| Antoine Semenyo | |
| Full Name: | Antoine Serlom Semenyo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2000 1, df=yes[2] |
| Birth Place: | Chelsea, England |
| Height: | 1.85 m[3] |
| Position: | Striker, winger, second striker |
| Currentclub: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bristol City |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Bristol City |
| Caps1: | 112 |
| Goals1: | 16 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Bath City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Newport County (loan) |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Sunderland (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | AFC Bournemouth |
| Caps5: | 45 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 01:20, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:59, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
Antoine Serlom Semenyo (born 7 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as for side AFC Bournemouth and the Ghana national team. Known for playing in the striker position, Semenyo has also played as a winger or second striker in his career.
In 2017, Semenyo signed for Bristol City, after impressing for South Gloucestershire and Stroud College's football academy.[4] Semenyo made his Bristol City debut on the final day of the 2017–18 season coming on as a second-half substitute for Lloyd Kelly in the 3–2 loss to Sheffield United at Ashton Gate.[5] Semenyo was allocated shirt number 18 for Bristol City and he was named as a substitute for the Championship away match against Blackburn Rovers on 9 February 2019. On 27 April 2019, Semenyo controversially received his first career red card against Derby County for a challenge on Tom Huddlestone.[6] In June 2019, he signed a new four-year contract with the club.[7] On 5 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Bristol City in an EFL Cup tie against Exeter City.[8] Semenyo played consistently for Bristol City in the 2020–21 season playing fifty competitive games also scoring five and assisting seven goals.[9]
Semenyo won the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for January 2022 after scoring three goals and getting three assists.[10] He finished the season with 8 goals and 12 assists in 32 games in all competitions, the best season of his career so far.[11]
On 18 July 2018, Semenyo joined Newport County on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[12] He made his Newport debut in a 3–0 defeat against Mansfield Town on 4 August 2018 as a second-half substitute.[13] On 14 August 2018, he scored his first goal for Newport in a 4–1 win over Cambridge United in the EFL Cup.[14]
He was recalled by Bristol City on 28 January 2019.[15]
On January deadline day 2020, Semenyo joined League One side Sunderland on a sixth-month loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[16]
On 27 January 2023, AFC Bournemouth completed a deal worth £10 million for Semenyo on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[17] He scored his first league goal on 30 April 2023 in a 4–1 home win over Leeds.[18] On 8 July 2024, he signed a new contract with the club until 2029.[19]
Born in England, Semenyo is of Ghanaian descent.[20] He debuted with the Ghana national team in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Madagascar on 1 June 2022.[21] On 14 November 2022, Semenyo was included in Ghana's 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.[22]
Semenyo's father, Larry, is a former footballer, having played as a midfielder for Okwawu United in the Ghana Premier League.[23]
Antoine's younger brother Jai Semenyo is also a professional footballer.[24]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bristol City | 2017–18 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 44 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 50 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 7 | |||
| Total | 112 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 123 | 20 | ||||
| Bath City (loan) | 2017–18[25] | National League South | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Newport County (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 6 | |
| Sunderland (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2022–23 | Premier League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| 2024–25[26] | Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 48! | 10 | ||||
| Career total | 195 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 222 | 42 | |||
| Ghana | 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Semenyo goal.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2022 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 23 March 2023 | Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[27] |
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