Luís Hemir Silva Semedo (born 11 August 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica B.[1]
![]() Semedo with Benfica at the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Hemir Silva Semedo | ||
Date of birth | (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica B | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015‒ | Benfica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Benfica B | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Luís Semedo played all of its youth football at Benfica in Lisbon, signing an apprentice contract with the club in 2018, as an under-17.[2]
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.[3][4]
Having started to play with Benfica's under-23 in the Liga Revelação [pt] midway through the 2020–21 season,[5] he became a regular starter and scorer with the team during the following one.[6][7][8]
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[9][10] and most notably during their last pool game, a 1–0 home win against the Ukrainian that earned them the top spot.[11][12]
While having made his first trainings under first team coach Jorge Jesus,[13][14] Luís Semedo made his professional debut for Benfica B on the 23 January 2022, replacing Duk during a Liga Portugal 2 home win against Penafiel.[15]
Semedo scored the winning goal for Benfica at the 2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup.[16]
Born in Portugal, Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent.[17] He was selected with Portugal under-16 during the 2019–20 season,[3][4] he later played with the under-19 in September 2021.[18]
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