Yannick Semedo
Cape Verdean footballer (born 1995)
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Jair Semedo Monteiro (Portuguese: [ʒɐ.ˈiɾ sɨ.ˈme.du mõ.ˈtej.ɾu]; born 29 December 1995), known as Yannick Semedo (Portuguese: [ja.ˈnik sɨ.ˈme.du]), is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Cape Verde national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jair Semedo Monteiro | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | GDR Celtic Praia | ||
| 2014–2015 | GD São Roque | ||
| 2015–2018 | Marítimo B | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | União Madeira | 31 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Beira-Mar | 25 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Salgueiros | 43 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Vilaverdense | 41 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Santa Clara | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Vizela (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Farense | 29 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Cape Verde | 13 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2026 | |||
Club career
Semedo began his senior career in Cape Verde with GDR Celtic Praia in 2013. The following season, he moved to Portugal with GD São Roque in the Portuguese fifth division. His season there earned him a move to the Marítimo reserves on 27 August 2015, where he stayed 3 seasons in the Campeonato de Portugal.[2] He stayed in the CDP for 4 more seasons with União Madeira, Beira-Mar and Salgueiros respectively.[3] On 13 July 2022, he moved to Vilaverdense in the Liga 3, and in his debut season earned them promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[4] He extended his contract with the club on 7 July 2023 for 3 seasons.[5] On 29 December 2023, he terminated his contract with Vilaverdense after the club failed to pay his wages.[6]
On 3 January 2024, Semedo moved to Santa Clara on a 1.5 year contract, and helped them win the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2.[7] On 2 July 2024, he joined Vizela on a loan until 2025.[8]
International career
Semedo debuted with the Cape Verde national team in a 1–0 friendly loss to Ecuador on 11 June 2022.[10]
On 18 May 2026, he was called up by Cape Verde's head coach Bubista for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[11][12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marítimo B | 2015–16 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| União Madeira | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Beira-Mar | 2019–20 | AFA Division 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Salgueiros | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 46 | 5 | |||||
| Vilaverdense | 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 52 | 6 | |||
| Santa Clara | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Vizela (loan) | 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Farense | 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 212 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 239 | 16 | ||
International
- As of match played 3 July 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Semedo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 March 2025 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde |  Mauritius | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
- Santa Clara