Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo (born 6 December 1993), known as Joel Tagueu or simply Joel, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Hanoi.
 Joel playing for Santos in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Nkongsamba, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hanoi FC | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Iraty | ||
| 2011–2012 | Londrina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Londrina | 28 | (10) |
| 2014 | → Coritiba (loan) | 20 | (8) |
| 2015–2020 | Cruzeiro | 23 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Santos (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Botafogo (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Avaí (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Marítimo (loan) | 45 | (17) |
| 2020 | → Marítimo (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Marítimo | 72 | (19) |
| 2023 | → Al-Hazem (loan) | 15 | (7) |
| 2023– | Hanoi FC | 23 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Cameroon U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cameroon | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Londrina
Born in Nkongsamba, Joel moved to Brazil in September 2009, joining Iraty's youth setup.[1] In March 2011 he moved to neighbouring Londrina (which also had the same owner, Sérgio Malucelli), and was promoted to the first-team in 2012, after impressing in the youth squads.[2]
Joel made his first-team debut on 28 March 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Coritiba, for the Campeonato Paranaense championship.[3] He scored his first goal four days later, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against Toledo Colônia Work.[4]
In the 2014 season, Joel played an important role in Londrina's Paranaense winning campaign, and also scored regularly for the side in Série D. On 31 July 2014 he scored a brace in a 2–1 home success against Santos, for the campaign's Copa do Brasil.[5]
Coritiba (loan)
On 4 September 2014 Joel was loaned to Coritiba for the remainder of the season,[6] being subsequently negotiated with a German unnamed team.[7] He made his Série A debut three days later, again from the bench in a 0–0 away draw against Bahia.[8]
Joel scored his first goal in the Brazilian top flight on 10 September, netting the last of a 3–0 home success against Chapecoense.[9] Seven days later he scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against São Paulo, but fell into a hole into the locker room tunnel after going out to celebrate the last goal.[10]
Cruzeiro
On 16 December 2014 Joel moved to fellow league team Cruzeiro, for a R$2.5 million fee.[11] He made his debut for the club on 1 February of the following year, scoring the winner in an away success over Democrata-GV.
Joel was bought outright by Raposa in May 2015.[12] However, he struggled with injuries during the campaign, and appeared in only 11 league matches, scoring one goal.[13]
Loan spells
On 11 January 2016 Joel was loaned to fellow league team Santos, for one year.[14] He made his debut for the club on 30 January, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against São Bernardo.[15]
On 19 January 2017, Joel signed a one-year loan contract with Botafogo.[16]
On 20 June 2017, Joel signed a loan contract until the end of the year with Avaí.[17]
On 8 January 2018, Joel was sent on a season-long loan to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Marítimo.[18]
Return
In June 2019 he suffered a heart problem.[19]
In October 2019, Joel rejoined Cruzeiro and started to train with the team squad.[20][21][22]
Marítimo
On 7 August 2020, Joel signed a two-year contract with Marítimo.[23]
Al-Hazem
On 18 January 2023, Joel joined Saudi club Al-Hazem on loan.[24]
Hanoi FC
On 11 September 2023, V.League 1 side Hanoi FC confirmed they had signed Joel for a reported transfer fee of €800,000.[25] Joel made his debut for Hanoi in the AFC Champions League against Pohang Steelers on 20 September, where he scored a brace.[26] On 29 October, he made his V.League 1 debut and scored a hat-trick against Haiphong FC.
International career
He was ruled out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations due to a heart defect.[27]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 September 2023[28]
| Club | Season | League | State league | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Londrina | 2012 | — | 6[c] | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2013 | Série D | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | Série D | 5 | 3 | 10[c] | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 9 | |||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 12 | ||||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 8 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2015 | Série A | 11 | 1 | 8[d] | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Série A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |||
| Santos (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 16 | 2 | 12[f] | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| Botafogo (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 5[g] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Avaí (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 34 | 10 | |||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Marítimo | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 10 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 24 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 9 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 133 | 38 | — | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 41 | |||
| Al-Hazem (loan) | 2022–23 | First Division League | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | ||||
| Hanoi FC | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4[h] | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 234 | 65 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 318 | 87 | ||
International
- As of match played 14 June 2019[29]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.[29]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 June 2019 | Estadio Cerro del Espino, Majadahonda, Spain |  Zambia | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Londrina
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2014
Santos
References
External links
- Cruzeiro official profile (in Portuguese)
- SM Sports profile (in Portuguese)
- Joel at Soccerway