Lisandro Semedo
{{short description|Cape Verdean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lisandro Semedo
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Lisandro Pedro Varela Semedo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|3|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Setúbal, Portugal
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Wieczysta Kraków
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 = 2005–2015 |youthclubs1 = Sporting CP
| youthyears2 = 2015–2016 |youthclubs2 = Reading
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = AEZ Zakakiou
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Apollon Limassol
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = → Fortuna Sittard (loan)
| caps3 = 37
| goals3 = 15
| years4 = 2018–2022
| clubs4 = Fortuna Sittard
| caps4 = 71
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2019–2020
| clubs5 = → OFI (loan)
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = Radomiak Radom
| caps6 = 63
| goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Wieczysta Kraków
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| pcupdate = 31 May 2024
|nationalyears3 = 2014 | nationalteam3 = Portugal U18 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam2 = Portugal U17 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U16 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears4 = 2019– | nationalteam4 = Cape Verde | nationalcaps4 = 19 | nationalgoals4 = 2
|nationalteam-update = 6 May 2024
}}
Lisandro Pedro Varela Semedo (born 12 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Polish II liga club Wieczysta Kraków. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
Club career
On 15 July 2016, Semedo signed for Reading from Sporting, on a three-year contract.{{cite web|title=Reading FC sign winger Lisandro Semedo from Sporting Lisbon|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/reading-fc-sign-winger-lisandro-9660891|website=Get Reading|access-date=27 July 2015|date=15 July 2015}} A year later, Semedo moved to AEZ Zakakiou.{{cite web|title=Reading FC transfers: Portuguese midfielder arrives for Royals trial|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/reading-fc-transfers-portuguese-midfielder-11943287|website=getreading.co.uk|publisher=Get Reading|access-date=27 September 2016|date=27 September 2016}}
=Loan to OFI=
On 27 June 2019, he joined OFI on a season-long loan from Fortuna Sittard.{{Cite web | url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Ofi/ofh-anakoinwse-lisantro-semento.5546452.html | title=ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε Λισάντρο Σεμέντο | publisher=sport24.gr | date=27 June 2019}} On 29 September 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home win against Asteras Tripolis.{{Cite web | url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/ofh-asteras-3-1-me-anatroph-oi-krhtikoi-poy-kalpazoyn.5607571.html | title=ΟΦΗ – Αστέρας 3–1: Με ανατροπή οι Κρητικοί που καλπάζουν | publisher=sport24.gr | date=29 September 2019}} On 6 October 2019, Semedo made an outstanding performance, in a triumphant 4–1 home win against Panionios, netting a brace and giving one assist.{{Cite web | url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/ofh-paniwnios-4-1-kseshkwse-ton-kosmo-me-anatroph.5612537.html | title=ΟΦΗ – Πανιώνιος 4–1: Ξεσήκωσε τον κόσμο με ανατροπή | publisher=sport24.gr | date=6 October 2019}} On 26 October 2019, he sealed a 2–0 home win against Xanthi.{{Cite web | url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/ofh-ksanthh-2-0-foyl-gia-eyrwph-me-aporthhto-kastro-to-genti-koyle.5626540.html | title=ΟΦΗ – Ξάνθη 2–0: Φουλ για Ευρώπη με απόρθητο κάστρο το "Γεντί Κουλέ" | publisher=sport24.gr | date=26 October 2019}} On 3 November 2019, Semedo scored soon after kick-off, but his team eventually suffered a 3–2 away defeat against AEL, despite taking a two-goal advantage.{{Cite web | url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/ael-ofh-3-2-mpalara-me-spoydaia-anatroph-ston-kampo.5631623.html | title=ΑΕΛ – ΟΦΗ 3–2: Μπαλάρα με σπουδαία ανατροπή στον Κάμπο | publisher=sport24.gr | date=3 November 2019}} On 30 November 2019, Semedo scored the only goal after 52 minutes and taking on a pass from Juan Neira, sealing a vital 1–0 home win game against AEK Athens.{{Cite web | url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/ofh-aek-1-0-o-semento-ypegrapse-thn-katrakula-ths-enwshs.5648912.html | title=ΟΦΗ – ΑΕΚ 1–0: Ο Σεμέντο υπέγραψε την κατρακύλα της Ένωσης | publisher=sport24.gr | date=30 November 2019}}
On 1 March 2020, he scored, after four months, in a 3–0 home win against Lamia.{{Cite web | url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/ofh-lamia-3-0-me-treis-mpalwthies-oneira-eyrwphs-oi-krhtikoi-20-xronia-meta.5688612.html | title=ΟΦΗ – Λαμία 3–0: Με τρεις "μπαλωθιές", όνειρα Ευρώπης οι Κρητικοί 20 χρόνια μετά | publisher=sport24.gr | date=1 March 2020}}
=Radomiak=
=Wieczysta Kraków=
On 10 June 2024, Semedo moved down from the top flight to the third tier of the Polish league system as he joined newly promoted Wieczysta Kraków on a two-year deal, with a one-year extension option.{{cite web |title=Lisandro Semedo zawodnikiem Wieczystej |url=https://www.kswieczysta.com/news,2189.html#:~:text=Nowym%20zawodnikiem%20Wieczystej%20został%20Lisandro,goli%20i%20zanotował%204%20asysty. |publisher=asd |access-date=10 June 2024 |language=pl |date=10 June 2024}}
Personal life
Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent.{{cite web|url=https://dtudo1pouco.com/luso-cabo-verdiano-lisandro-semedo-tem-como-meta-chegar-aos-10-golos-e-ja-vai-em-seis/|title=Luso cabo-verdiano Lisandro Semedo tem como meta chegar aos 10 golos e já vai em seis - DTudo1Pouco|website=dtudo1pouco.com|date=29 November 2017 }}
He has a partner and a child.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 25 May 2024.}}{{cite web|title=L.Semedo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lisandro-semedo/270489/|website=soccerway.com/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=3 January 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, Greek Cup, Polish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AEZ Zakakiou
|15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | |||
| Fortuna Sittard (loan)
|37 | 15 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 15 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Fortuna Sittard
|28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21
|Eredivisie |34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22
|Eredivisie |9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!108 | 27 | 10 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 118 | 28 | |||
| OFI (loan)
|28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 7 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Radomiak Radom
|32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|Ekstraklasa |31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!63 | 7 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 66 | 7 | |||
| Wieczysta Kraków
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!214 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 43 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2024}}{{NFT player|id=73250|name=Märten Kuusk|access-date=18 February 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=7|Cape Verde | |||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 19 | 2 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|lisandro-semedo/270489}}
{{Cape Verde squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Semedo, Lisandro}}
Category:Footballers from Setúbal
Category:Cape Verdean men's footballers
Category:Cape Verde men's international footballers
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Sporting CP footballers
Category:Fortuna Sittard players
Category:OFI Crete F.C. players
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Category:Eerste Divisie players
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