Djené
{{short description|Togolese footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Dakonam|Ortega|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Djené
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dapaong, Togo
| position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder, right-back
| currentclub = Getafe
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Étoile Filante
| years1 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = Tonnerre d'Abomey
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2011–2014
| clubs2 = Coton Sport
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = Alcorcón
| caps3 = 59
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = Sint-Truidense
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–
| clubs5 = Getafe
| caps5 = 261
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Togo U20
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2012–
| nationalteam2 = Togo
| nationalcaps2 = 84
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 17 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 18:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Djené Dakonam Ortega (born 31 December 1991), known mononymously as Djené, is a Togolese professional footballer who plays for and captains both La Liga club Getafe and the Togo national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back and defensive midfielder.
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,[http://westafricanfootball.com/2011/12/17/djene-dakonam/ Djene Dakonam]; West African Football, 17 December 2011 appearing regularly afterwards.
Djené was named in the Coton Sport's squad for the 2012 CAF Champions League campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CL_players12/Coton%20Sport%20FC.pdf|title=Coton Sport squad listing|publisher=CAF Online|access-date=26 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017032258/http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CL_players12/Coton%20Sport%20FC.pdf|archive-date=17 October 2012}} In November 2013, he went on a trial at Ligue 2 side RC Lens,[http://www.africatopsports.com/2013/11/28/djen-dakonam-linternational-togolais-a-lessai-au-rc-lens/ Djene Dakonam: l’international togolais à l’essai au RC Lens! (Djene Dakonam: Togolese international on trial at RC Lens!)]; Africa Top Sports, 28 November 2013 {{in lang|fr}} only returning to his parent club six months later.[http://www.africatopsports.com/2014/02/17/djene-dakonam-le-togolais-de-retour-a-coton-sport-garoua/ Djene Dakonam: Le Togolais de retour à Coton Sport Garoua! (Djene Dakonam: Togolese returns to Coton Sport Garoua!)]; Africa Top Sports, 17 February 2014 {{in lang|fr}}
In August 2014, Djené went on a trial at Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón,[http://www.africatopsports.com/2014/08/26/togo-djene-dakonam-lessai-alcorcon/ Togo: Djene Dakonam à l’essai à Alcorcon (Togo: Djene Dakonam trialling at Alcorcón)]; Africa Top Sports, 26 August 2014 {{in lang|fr}} joining the club permanently on 25 October.[http://adalcorcon.com/noticia/el-internacional-togoles-djene-inscrito-con-la-a-d-alcorcon/ El internacional togolés Djené, inscrito con la A.D. Alcorcón (Togolese international Djené, inscribed with A.D. Alcorcón)]; AD Alcorcón, 25 October 2014 {{in lang|es}} He made his debut on the following day, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Zaragoza.[http://www.marca.com/2014/10/26/futbol/2adivision/1414355552.html Borja Bastón y Jaime meten al Zaragoza en zona de promoción (Borja Bastón and Jaime put Zaragoza in the promotion zone)]; Marca, 26 October 2014 {{in lang|es}}
On 23 March 2015, after already being a regular starter for the Madrid side, Djené renewed his contract until 2018.[http://adalcorcon.com/noticia/djene-renueva-hasta-junio-de-2018/ Djené renueva hasta junio de 2018 (Djené renews until June 2018)]; AD Alcorcón, 23 March 2015 {{in lang|es}} On 9 May, he scored his first professional goal, netting the game's only in an away success at CE Sabadell FC.
On 1 July 2016, Djené was transferred to Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truidense.[http://www.adalcorcon.com/noticia/djene-jugara-en-el-sint-truidense-la-proxima-temporada Djene jugará en el Sint-Truidense la próxima temporada (Djené will play at Sint-Truidense the following season)]; AD Alcorcón, 1 July 2016 {{in lang|es}} On 24 July of the following year, he returned to Spain, after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Getafe CF.[http://getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/4575/Djene-firma-por-4-temporadas.aspx Djene firma por 4 temporadas (Djene signs for 4 seasons)]; Getafe CF, 24 July 2017 {{in lang|es}}
Djené's debut in the top division of Spanish football came on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[https://futbol.as.com/futbol/2017/08/20/primera/1503219846_950709.html Premio a la resistencia del Geta (Prize to Geta's resistance)]; Diario AS, 20 August 2017 {{in lang|es}} He scored his first goal in the category on 17 March, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away defeat of Real Sociedad.
International career
Djené was named in Togo's main squad for the 2011 WAFU Nations Cup, shortly after being called up by Benin. He made his international debut on 8 September 2012, starting in a 1–1 draw against Gabon.[http://www.football365.fr/can-2013-gabon-togo-1-1-889961.shtml CAN 2013 : Gabon-Togo (1-1)]; Foot 365, 8 September 2012 {{in lang|fr}}
Djené was included in Didier Six's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,[http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/39/148/62112/CAN-/Teams/Togo-.aspx Togo]; Ahram Online, 13 January 2013 and appeared in all of Togo's matches during the tournament, being eventually knocked out in the quarter-finals. He has made over 65 appearances for Togo.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 4 November 2024}}{{Soccerway|dakonam-ortega-djene/281504}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Coton Sport
|2013 |rowspan="2"|Elite One |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|Appearances in CAF Champions League|name=CAFCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2014
|colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=CAFCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Alcorcón
|rowspan="2"|Segunda División |24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16
|35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 59 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Sint-Truidense
|rowspan="2"|Belgian Pro League |19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="9"|Getafe
|rowspan="8"|La Liga |36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | |34 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!251 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 269 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!329 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 2 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 17 November 2024}}{{NFT|48167}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="13" |Togo
|2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 10includes two NonFifa matches | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |0 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total | 84 | 0 |
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Honours
Coton Sport
- Elite One: 2013, 2014
- Cameroonian Cup: 2014
Individual
- UEFA La Liga Team of The Season: 2018–19{{Cite web|url=https://es.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0251-0e99b4b49742-057999adca0e-1000--equipo-de-la-liga-2018-19/|title=Equipo de la Liga 2018/19|date=20 May 2019|publisher=UEFA|language=es|trans-title=2018/19 League Team|access-date=11 September 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://getafecf.com/Primerequipo/Plantilla/FichaJugador.aspx?te=2022&di=1&eq=9&ju=1582&op=149838 Profile] at the Getafe CF website
- {{BDFutbol|name=Djené}}
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- {{Soccerway|name=Djené}}
{{Getafe CF squad}}
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