![]() Semenyo with AFC Bournemouth in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antoine Serlom Semenyo [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 January 2000||
Place of birth | Chelsea, England [3] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Striker, winger, second striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Bournemouth | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2018 | Bristol City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2023 | Bristol City | 112 | (16) |
2018 | → Bath City (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2018–2019 | → Newport County (loan) | 21 | (3) |
2020 | → Sunderland (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2023– | AFC Bournemouth | 44 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Ghana | 21 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
Antoine Serlom Semenyo (born 7 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as for Premier League side AFC Bournemouth and the Ghana national team. Known for playing in the striker position, Semenyo has also played as a winger or second striker in his career.
In 2017, Semenyo signed for Bristol City, after impressing for South Gloucestershire and Stroud College's football academy. [5] Semenyo made his Bristol City debut on the final day of the 2017–18 season coming on as a second-half substitute for Lloyd Kelly in the 3–2 loss to Sheffield United at Ashton Gate. [6] Semenyo was allocated shirt number 18 for Bristol City and he was named as a substitute for the Championship away match against Blackburn Rovers on 9 February 2019. On 27 April 2019, Semenyo controversially received his first career red card against Derby County for a challenge on Tom Huddlestone. [7] In June 2019, he signed a new four-year contract with the club. [8] On 5 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Bristol City in an EFL Cup tie against Exeter City. [9] Semenyo played consistently for Bristol City in the 2020–21 season playing fifty competitive games also scoring five and assisting seven goals. [10]
Semenyo won the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for January 2022 after scoring three goals and getting three assists. [11] He finished the season with 8 goals and 12 assists in 32 games in all competitions, the best season of his career so far. [12]
On 18 July 2018, Semenyo joined Newport County on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [13] He made his Newport debut in a 3–0 defeat against Mansfield Town on 4 August 2018 as a second-half substitute. [14] On 14 August 2018, he scored his first goal for Newport in a 4–1 win over Cambridge United in the EFL Cup. [15]
He was recalled by Bristol City on 28 January 2019. [16]
On January deadline day 2020, Semenyo joined League One side Sunderland on a sixth-month loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season. [17]
On 27 January 2023, AFC Bournemouth completed a deal worth £10 million for Semenyo on a four-and-a-half-year deal. [18] He scored his first league goal on 30 April 2023 in a 4–1 home win over Leeds. [19] On 8 July 2024, he signed a new contract with the club until 2029. [20]
Born in England, Semenyo is of Ghanaian descent. [21] He debuted with the Ghana national team in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Madagascar on 1 June 2022. [22] On 14 November 2022, Semenyo was included in Ghana's 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. [23]
Semenyo's father, Larry, is a former footballer, having played as a midfielder for Okwawu United in the Ghana Premier League. [24]
Antoine's younger brother Jai Semenyo is also a professional footballer. [25]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol City | 2017–18 [26] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2018–19 [27] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [28] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [29] | Championship | 44 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 50 | 5 | ||
2021–22 [30] | Championship | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | ||
2022–23 [31] | Championship | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 7 | ||
Total | 112 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 123 | 20 | |||
Bath City (loan) | 2017–18 [32] | National League South | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 16 | 6 | |
Newport County (loan) | 2018–19 [27] | League Two | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 32 | 6 |
Sunderland (loan) | 2019–20 [28] | League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
AFC Bournemouth | 2022–23 [31] | Premier League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
2023–24 [33] | Premier League | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | ||
Total | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 9 | |||
Career total | 194 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 221 | 41 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ghana | 2022 | 6 | 1 |
2023 | 8 | 1 | |
2024 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 November 2022 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2 | 23 March 2023 | Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [35] |
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