Lisandro Semedo

Lisandro Semedo
Personal information
Full name Lisandro Pedro Varela Semedo
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Wieczysta Kraków
Number 77
Youth career
2005–2015 Sporting CP
2015–2016 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 AEZ Zakakiou 15 (1)
2017–2018 Apollon Limassol 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 37 (15)
2018–2022 Fortuna Sittard 71 (12)
2019–2020 → OFI (loan) 28 (7)
2022–2024 Radomiak Radom 63 (7)
2024– Wieczysta Kraków 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Portugal U16 6 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 3 (0)
2014 Portugal U18 2 (1)
2019– Cape Verde 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.[1] A year later, Semedo moved to AEZ Zakakiou.[2]

Loan to OFI

On 27 June 2019, he joined OFI on a season-long loan from Fortuna Sittard.[3] On 29 September 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home win against Asteras Tripolis.[4] 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.[5] On 26 October 2019, he sealed a 2–0 home win against Xanthi.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

On 1 March 2020, he scored, after four months, in a 3–0 home win against Lamia.[9]

Radomiak

On 9 July 2022, he joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom on a two-year contract.[10]

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.[11]

Personal life

Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent.[12] He has a partner and a child.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024.[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AEZ Zakakiou 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 37 15 3 0 — — 40 15
Fortuna Sittard 2018–19 Eredivisie 28 3 4 1 — — 32 4
2020–21 Eredivisie 34 9 2 0 — — 36 9
2021–22 Eredivisie 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Total 108 27 10 1 — — 118 28
OFI (loan) 2019–20 Super League Greece 28 7 2 0 — — 30 7
Radomiak Radom 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 32 3 3 0 — — 35 3
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 31 4 0 0 — — 31 4
Total 63 7 3 0 — — 66 7
Wieczysta Kraków 2024–25 II liga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 214 42 15 1 0 0 0 0 229 43

References

  1. ^ "Reading FC sign winger Lisandro Semedo from Sporting Lisbon". Get Reading. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Reading FC transfers: Portuguese midfielder arrives for Royals trial". getreading.co.uk. Get Reading. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "ΟΦΗ: Ανακοίνωσε Λισάντρο Σεμέντο". sport24.gr. 27 June 2019.
  4. ^ "ΟΦΗ – Αστέρας 3–1: Με ανατροπή οι Κρητικοί που καλπάζουν". sport24.gr. 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ "ΟΦΗ – Πανιώνιος 4–1: Ξεσήκωσε τον κόσμο με ανατροπή". sport24.gr. 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "ΟΦΗ – Ξάνθη 2–0: Φουλ για Ευρώπη με απόρθητο κάστρο το "Γεντί Κουλέ"". sport24.gr. 26 October 2019.
  7. ^ "ΑΕΛ – ΟΦΗ 3–2: Μπαλάρα με σπουδαία ανατροπή στον Κάμπο". sport24.gr. 3 November 2019.
  8. ^ "ΟΦΗ – ΑΕΚ 1–0: Ο Σεμέντο υπέγραψε την κατρακύλα της Ένωσης". sport24.gr. 30 November 2019.
  9. ^ "ΟΦΗ – Λαμία 3–0: Με τρεις "μπαλωθιές", όνειρα Ευρώπης οι Κρητικοί 20 χρόνια μετά". sport24.gr. 1 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Lisandro Semedo w Radomiaku!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 9 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Lisandro Semedo zawodnikiem Wieczystej" (in Polish). asd. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Luso cabo-verdiano Lisandro Semedo tem como meta chegar aos 10 golos e já vai em seis - DTudo1Pouco". dtudo1pouco.com. 29 November 2017.
  13. ^ "L.Semedo". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2017.