Luís Semedo

Luís Hemir Silva Semedo (born 11 August 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Sunderland.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Semedo.
Luís Semedo the mag destroyer
Semedo with Benfica at the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
Personal information
Full name Luís Hemir Silva Semedo the mackem
Date of birth (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 9
Youth career
2015‒2023 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Benfica B 21 (2)
2023– Sunderland 11 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2022– Portugal U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club career

Benfica B team

Semedo played all of its youth football at Benfica, signing an apprentice contract with the club in 2018, as an under-17.[1]

Having made his way through the club's under-18 and under-19 during the following season—with an average of more than one goal per game—the young footballer signed his first professional contract with As Águias in August 2020.[2][3]

Having started to play with Benfica's under-23 in the Liga Revelação midway through the 2020–21 season,[4] he became a regular starter and scorer with the team during the following one.[5][6][7]

At that time he was also playing a major role in the Youth League, where the Benfica under-19 topped their group against Dynamo Kyiv, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, scoring a goal against the latter during a 2–0 away win in November 2021[8][9] and most notably during their last pool game, a 1–0 home win against the Ukrainian that earned them the top spot.[10][11]

While having made his first trainings under first team coach Jorge Jesus,[12][13] Semedo made his professional debut for Benfica B on the 23 January 2022, replacing Duk during a Liga Portugal 2 home win against Penafiel.[14]

Semedo scored the winning goal for Benfica at the 2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup.[15]

Sunderland

On 18 June 2023, Semedo joined EFL Championship side Sunderland on a five-year contract,[16] for a fee of €500.000.[17]

International career

Born in Portugal, Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent.[18] He was selected with Portugal under-16 during the 2019–20 season,[2][3] he later played with the under-19 in September 2021.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 October 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 30————30
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 182————182
Total 212————212
Sunderland 2023–24 Championship 1100010——120
Career total 32200100000332

    Honours

    Benfica

    References
    1. "Luís Semedo assina contrato de formação". Record (in European Portuguese). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
    2. "Benfica : Luis Semedo passe professionnel". L'Équipe (in French). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    3. "Luís Semedo assina contrato profissional". Benfica (in Portuguese). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    4. "Liga Revelação: Benfica vence Sporting de forma expressiva na Academia". Record (in European Portuguese). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    5. Lopes, Sérgio (25 October 2021). "Sporting-Benfica, 1-3: trio ofensivo das águias desequilibra". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    6. "Estreia de sonho e banco desenham reviravolta à Benfica". Benfica (in Portuguese). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    7. "Benfica vence Leixões e comanda (Liga Revelação)". A Bola (in Portuguese). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    8. "Youth League: segundo golo do Benfica frente ao Bayern é digno dos apanhados". O Jogo (in European Portuguese). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    9. "Benfica volta a vencer (fácil) o Bayern (Youth League)". A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    10. Pedrosa Marques, Eduardo (8 December 2021). "Faro de Luís Semedo garantiu o triunfo". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    11. "Luís Semedo e a vitória na Youth League: "Objetivo cumprido"". Record (in European Portuguese). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    12. Pedroso, Rita (14 October 2021). "'Combustível' do Seixal para Jesus: "Luís Semedo talvez seja o mais próximo de um Darwin"". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    13. "Luís Semedo mostra-se a Jorge Jesus nos treinos". Record (in European Portuguese). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    14. Lusa (23 January 2022). "Benfica B-Penafiel, 1-0: Tiago Gouveia decide com golaço". Record (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
    15. Entrou, marcou, decidiu: Benfica vence Peñarol no mítico Centenário com golo de Luís Semedo e conquista Taça Intercontinental Sub-20
    16. "Luis Hemir Silva Semedo joins SAFC". Sunderland Association Football Club. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
    17. "Venda de Vlachodimos rendeu cerca de cinco milhões de euros ao Benfica" [Sale of Vlachodimos made Benfica around five million euros] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
    18. "Jovem futebolista de ascendência cabo-verdiana assina contrato profissional com o Benfica de Portugal | INFORPRESS". 6 August 2020.
    19. "Sub-19: Portugal derrotado pela Bélgica na estreia em torneio triangular". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    20. Luís Semedo at Soccerway
    21. Conheça os 24 heróis da Youth League
    22. "Sub-20: a Taça Intercontinental é nossa!" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.