Vivaldo Semedo
Portuguese footballer (born 2005)
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Vivaldo Leandro Semedo Moura Sousa (born 28 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford. Born in Angola, he is a youth international for Portugal.
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Vivaldo Semedo in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vivaldo Leandro Semedo Moura Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Povoense | ||
| 2018–2022 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2022–2023 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Udinese | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Volendam (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Vizela (loan) | 25 | (9) |
| 2025– | Watford | 20 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Portugal U18 | 12 | (3) |
| 2023– | Portugal U19 | 4 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Semedo is a youth product of Povoense, and joined the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2018. On 6 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting.[2] In his final season with the Sporting U17s, he scored 23 goals in 24 games. On 25 August 2022, he transferred to Udinese signing a three-year contract.[3] He made his professional and senior debut with Udinese as a late substitute in a 1–1 tie with Hellas Verona on 30 January 2023.[4]
On 24 January 2024, Udinese sent Semedo on loan to Eredivisie club Volendam until the end of the 2023–24 season.[5][6]
On 2 September 2024, Semedo was loaned to Vizela for the 2024–25 season.[7]
International career
Semedo was born in Angola, and moved to Portugal at a young age.[8] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U18s.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 January 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Udinese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Volendam (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Vizela (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 27 | 9 |
| Watford | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| Career total | 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 13 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, KNVB Cup, Taça de Portugal, FA Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
- Appearances in 2024–25 Primeira Liga Promotion/Relegation play-off