Cícero Semedo
Guinea-Bissauan footballer (born 1986)
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Cícero Casimiro Sanches Semedo (born 8 May 1986), known simply as Cícero, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Portugal, he represented it internationally on Under-21 level before switching allegiance to Guinea-Bissau on senior level.
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Cícero in action for Dynamo Moscow in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cícero Casimiro Sanches Semedo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seia, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Desportivo Seia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bairro da Misericórdia | ||
| 2002–2004 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Braga B | 15 | (5) |
| 2004 | Braga | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Dynamo Moscow | 39 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Vitória Guimarães | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Oliveirense (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Rio Ave | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Paços Ferreira | 54 | (12) |
| 2012 | → Moreirense (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Astana (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Şanlıurfaspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Paços Ferreira | 28 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Arouca | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Trofense | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Beira-Mar | 22 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | Anadia | 28 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Salgueiros | 55 | (23) |
| 2023–2024 | Beira-Mar | 25 | (6) |
| 2024–2025 | Florgrade | 19 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Guinea-Bissau | 14 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:04, 4 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
A product of S.C. Braga's youth system, Cícero was in born in Seia, Guarda District. He was promoted to the first team for the 2004–05 campaign, making his official debut with the main squad in a 2–2 away draw against Académica de Coimbra on 30 August 2004.[2] On 21 November, as a second-half substitute, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal, in a 2–0 home win over G.D. Estoril Praia.[3]
In January 2005, Cícero moved to Russia for FC Dynamo Moscow as many Portuguese players – or playing in the league – during that period, agreeing to a four-year contract for a €2.5 million fee.[4] He returned to Portugal in the 2009 January transfer window, joining Braga rivals Vitória de Guimarães.[5] In the summer, he signed with Segunda Liga club U.D. Oliveirense in a season-long loan.[6]
Cícero joined FC Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League on 25 June 2013, on a one-year loan.[7] He subsequently returned to Paços de Ferreira.[8]
In the following years, Cícero represented in quick succession Şanlıurfaspor (Turkish TFF First League), Paços de Ferreira,[9] F.C. Arouca,[10] C.D. Trofense, S.C. Beira-Mar (two spells), Anadia F.C. and S.C. Salgueiros (the last four clubs in the lower leagues of Portugal).[11][12][13][14]
International career
Cícero represented Portugal at youth level.[15] He earned his first senior cap for Guinea-Bissau on 9 October 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Angola for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
International goals
- Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cícero goal.[16][17][8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 February 2011 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal |  Gambia | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–1 | |||||
| 3. | 3–1 | |||||
| 4. | 31 May 2014 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Central African Republic | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 3–0 | |||||
| 6. | 27 March 2016 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |  Kenya | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
