Manuel Semedo Da Veiga (born 20 January 2000) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
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for
Championnat National 2
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club
Les Herbiers
Les Herbiers () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region, western France.
Population
Sport
Les Herbiers is host to the Chrono des Nations, an annual one-day individual time trial bicycle race, held in October. Le ...
.
Club career
On 5 November 2019, Semedo signed his first professional contract with
Sochaux
Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''.
Economy
Soc ...
. He made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 2-2
Ligue 2
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tie with
Rodez AF
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on 19 September 2020. In July 2021, he signed for
USL Dunkerque
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, following a trial. In September 2022, he signed for
Les Herbiers VF
Les Herbiers Vendée Football is a French football club based in Les Herbiers, Vendée. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Stade Massabielle, which has a capacity of 5,000 people. The colours of the club are red and black.
From the 2015â ...
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International career
Born in France, Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent and eligible to represent Portugal as well. He was called up to a training camp for the
France U17s and
Portugal U18s without making an appearance for either.
References
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2000 births
Living people
People from Maisons-Laffitte
French men's footballers
Portuguese men's footballers
French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent
Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
Men's association football forwards
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
USL Dunkerque players
Les Herbiers VF players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Footballers from Yvelines
Black French sportspeople
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