Sérgio Semedo

Sérgio Manuel Monteiro Semedo (born 23 February 1988) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Onisilos Sotira 2014 as a midfielder.

Sérgio Semedo
Personal information
Full name Sérgio Manuel Monteiro Semedo[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-23) 23 February 1988[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Onisilos Sotira
Number 6
Youth career
1996–2006 CAC Pontinha
2006–2007 Estrela Amadora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 1º Dezembro
2008–2009 Futebol Benfica 26 (4)
2009–2011 Pinhalnovense 51 (3)
2011–2012 Portimonense 27 (2)
2012–2015 Marítimo 10 (0)
2013–2014 → Portimonense (loan) 37 (3)
2014–2015 → Olhanense (loan) 20 (5)
2015 → Gil Vicente (loan) 14 (0)
2015–2016 Feirense 42 (0)
2017 Apollon Limassol 12 (1)
2017 Sūduva 2 (0)
2018 Leixões 7 (0)
2019 Covilhã 11 (0)
2019– Onisilos Sotira 16 (0)
National team‡
2014– Cape Verde 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:23, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Semedo spent one decade in the youth system of local Clube Atlético e Cultural, then played lower league or amateur football until the age of 23. In the summer of 2011, he signed with Portimonense S.C. of the second division.

Semedo made his debut in the Primeira Liga in the 2012–13 season, with C.S. Marítimo,[2] his first game in the competition occurring on 18 August 2012 by starting and playing 53 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Rio Ave FC.[3] In the following years he competed in the second level, with former side Portimonense and S.C. Olhanense.

Semedo returned to the top flight midway through the 2014–15 campaign, signing with Gil Vicente FC.[4] He moved back to the second tier the following summer, joining C.D. Feirense and helping them promote in his first year (30 matches, 24 starts), after which he renewed his contract.[5]

In another winter transfer market move, Semedo switched to the Cypriot First Division with Apollon Limassol.[6] He represented a further two clubs in less than one year, FK Sūduva Marijampolė in Lithuania[7] and Leixões S.C. from the Portuguese second division.[8]

In January 2019, Semedo almost signed with FC Dunărea Călărași, recently promoted to the Romanian Liga I,[9] but the deal eventually fell through.

International career

Portuguese-born, Semedo opted to represent Cape Verde internationally through descent, his debut coming on 19 November 2014 in a 0–1 away defeat to Zambia for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[10][11]

Honours

Apollon Limassol

Sūduva

References
  1. "Semedo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "Semedo é reforço para o meio campo do Marítimo" [Semedo added to Marítimo midfield]. Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. "Marítimo vence em Vila do Conde" [Marítimo win in Vila do Conde]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. Figueiredo, João Tiago (2 February 2015). "Gil Vicente: Semedo e Piqueti são reforços" [Gil Vicente: Semedo and Piqueti are additions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. "Semedo renova com o Feirense" [Semedo renews with Feirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. Vasconcelos, Ricardo (30 December 2016). "Semedo assina pelo Apollon" [Semedo signs for Apollon]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. Vasconcelos, Ricardo (6 October 2017). "Semedo vai jogar na Lituânia" [Semedo will play in Lithuania]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. "Cabo-verdiano Sérgio Semedo é o primeiro reforço de inverno do Leixões" [Cape Verdean Sérgio Semedo is the first winter addition of Leixões] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. Crăiţoiu, Andrei (11 January 2019). "Transferuri la foc automat pentru Dunărea Călărași! A luat un fost campion al României și un jucător trecut pe la CFR" [Firepower transfers to Dunărea Călărași! Former Romanian champion and player with CFR spell signed]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  10. "Sportinguista Heldon chamado por Rui Águas" [Sporting's Heldon called by Rui Águas]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  11. "Cabo Verde perde com a Zâmbia" [Cape Verde lose to Zambia]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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