Franculino Djabi in Stable Condition After Surgery

Midtjylland midfielder Franculino Djabi is in a stable condition after undergoing two operations, the club has confirmed. Doctors have brought him out of a medically induced coma, and he is described as “doing well under the circumstances”.

It is a fragile kind of relief, but relief all the same for a player whose career had only just begun to gather pace.

Djabi, a product of Benfica Lisbon’s academy, moved to Midtjylland in 2023, drawn into a club that has built a reputation for polishing young talent. The Guinea-Bissau international spent time away on loan before returning to Denmark, yet he has not made a league appearance this season.

His absence has unfolded in parallel with a tense title push. Under former BVB coach Mike Tullberg, Midtjylland sit second in the table and are firmly in the championship round fight. The team keeps grinding, the fixtures keep coming, but the story around Djabi now stretches beyond tactics and standings.

For the club and for the player, the priority is no longer minutes or statistics. It is recovery — step by step — from a situation that has already demanded two surgeries and a spell in a coma. The title race will play out in the coming weeks; Djabi’s battle is measured in quieter, harder-won gains.