Nélson Semedo
Portuguese footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nélson Cabral Semedo (born 16 November 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team.
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Full name | Nélson Cabral Semedo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 30)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back, right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Sintrense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Sintrense | 26 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Benfica B | 63 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | → Fátima (loan) | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Benfica | 43 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Barcelona | 82 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 127 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Portugal U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Portugal | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 24 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:43, 21 March 2024 (UTC) |
Semedo began his career at Sintrense before joining Benfica in 2012. After spending a season on loan at Fátima, he initially appeared for Benfica B before making his first-team debut in 2015 and going on to win back-to-back Primeira Liga titles, among other honours. In July 2017, he signed with Barcelona, winning La Liga in his first two seasons of a three-year stay. In September 2020, Semedo moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a three-year contract (with an option of two further years).
Semedo made his senior debut for Portugal in October 2015 and represented the nation at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals and UEFA Euro 2020, winning the 2019 tournament on home soil.