| Joel Tagueu | |
| Full Name: | Diederrick Joel Tagueu Tadjo |
| Birth Date: | 6 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Nkongsamba, Cameroon |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Penang |
| Clubnumber: | 95 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Iraty |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Londrina |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Londrina |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Coritiba (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Cruzeiro |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Santos (loan) |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Botafogo (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Avaí (loan) |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Marítimo (loan) |
| Caps7: | 45 |
| Goals7: | 17 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Marítimo (loan) |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs9: | Marítimo |
| Caps9: | 72 |
| Goals9: | 19 |
| Years10: | 2023 |
| Clubs10: | → Al-Hazem (loan) |
| Caps10: | 15 |
| Goals10: | 7 |
| Years11: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs11: | Hanoi FC |
| Caps11: | 23 |
| Goals11: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cameroon U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Cameroon |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 December 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 7 August 2020, Joel signed a two-year contract with Marítimo.[23]
On 18 January 2023, Joel joined Saudi club Al-Hazem on loan.[24]
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.
He was ruled out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations due to a heart defect.[27]
| 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 | |||
| +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.
Londrina
2014
Santos