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Joel Tagueu
Joel vs Sao Bernardo-30 01 16-2.jpg
Joel playing for Santos in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Nkongsamba, Cameroon
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Paysandu
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)
2023–2024 Hanoi FC 23 (10)
2024– Paysandu 0 (0)
National team
2011 Cameroon U20 3 (0)
2018–2019 Cameroon 6 (1)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2023.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 October 2019

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 Brazilian club Paysandu.

Club career

Londrina

Born in Nkongsamba, Joel moved to Brazil in September 2009, joining Iraty's youth setup. 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.

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. He scored his first goal four days later, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against Toledo Colônia Work.

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.

Coritiba (loan)

On 4 September 2014 Joel was loaned to Coritiba for the remainder of the season, being subsequently negotiated with a German unnamed team. He made his Série A debut three days later, again from the bench in a 0–0 away draw against Bahia.

Joel scored his first goal in the Brazilian top flight on 10 September, netting the last of a 3–0 home success against Chapecoense. 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.

Cruzeiro

On 16 December 2014 Joel moved to fellow league team Cruzeiro, for a R$2.5 million fee. 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. However, he struggled with injuries during the campaign, and appeared in only 11 league matches, scoring one goal.

Loan spells

Joel vs Sao Bernardo-30 01 16
Joel warming up for Santos in 2016

On 11 January 2016 Joel was loaned to fellow league team Santos, for one year. 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.

On 19 January 2017, Joel signed a one-year loan contract with Botafogo.

On 20 June 2017, Joel signed a loan contract until the end of the year with Avaí.

On 8 January 2018, Joel was sent on a season-long loan to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Marítimo.

Return

In June 2019 he suffered a heart problem.

In October 2019, Joel rejoined Cruzeiro and started to train with the team squad.

Marítimo

On 7 August 2020, Joel signed a two-year contract with Marítimo.

Al-Hazem

On 18 January 2023, Joel joined Saudi club Al-Hazem on loan.

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. Joel made his debut for Hanoi in the AFC Champions League against Pohang Steelers on 20 September, where he scored a brace. 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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Londrina 2012 6 1 6 1
2013 Série D 2 0 5 2 7 2
2014 Série D 5 3 10 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 2 0 0 5 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 3 7 2 35 7
Botafogo (loan) 2017 Série A 3 0 5 1 0 0 2 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 22 7 3 3 4 2 29 12
Career total 252 69 46 13 22 8 8 2 11 2 339 94

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2018 3 0
2019 3 1
Total 6 1
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
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

  • Campeonato Paulista: 2016

See also

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