Jardel (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esmiraldo Sá da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Radomiak Radom (on loan from Vizela) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Barreirense | ||
| 2014–2015 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Deportivo Fabril | 49 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Real Valladolid Promesas | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Algeciras | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Mérida | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Leça | 17 | (7) |
| 2021–2023 | Feirense | 39 | (11) |
| 2023– | Vizela | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Guinea-Bissau | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Esmiraldo Sá da Silva (born 20 September 1997), known professionally as Jardel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom, on loan from Vizela, and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Career[edit]
Jardel started his senior career with Spanish third tier side Deportivo Fabril.[1] In 2020, he signed for Leça in the Portuguese third tier.[2] In 2021, Jardel signed for Portuguese second tier club Feirense.[3] On 21 August 2022, he went viral on the internet after scoring a penalty with an unusual run-up and then missing a 90th minute penalty using the same run-up during a 1–1 draw with Leixões.[4]
On 24 June 2023, Jardel signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club Vizela.[5]
On 14 February 2024, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom on loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.[6] Two days later, he made his debut in the starting line-up in a 0–4 home loss against Pogoń Szczecin.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "JARDEL -"SERIA UMA HONRA REPRESENTAR A SELEÇÃO DA GUINÉ-BISSAU"". fut245.com.
- ^ "'Pênalti-estátua': atacante que viralizou explica motivo da batida". placar.abril.com.br.
- ^ "JARDEL CONVOCADO PARA AMIGÁVEIS CONTRA HAITI E RDC". ogologb.net.
- ^ "Strangest penalty ever? CD Feirense striker scores penalty with bizarre technique". givemesport.com.
- ^ "Ataque reforçado com Jardel" [Attack reinforced with Jardel]. FC Vizela (in European Portuguese). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Jardel wypożyczony do Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "PKO Ekstraklasa: Radomiak 0-4 Pogoń". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Jardel at Soccerway
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
- Naturalised citizens of Portugal
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- F.C. Barreirense players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- Deportivo Fabril players
- Real Valladolid Promesas players
- Algeciras CF footballers
- Mérida AD players
- Leça F.C. players
- C.D. Feirense players
- F.C. Vizela players
- Radomiak Radom players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda División B players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Bissau-Guinean football biography stubs