Ussumane Djaló
Portuguese footballer (born 2005)
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Ussumane Djaló (born 6 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SJK. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he is a Portugal youth international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Ponte Frielas | ||
| 2018–2022 | Benfica | ||
| 2022–2024 | Porto | ||
| 2024 | → Southampton (loan) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Porto B | 9 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Mafra | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | SJK | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U18 | 11 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U19 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Early life
Djaló was born on 6 January 2005. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he moved with his family to Portugal at the age of thirteen.[1]
Club career
As a youth player, Djaló joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Ponte Frielas. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Benfica in 2018. Four years later, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Porto, where he played in the UEFA Youth League[2] and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2023, where he made nine league appearances and scored zero goals.
In 2024, he was sent on loan to the youth academy of English Premier League side Southampton, before joining the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Torino the same year. Subsequently, he signed for Portuguese side Mafra in 2025, where he made two league appearances and scored zero goals. Ahead of the 2026 season, he signed for Finnish side SJK.[3]
International career
Djaló is a Portugal youth international. During May 2022, he played for the Portugal national under-17 football team at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[1]