Djené

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dakonam and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.

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 defensive midfielder.

Djené

Personal information
Full name	Djené Dakonam Ortega[1]
Date of birth	(1991-12-31) 31 December 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth	Dapaong, Togo
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team	Getafe
Number	2
Youth career
	Étoile Filante
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Tonnerre d'Abomey
2011–2014	Coton Sport
2014–2016	Alcorcón	59	(1)
2016–2017	Sint-Truidense	19	(0)
2017–	Getafe	270	(1)
International career‡
2010	Togo U20
2012–	Togo	84	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Dapaong, 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 Cameroonian Elite One,^[3] appearing regularly afterwards.

Djené was named in the Coton Sport's squad for the 2012 CAF Champions League campaign.^[4] In November 2013, he went on a trial at Ligue 2 side RC Lens,^[5] only returning to his parent club six months later.^[6]

In August 2014, Djené went on a trial at Spanish Segunda División side AD Alcorcón,^[7] joining the club permanently on 25 October.^[8] He made his debut on the following day, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Zaragoza.^[9]

On 23 March 2015, after already being a regular starter for the Madrid side, Djené renewed his contract until 2018.^[10] 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.^[11] On 24 July of the following year, he returned to Spain, after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Getafe CF.^[12]

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.^[13] He scored his first goal in the category on 17 March, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away defeat of Real Sociedad.

International career

Djené was named in Togo's main squad for the 2011 WAFU Nations Cup, shortly after being called up by Benin.^[3] He made his international debut on 8 September 2012, starting in a 1–1 draw against Gabon.^[14]

Djené was included in Didier Six's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,^[15] 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

As of match played 4 November 2024^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coton Sport	2013	Elite One	—		—		6[a]	0	—		6	0
	2014		—		—		4[a]	0	—		4	0
	Total		—		—		10	0	—		10	0
Alcorcón	2014–15	Segunda División	24	1	0	0	—		—		24	1
	2015–16		35	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
	Total		59	1	0	0	—		—		59	1
Sint-Truidense	2016–17	Belgian Pro League	19	0	1	0	7[b]	0	—		27	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		19	0	1	0	7	0	—		27	0
Getafe	2017–18	La Liga	36	1	0	0	—		—		36	1
	2018–19		34	0	4	0	—		—		38	0
	2019–20		34	0	1	0	7[b]	0	—		42	0
	2020–21		34	0	2	0	—		—		36	0
	2021–22		35	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
	2022–23		33	0	3	0	—		—		36	0
	2023–24		33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	2024–25		12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		251	1	11	0	7	0	—		269	1
Career total			329	2	12	0	24	0	0	0	365	2

1. Appearances in CAF Champions League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Togo	2012	3	0
	2013	10[a]	0
	2014	4	0
	2015	5	0
	2016	8	0
	2017	12	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	7	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	4	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	8	0
Total		84	0

1. includes two NonFifa matches

Honours

Coton Sport

• Elite One: 2013, 2014
• Cameroonian Cup: 2014

Individual

• UEFA La Liga Team of The Season: 2018–19^[18]