Janio Bikel
Janio Bikel Figueiredo da Silva (born 28 June 1995), known as Janio Bikel, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Gaziantep.. He formerly played for SC Heerenveen, NEC, CSKA Sofia and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. A former youth international for Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team. Career On 7 March 2015, Janio Bikel made his professional debut with SC Heerenveen in a 2014–15 Eredivisie match against ADO Den Haag. On 14 June 2018, Janio Bikel signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. Janio Bikel moved to Canadian Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 28 February 2020. He scored his first goal on 23 June 2021, in a 2–1 loss to the LA Galaxy On 21 January 2022, Janio Bikel joined Italian club Vicenza on loan. Bikel didn't appear for Vancouver during their 2022 season, but was officially released by the club at the end of the season. On 11 February 2023, Bikel signed with Russian Premier League club FC Khimki. Bikel left Khimki following their relegation in June 2023. On August 15, 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep. 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. References External links 1995 births Living people Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Canada Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Russia Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada FC Khimki players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers from Bissau Gaziantep F.K. footballers Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers LR Vicenza players Major League Soccer players Men's association football midfielders Naturalised citizens of Portugal NEC Nijmegen players PFC CSKA Sofia players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Canada Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent Russian Premier League players SC Heerenveen players Serie B players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players