Janio Bikel
Bissau-Guinean footballer
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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.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2024 | |||
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.[citation needed]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Canadian Championship, Coppa Italia, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup and Israel State Cup
- Appearance(s) in Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Serie B Relegation play-offs
International
- As of match played 20 March 2025[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
