José Semedo (footballer, born 1985)

Not to be confused with José Orlando Semedo.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Moreira and the second or paternal family name is Semedo.
José Semedo
Personal information
Full name José Vítor Moreira Semedo
Date of birth (1985-01-11) 11 January 1985
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 24
Youth career
1998–2004 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Casa Pia (loan) 33 (3)
2005–2006 → Feirense (loan) 18 (0)
2006–2007 → Cagliari (loan) 3 (0)
2007–2011 Charlton Athletic 135 (2)
2011– Sheffield Wednesday 134 (1)
National team
2001–2002 Portugal U17 11 (0)
2002–2003 Portugal U18 6 (0)
2003–2004 Portugal U19 7 (0)
2004–2005 Portugal U20 3 (0)
2005–2007 Portugal U21 13 (1)
2006 Portugal B 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 9 May 2016 (UTC).


José Vítor Moreira Semedo (born 11 January 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English club Sheffield Wednesday.

He spent most of his professional career in England, starting out at Charlton Athletic in 2007.

Club career

A product of Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system, Semedo was born in Setúbal and made his professional debuts with modest Casa Pia AC, in the Lisbon area.[1] In the 2005–06 season he served another loan stint, now with C.D. Feirense in the second division.[2]

For the 2006–07 campaign Semedo was loaned again, moving to Serie A's Cagliari Calcio.[3] He made his club debut in the Coppa Italia, but would only appear three times in the league, the first as a late substitute in a 1–3 away loss against A.C. Milan on 21 April 2007; he was sent off in his last match, a 1–2 defeat at Ascoli Calcio 1898, with the Sardinians barely avoiding relegation.[4]

In 2007, Semedo signed a four-year deal with Charlton Athletic on a free transfer.[5] Although touted as a central defender when he signed, he played mainly as a defensive midfielder for the Football League Championship club, and scored his first goal for the side in a 4–0 win over Tranmere Rovers on 29 August 2009, with Charlton now in League One.[6]

In May 2011 Semedo was crowned Charlton's Player of the Year, picking up 43% of the votes in what was the club's worst season for a number of decades.[7] However, manager Chris Powell could not offer him assurances that he would be a key member in the following season, as he aimed to create a more fluid midfield, and so, on 7 July, the player moved to another club in the English third-tier, Sheffield Wednesday, again as a free agent.[8]

In his first season with the Owls, which ended in promotion to the Championship after finishing second behind Charlton Athletic, Semedo was voted Player of the Year and League One PFA Fans' Player of the Year.[9] On 10 July 2013, he signed a new contract extension.[10]

International career

Semedo represented the Portuguese under-21 team during the 2006 UEFA European Championship. In the only match he played he was sent off due to an aggressive foul, and the country lost against Serbia and Montenegro and failed to qualify from its group.[11]

Personal life

During his formative years at Sporting, Semedo was a close friend of Cristiano Ronaldo, later of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Portugal fame. The former cited the latter as a major factor for his life not having taken a turn for the worse, if he had been dismissed from the youth academy.[12][13]

Club statistics

As of 15 September 2016[14][15]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting 2004–05 Primeira Liga 00000000—00
2005–06 Primeira Liga 00000000—00
Total 00000000—00
Casa Pia 2004–05 Segunda Divisão B 3331000——343
Total 3331000——343
Feirense 2005–06 Segunda Liga 1600000——160
Total 1600000——160
Cagliari 2006–07 Serie A 301000——40
Total 301000——40
Charlton Athletic 2007–08 Championship 3700020——390
2008–09 Championship 1801010——200
2009–10 League One 3811010—20421
2010–11 League One 4213000—40491
Total 13525040—601502
Sheffield Wednesday 2011–12 League One 4614000—10511
2012–13 Championship 2602030——310
2013–14 Championship 2202000——240
2014–15 Championship 3001020——330
2015–16 Championship 1002031——151
2016–17 Championship 101000——20
Total 135112081—101562
Career total 322619012100703607

Honours

Club

Sheffield Wednesday

Individual

Charlton Athletic
Sheffield Wednesday

References

  1. ↑ "Semedo cedido ao Casa Pia" [Semedo loaned to Casa Pia] (in Portuguese). Record. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Semedo prefere equipa da Liga" [Semedo prefers Liga team] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Josè Vitor Moreira Semedo è del Cagliari" [Josè Vitor Moreira Semedo is a Cagliari player] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "L'Ascoli batte il Cagliari ed evita l'ultimo posto" [Ascoli beats Cagliari and avoids last place] (in Italian). La Repubblica. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Charlton sign Portuguese defender". BBC Sport. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Tranmere 0–4 Charlton". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Semedo crowned player of the year". Charlton Athletic F.C. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Owls complete Semedo swoop". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Owls ace wins PFA award". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Breaking: Jose Semedo signs contract extension with the Owls #swfcpreseason". Twitter. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Ivanović caps Portugal misery". UEFA.com. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Real Madrid megastar Cristiano Ronaldo saved my life, says best friend Jose Semedo". Daily Mirror. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "José Semedo: "Cristiano está escribiendo una historia inolvidable en el mundo del fútbol"" [José Semedo: "Cristiano is writing an unforgettable history in the world of football"] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Semedo". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  15. ↑ José Semedo career statistics at Soccerbase
  16. ↑ "Goals from Michail Antonio and Nile Ranger helped Sheffield Wednesday easily beat Wycombe to win automatic promotion back to the Championship.". BBC Sport. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo saved best friend Jose Semedo's life". Sportskeeda. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "PFA Fans Player of the Year winners". Sport.co.uk. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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