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Kenneth Nlata "Ken" Sema (born 30 September 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and the Sweden national team.

Ken Sema

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Nlata Sema[1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Norrköping, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Watford
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2013	IFK Norrköping
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	IFK Norrköping	0	(0)
2013	→ IF Sylvia (loan)	22	(4)
2014–2015	Ljungskile SK	60	(11)
2016–2018	Östersunds FK	58	(8)
2018–	Watford	97	(8)
2019–2020	→ Udinese (loan)	32	(2)
National team‡
2016	Sweden Olympic	4	(1)
2017–	Sweden	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Sema got promoted to the IFK Norrköping first team as a 19-year old in 2013. However, he spent the entire season on loan to IF Sylvia[2] and did not get his contract renewed after it expired at the end of the season.[3] In 2014, he signed for second-tier team Ljungskile SK.[4]

Östersunds FK

In January 2016, Sema signed for Östersunds FK in the Allsvenskan,[5] where he would have his major breakthrough. Sema won the 2016–17 Svenska Cupen with Östersund, assisting three of their four goals in the final,[6] and later played a major role in their 2017–18 UEFA Europa League campaign. On 22 February 2018, Sema scored a goal in a 2–1 win against Arsenal in the round of 32. Despite this, Östersund were eliminated from the Europa League after losing 2–4 on aggregate.[7]

Watford

On 4 July 2018, Östersunds FK chairman Daniel Kindberg revealed that Sema was close to signing for Premier League club Watford on a five-year contract.[8] The next day, Watford confirmed the signing.[9]

Loan to Udinese

On 22 August 2019, Udinese Calcio signed Sema on a season-long loan from Watford.[10] He made his Serie A debut for Udinese on 25 August 2019 in a 1–0 win against A.C. Milan.[11]

International career

In 2016, Sema was a part of the Sweden Olympic team that played in Brazil, and scored his first U23 goal in a match against South Korea Olympic. In January 2017, he debuted for the Sweden senior team in a friendly 6–0 win over Slovakia.[12]

Sema was an unused substitute in the two-legged playoff against Italy in November 2017, which Sweden won, and therefore qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Despite featuring in commercials with the rest of the Sweden squad before the World Cup, Sema was eventually left out of the World Cup squad.[13][14]

Sema made his competitive international debut in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game against the Faroe Islands national football team which Sweden won 3–0.[15]

Personal life

Sema was born in Sweden to Congolese parents, and his brother Maic Sema is also a footballer.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2022

Club	Season	Division	League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IFK Norrköping	2013	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
IF Sylvia (loan)	2013	Division 1 Södra	22	4	0	0	—		—		22	4
Ljungskile SK	2014	Superettan	30	7	6	0	—		—		36	7
	2015	Superettan	30	4	4	3	—		—		34	7
	Total		60	11	10	3	—		0	0	70	14
Östersunds FK	2016	Allsvenskan	23	4	3	0	—		0	0	26	4
	2017	Allsvenskan	24	4	5	0	—		13[lower-alpha 1]	1	42	5
	2018	Allsvenskan	11	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
	Total		58	8	8	0	—		13	1	79	9
Watford	2018–19	Premier League	17	1	2	0	2	0	—		21	1
	2019–20	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21	Championship	41	5	1	0	1	1	—		43	6
	2021–22	Premier League	18	0	1	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2022–23	Championship	21	2	0	0	1	0	—		22	2
	Total		97	8	4	0	6	1	—		108	9
Udinese (loan)	2019–20	Serie A	32	2	1	0	—		—		33	2
Career totals			252	33	22	3	5	1	13	1	292	38

International

As of match played on 16 November 2022.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2017	1	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	1	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	1	0
Total		14	0

Honours

Östersund[17][18]

• Svenska Cupen: 2016–17

References

На других языках

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[de] Ken Sema

Ken Nlata Sema (* 30. September 1993 in Norrköping) ist ein schwedischer Fußballspieler, der aktuell beim FC Watford unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Ken Sema

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[es] Ken Sema

Ken Sema[1] (Norrköping, Östergötland, Suecia, 30 de septiembre de 1993) es un futbolista sueco. Juega de centrocampista y su equipo es el Watford F. C. de la EFL Championship de Inglaterra.

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[fr] Ken Sema

Ken Nlata Sema est un footballeur international suédois né le 30 septembre 1993 à Norrköping. Évoluant au poste de milieu latéral au Watford FC.

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[it] Ken Sema

Ken Nlata Sema (Norrköping, 30 settembre 1993) è un calciatore svedese di origine congolese, centrocampista o attaccante del Watford e della nazionale svedese.

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[ru] Сема, Кен

Кен Нлата Сема (швед. Ken Nlata Sema; 30 сентября 1993, Норрчёпинг) — шведский футболист, вингер Уотфорда и национальной сборной Швеции.

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