Daniel Banjaqui
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| Full name | Daniel Armando Fonseca da Silva Banjaqui | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Benfica B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | Real | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2025 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Benfica B | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Benfica | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U16 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Portugal U17 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Armando Fonseca da Silva Banjaqui (born 24 March 2008) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Benfica B.
Early life
[edit]Banjaqui was born on 24 March 2008. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he is the younger brother of Guinea-Bissau international Zidane Banjaqui and Portuguese footballer Figo Banjaqui.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Banjaqui joined the youth academy of Real. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Benfica in 2018.[2]
On 17 December 2025, Banjaqui made his debut for Benfica's senior team, coming on as a substitute for the final minutes of a 2–0 victory over Farense in the Taça de Portugal.[3] On 25 January 2026, he made his Primeira Liga debut, starting in a 4–0 victory over Estrela da Amadora, where he assisted fellow debutant Anísio Cabral for the final goal of the match.[4]
International career
[edit]Banjaqui is a Portugal youth international. During May and June 2025, he played for the Portugal national under-17 football team at the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Style of play
[edit]Banjaqui plays as a defender. English newspaper The Guardian wrote in 2025 that he is "a true locomotive... a fast and powerful full-back".[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 February 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Benfica | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Portugal U17
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "A família de craques mundiais de Daniel Banjaqui" [Daniel Banjaqui's family of world-class stars] (in Portuguese). Craques.pt. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ Daniel Banjaqui at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ ""Obrigado pela oportunidade" – a estreia de Banjaqui na equipa A" ["Thank you for the opportunity" – Banjaqui's A-team debut] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Banjaqui e Anísio: estreias distintas, mas inesquecíveis" [Banjaqui and Anísio: distinct but unforgettable debuts] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ Daniel Banjaqui at Soccerway
- ↑ "Cabral fires Portugal to first U-17 World Cup title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ↑ "Portugal win 2025 U17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA. 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Banjaqui at WorldFootball.net
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players