Luís Semedo
Semedo with Benfica at the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
Personal information
Full name Luís Hemir Silva Semedo
Date of birth (2003-08-11) 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 13 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2022– Portugal U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 4 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

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

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] 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 4 November 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 1300010——140
Career total 34200100000352

    Honours

    Benfica Youth

    References

    1. ↑ "Luís Semedo assina contrato de formação". Record (in European Portuguese). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
    2. 1 2 "Benfica : Luis Semedo passe professionnel". L'Équipe (in French). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
    3. 1 2 "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.


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