U19
2017–2019	Portugal U20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2019

Mesaque Geremias Djú (born 18 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian Football League club Gorica. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he was a youth international for Portugal.

Career

Benfica B

After joining Benfica as a youth player in 2010, Djú made his debut for Benfica B as a 63rd minute substitute in a 4–1 loss to Braga B on 14 May 2017.^[3] During his time at Benfica B, he made eight LigaPro appearances, scoring once.^[2]

West Ham United

On 30 January 2019, Djú signed for English club West Ham United on a free transfer.^[4]

OFI

On 28 September 2022, Djú signed for Greek club OFI on a two-year deal.^[5]

Honours

Benfica^[2]

Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18
2016–17 UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17

Portugal U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2016^[2]

Portugal U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2018

Individual

UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017^[6]

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mesque Dju". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "Benfica II vs. Sporting Braga II 1–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "West Ham sign Portuguese forward Mesaque Dju". West Ham United F.C. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Mésaque Djú" (in Greek). OFI Crete. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Technical Report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

External links

Mesaque Djú at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Mesaque Djú national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Mesaque Djú at the Croatian Football Federation

[1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.

[sw-2] "Mesque Dju". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[3] "Benfica II vs. Sporting Braga II 1–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[4] "West Ham sign Portuguese forward Mesaque Dju". West Ham United F.C. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[5] "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Mésaque Djú" (in Greek). OFI Crete. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[Technical_Report-6] "Technical Report". UEFA. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

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