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 as a defensive midfielder.
Club career Born in Dapaong, Togo, 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 Cameroon's Elite One,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. In November 2013, he went on a trial at Ligue 2 side 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 only returning to his parent club six months later.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 August 2014, Djené went on trial with Spanish side AD Alcorcón,Togo: Djene Dakonam à l'essai à Alcorcon (Togo: Djene Dakonam trialling at Alcorcón); Africa Top Sports, 26 August 2014 joining the club permanently on 25 October.El internacional togolés Djené, inscrito con la A.D. Alcorcón (Togolese international Djené, inscribed with A.D. Alcorcón); AD Alcorcón, 25 October 2014 He made his Segunda División debut on the following day, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Zaragoza.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
On 23 March 2015, after already being a regular starter for the Madrid side, Djené renewed his contract until 2018.Djené renueva hasta junio de 2018 (Djené renews until June 2018); AD Alcorcón, 23 March 2015 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.Djene jugará en el Sint-Truidense la próxima temporada (Djené will play at Sint-Truidense the following season); AD Alcorcón, 1 July 2016
On 24 July of the following year, he returned to Spain, after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Getafe CF.Djene firma por 4 temporadas (Djene signs for 4 seasons); Getafe CF, 24 July 2017 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. He scored his first goal in the category on 17 March 2018, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away defeat of Real Sociedad. On 5 April 2026, Djené became the second-most-capped player in Getafe history, surpassing Angelillo with his 320th official appearance for the club in a 2–0 win over Athletic Bilbao, with only (335) ahead of him in the all-time rankings.
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.CAN 2013 : Gabon-Togo (1-1); Foot 365, 8 September 2012
Djené was included in Didier Six's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCoton Sport2013Elite One——60—602014——40—40Total——100—100Alcorcón2014–15Segunda División24100——2412015–1635000——350Total59100——591Sint-Truidense2016–17Belgian Pro League1901070—2702017–180000——00Total1901070—270Getafe2017–18La Liga36100——3612018–1934040——3802019–203401070—4202020–2134020——3602021–2235000——3502022–2333030——3602023–2433010——3402024–2531040——3502025–2634000——340Total304115070—3261Career total3822160240004222
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTogo201230201310Includes two non-FIFA matches02014402015502016802017120201850201970202030202190202240202360202480202550202641Total931
Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first.
+ List of international goals scored by DjenéNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 9 June 2026 El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco 3–1 5–1 Friendly
Honours Coton Sport Elite One: 2013, 2014 Cameroonian Cup: 2014
Individual UEFA La Liga Team of The Season: 2018–19
References
External links Profile at the Getafe CF website