Djaniny
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Djaniny with Cape Verde in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Scorpion Vermelho | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Velense | ? | (50) |
| 2011–2012 | União Leiria | 28 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Benfica B | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Olhanense (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Nacional | 29 | (7) |
| 2014–2018 | Santos Laguna | 129 | (42) |
| 2018–2020 | Al Ahli | 43 | (28) |
| 2020–2023 | Trabzonspor | 77 | (18) |
| 2023 | → Sharjah (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Al Fateh | 43 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2020 | Cape Verde | 35 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:48, 31 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo (born 21 March 1991), known as Djaniny, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward.
After totalling 75 games and 12 goals in the Portuguese Primeira Liga for União de Leiria, Olhanense and Nacional, he won club and individual honours with Santos Laguna in Mexico, Trabzonspor of Turkey and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. He also played in Saudi Arabia with Al Ahli and Al Fateh.
Djaniny was first capped by Cape Verde in 2012, and represented the country at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and 2015.