| Luís Semedo | |
| Fullname: | Luís Hemir Silva Semedo |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Juventus Next Gen (on loan from Sunderland) |
| Clubnumber: | 79 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015‒2023 |
| Youthclubs1: | Benfica |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Benfica B |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Sunderland |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Juventus Next Gen (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 31 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 September 2022 |
Luís Hemir Silva Semedo (born 11 August 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Juventus Next Gen, on loan from club Sunderland.
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 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]
On 18 June 2023, Semedo joined EFL Championship side Sunderland on a five-year contract,[16] on a free transfer.[17]
Semedo joined Serie C club Juventus Next Gen on 31 August 2024 on loan for the 2024–25 season. The deal included an option to purchase.[18]
Born in Portugal, Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent.[19] He was selected with Portugal under-16 during the 2019–20 season, he later played with the under-19 in September 2021.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
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