Sérgio Manuel Monteiro Semedo (born 23 February 1988) is a Cape Verdean professional

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who plays for Portuguese club

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as a

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Club career

Born in

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, 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

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to make ends meet. In the summer of 2011, he signed with

Portimonense S.C. Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional association football, football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...

of the Segunda Liga. Semedo made his debut in the

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in the 2012–13 season, with

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M, commonly known as Marítimo ( locally ), is a Portuguese sports club founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. Marítimo is best known for its football team playing in Portugal's top-flight competition, the Primeira Lig ...

, his first game in the competition occurring on 18 August 2012 by starting and playing 53 minutes in a 1–0 away win against

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. In the following years he competed in the second division, on loan to former side Portimonense and

. Semedo returned to the top flight midway through the 2014–15 campaign, signing with

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

again on loan. He moved back to division two the following summer, joining

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chair ...

and helping them promote in his first year – 30 matches, 24 starts – after which he renewed his contract. In another winter

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move, Semedo switched to the

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with

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. He represented a further two clubs in less than one year,

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in Lithuania and

Leixões S.C. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known as Leixões (), is a Portuguese sports club from Matosinhos. It is organised into several departments for many sports, such as football, boxing, karate, volleyball, swimming and billiards. It is most well kno ...

from the Portuguese second tier. In January 2019, Semedo almost signed with

FC Dunărea Călărași Asociația Fotbal Club Dunărea 2005 Călărași, commonly known as Dunărea Călărași (), is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Călărași, Călărași County. Founded in 1962, ''Valahii'' currently play in the Liga II, ...

, recently promoted to the Romanian

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, but the deal eventually fell through. Safe for one year in the

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, he remained in Portugal until his retirement.

International career

Portuguese-born, Semedo opted to represent

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internationally through descent, his debut coming on 19 November 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat to

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for the

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qualifiers.

Honours

Apollon Limassol *

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: 2016–17 Sūduva *

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References

External links

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Cyprus Football Association profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Semedo, Sergio 1988 births Living people Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Cape Verdean footballers Portuguese footballers Footballers from Lisbon Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players S.U. 1º Dezembro players C.D. Pinhalnovense players Portimonense S.C. players C.S. Marítimo players S.C. Olhanense players Gil Vicente F.C. players C.D. Feirense players Leixões S.C. players S.C. Covilhã players Vilaverdense F.C. players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Apollon Limassol FC players Onisilos Sotira players A Lyga players FK Sūduva Marijampolė players Cape Verde international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Cape Verdean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania