Luís Hemir Silva Semedo (born 11 August 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Sunderland.
.jpg) Semedo with Benfica at the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Hemir Silva Semedo | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Club career
Benfica B
Semedo played all of his youth football at Benfica, signing a youth 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] on a free transfer. [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 4 May 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
Honours
Benfica Youth
References
External links
- Luís Semedo at Soccerway
- Luís Semedo national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)