Yannick Semedo

Yannick Semedo
Personal information
Full name Jair Semedo Monteiro
Date of birth (1995-12-29) 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2026

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.

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]

On 17 July 2025, Semedo signed with Farense.[9]

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marítimo B 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 10————10
União Madeira 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 31140———351
Beira-Mar 2019–20 AFA Division 1 25220———272
Salgueiros 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 21221———233
2021–22 Liga 3 22210———232
Total 43431———465
Vilaverdense 2022–23 Liga 3 26352——2[a]0335
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 1513010——191
Total 4148210—20526
Santa Clara 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 11020———130
Vizela (loan) 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 31210——2[b]0342
Farense 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2 29000——2[c]0310
Career total 2121320310006023916

International

As of match played 3 July 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 202210
202410
202571
202640
Total131
Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Semedo goal.
List of international goals scored by Yannick Semedo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 March 2025Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde Mauritius1–01–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Santa Clara

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs

References

  1. ↑ AcoresPRO.com, André Amaral-. "Clube Desportivo Santa Clara » YANNICK SEMEDO É REFORÇO". Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rudy Monteiro e Yannick Semedo assinam pelo Marítimo | DTudo1Pouco". 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Football: Yannick Semedo (formerly of Vilaverdense) to join Santa Clara - azscore.com".
  4. ↑ "Internacional cabo-verdiano Yannick Semedo troca Salgueiros por Real Massamá". Balai. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Futebol: Internacional cabo-verdiano Yannick Semedo renova com Lank Vilaverdense". Balai. 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Futebol Portugal: Yannick Semedo rescinde contrato com o Lank Vilaverdense por incumprimento salarial". criolosports.com. 8 October 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Santa Clara anuncia médio Yannick Semedo como reforço por uma temporada e meia - Açoriano Oriental". Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Médio Yannick Semedo reforça FC Vizela". Diário do Minho. 2 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Yannick Semedo é Farense!" [Yannick Semedo is at Farense!] (in Portuguese). S.C. Farense. 17 July 2025. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Yannick Semedo de regresso à seleção de Cabo Verde". www.record.pt. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  11. ↑ https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/cabo-verde-squad-announcement-world-cup-bubista
  12. ↑ https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/bubista-s-official-cabo-verde-squad-for-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-2026-05-19
  13. ↑ Yannick Semedo at Soccerway
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