Sérgio Semedo

Sérgio Semedo

Personal information
Full name	Sérgio Manuel Monteiro Semedo[1]
Date of birth	(1988-02-23) 23 February 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Esperança Lagos
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	Marítimo B	4	(0)
2013–2014	→ Portimonense (loan)	36	(3)
2014–2015	→ Olhanense (loan)	20	(5)
2015	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	14	(0)
2015–2016	Feirense	42	(1)
2017	Apollon Limassol	12	(1)
2017	Sūduva	2	(0)
2018	Leixões	7	(0)
2019	Covilhã	11	(0)
2019–2020	Onisilos	16	(0)
2021	Vilaverdense	7	(0)
2021–2022	Olhanense	26	(2)
2022–	Esperança Lagos	22	(5)
International career
2014–2017	Cape Verde	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:20, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Sérgio Manuel Monteiro Semedo (born 23 February 1988) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club C.F. Esperança de Lagos as a midfielder.

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 while working at a supermarket to make ends meet. In the summer of 2011, he signed with Portimonense S.C. of the Segunda Liga.[2]

Semedo made his debut in the Primeira Liga in the 2012–13 season, with C.S. Marítimo,[3] 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.[4] In the following years he competed in the second division, on loan to former side Portimonense and S.C. Olhanense.[5][6]

Semedo returned to the top flight midway through the 2014–15 campaign, signing with Gil Vicente F.C. again on loan.[7] He moved back to division two 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.[8]

In another winter transfer market move, Semedo switched to the Cypriot First Division with Apollon Limassol FC.[9] He represented a further two clubs in less than one year, FK Sūduva Marijampolė in Lithuania[10] and Leixões S.C. from the Portuguese second tier.[11]

In January 2019, Semedo almost signed with FC Dunărea Călărași, recently promoted to the Romanian Liga I,[12] but the deal eventually fell through. Safe for one year in the Cypriot Second Division, he remained in Portugal until his retirement.[13][14]

International career

Portuguese-born, Semedo opted to represent Cape Verde internationally through descent, his debut coming on 19 November 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat to Zambia for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[15][16]

Honours

Apollon Limassol

• Cypriot Cup: 2016–17

Sūduva

• A Lyga: 2017

References

1. "Semedo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
2. "Do supermercado para a "montra"" [From the supermarket to the "window shop"]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
3. "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.
4. "Marítimo vence em Vila do Conde" [Marítimo win in Vila do Conde]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
5. "Semedo volta ao Portimonense" [Semedo returns to Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Portimonense S.C. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
6. "Sérgio Semedo deixa Marítimo em definitivo e já tem novo clube" [Sérgio Semedo leaves Marítimo for good and he already has a new club] (in Portuguese). DTudo1Pouco. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
7. 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.
8. "Semedo renova com o Feirense" [Semedo renews with Feirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
9. Vasconcelos, Ricardo (30 December 2016). "Semedo assina pelo Apollon" [Semedo signs for Apollon]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
10. Vasconcelos, Ricardo (6 October 2017). "Semedo vai jogar na Lituânia" [Semedo will play in Lithuania]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
11. "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.
12. 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.
13. "Semedo assina e ainda são esperados mais dois reforços no Sporting da Covilhã" [Semedo signs and two more additions are still expected at Sporting da Covilhã] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
14. Alves, Armando (7 August 2021). "Semedo e Carlitos são os primeiros reforços do Olhanense" [Semedo and Carlitos are Olhanense's first additions]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
15. "Sportinguista Heldon chamado por Rui Águas" [Sporting's Heldon called by Rui Águas]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
16. "Cabo Verde perde com a Zâmbia" [Cape Verde lose to Zambia]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

External links

• Sérgio Semedo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Sérgio Semedo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sérgio Semedo at Soccerway
• Cyprus Football Association profile