Álvaro Djaló

Álvaro Djaló Dias-Fernandes (born 16 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao. Born in Spain, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career Born in Madrid, Djaló spent part of his upbringing in the Bilbao area and played for local clubs including He began his senior career with Braga's reserves in 2020, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 22 April 2022, to run until 2025. In July 2022, he started training with the senior team in preparation for the 2022–23 season.

Djaló made his professional and Primeira Liga debut as a late substitute against Sporting CP on 7 August 2022, and assisted his side's final goal to tie the game at 3–3.

In March 2024, Braga and Athletic Bilbao agreed an initial €15 million fee with potential add-ons (one of the Basque club's biggest transfer outlays) for the transfer of 24-year-old Djaló at the end of the 2023–24 season, with the player meeting the requirements of the Athletic Bilbao signing policy due to his years spent in the region as a juvenile. He made his La Liga debut on 28 August in a 1–0 home win over Valencia, and scored his first goal on 22 September in a 3–1 home success over Celta.

On 28 July 2025, after featuring sparingly, Djaló was loaned to Qatari side Al-Gharafa for one year.

International career Born in Spain, Djaló is of Bissau-Guinean descent and holds dual Spanish and Bissau-Guinean citizenship. He was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025.

Personal life His cousin Adu Ares is also a footballer.

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Honours Braga Taça da Liga: 2023–24 Taça de Portugal runner-up: 2022–23