Vivaldo Semedo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Vivaldo Semedo

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Vivaldo Leandro Semedo Moura Sousa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|1|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Luanda, Angola{{Cite web|url=https://fintabue.com/2022/08/05/gigante-angolano-de-17-anos-de-saida-da-academia-de-alcochete-e-vai-rumar-a-udinese-de-italia/,%20https://fintabue.com/2022/08/05/gigante-angolano-de-17-anos-de-saida-da-academia-de-alcochete-e-vai-rumar-a-udinese-de-italia/|title=GIGANTE ANGOLANO DE 17 ANOS DE SAÍDA DA ACADEMIA DE ALCOCHETE E VAI RUMAR A UDINESE DE ITÁLIA – Fintabue}}

| height = 1.92m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Watford

| clubnumber = 18

| youthyears1 = 2016–2018

| youthclubs1 = Povoense

| youthyears2 = 2018–2022

| youthclubs2 = Sporting CP

| youthyears3 = 2022–2023

| youthclubs3 = Udinese

| years1 = 2023–2025

| clubs1 = Udinese

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2024

| clubs2 = → Volendam (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2024–2025

| clubs3 = → Vizela (loan)

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2025–

| clubs4 = Watford

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2022

| nationalteam1 = Portugal U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2022–2024

| nationalteam2 = Portugal U18

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| nationalyears3 = 2023–

| nationalteam3 = Portugal U19

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| pcupdate = 19 May 2025

| ntupdate = 26 March 2024

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Vivaldo Leandro Semedo Moura Sousa (born 28 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford. Born in Angola, he is a youth international for Portugal.

Club career

Semedo is a youth product of Povoense, and joined the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2018. On 6 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/sporting/noticias/vivaldo-semedo-assina-contrato-profissional-com-o-sporting-13692530.html|title=Vivaldo Semedo assina contrato profissional com o Sporting|website=www.ojogo.pt}} In his final season with the Sporting U17s, he scored 23 goals in 24 games. On 25 August 2022, he transferred to Udinese signing a three-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/sporting/noticias/udinese-confirma-vivaldo-semedo-contratado-ao-sporting-15114903.html|title=Udinese confirma Vivaldo Semedo, contratado ao Sporting|website=www.ojogo.pt}} He made his professional and senior debut with Udinese as a late substitute in a 1–1 tie with Hellas Verona on 30 January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballscouting.it/udinese/udinese-esordio-in-serie-a-per-vivaldo-semedo/|title=Udinese, esordio in Serie A per Vivaldo Semedo | Football Scouting|first=Francesco|last=Guarnaccia|date=30 January 2023}}

On 24 January 2024, Udinese sent Semedo on loan to Eredivisie club Volendam until the end of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |last= |date=24 January 2024 |title=Portugees jeugdinternational Vivaldo Semedo versterkt aanvalslinie FC Volendam |trans-title=Portuguese youth international Vivaldo Semedo strengthens FC Volendam's attacking line |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/portugees-jeugdinternational-vivaldo-semedo-versterkt-aanvalslinie-fc-volendam/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |website= |publisher=FC Volendam |language=nl}}{{Cite web |date=24 January 2024 |title=Semedo in prestito al Volendam |trans-title=Semedo on loan to Volendam |url=https://www.udinese.it/news/squadra/semedo-in-prestito-al-volendam |access-date=24 January 2024 |publisher=Udinese Calcio |language=it}}

On 2 September 2024, Semedo was loaned to Vizela for the 2024–25 season.{{cite web|publisher=Vizela|url=https://fcvizela.pt/2024/09/02/vivaldo-semedo-reforca-o-ataque/|title=Vivaldo Semedo reforça o ataque|trans-title=Vivaldo Semedo strengthens the attack|date=2 September 2024|access-date=2 September 2024|language=pt}}

International career

Semedo was born in Angola, and moved to Portugal at a young age.{{cite web | last=Scarpa | first=Dario | title=Chi è Vivaldo Semedo, il nuovo giovane dell’Udinese | website=Numero Diez | date=August 28, 2022 | url=https://www.numero-diez.com/chi-e-vivaldo-semedo-udinese/ | language=it | access-date=January 30, 2023}} He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U18s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/jogos-em-direto-14862098.html|title=Portugal começa Europeu de sub-17 a golear|website=www.dn.pt}}

References

External links

[https://www.udinese.it/squadre/prima-squadra/attaccanti/vivaldo-semedo Profile] at the Udinese Calcio website {{in lang|it}}
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[https://www.fpf.pt/pt/Jogadores/Jogador/playerId/1772803/contextId/182 FPF Profile]
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Category:2005 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Luanda

Category:Footballers from Lisbon

Category:Portuguese men's footballers

Category:Angolan men's footballers

Category:Angolan emigrants to Portugal

Category:Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent

Category:Black Portuguese sportspeople

Category:Portugal men's youth international footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Serie A players