In context
- When
- Tuesday, December 31 199135 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Djené
At a glance
Born 1991-12-31.
Known as: association football player. Citizenship: Togo.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Djené Dakonam Ortega, 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.
Path and career
Career statistics Club As of match played 17 May 2026 [ 1 ] 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 [
Honours Coton Sport Elite One : 2013, 2014 Cameroonian Cup : 2014 Individual UEFA La Liga Team of The Season: 2018–19 [ 1 ] ^ "Equipo de la Liga 2018/19" [2018/19 League Team] (in Spanish). UEFA. 20 May 2019 . Retrieved 11 September 2019 .
Why this date
Djené appears on our December 31 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
December 31 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
Also in 1991
- September 9TajikistanTajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- September 11Continental Express Flight 2574Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.
- March 14EscondidaEscondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
- September 12Space Shuttle DiscoveryNASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
- September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
- September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
- October 201991 Uttarkashi earthquakeAn earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.
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Questions about this entry
When did Djené happen?
December 31 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Tuesday.
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