Antoine Semenyo

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Antoine Semenyo
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Semenyo with AFC Bournemouth in 2023
Personal information
Full name Antoine Serlom Semenyo [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 24) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 54 (13)
International career‡
2022– Ghana 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Antoine Serlom Semenyo (born 7 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays 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.

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Club career

Bristol City

Semenyo had early trials for clubs including Crystal Palace. [5]

In 2017, Semenyo signed for Bristol City, after impressing for South Gloucestershire and Stroud College's football academy. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] In June 2019, he signed a new four-year contract with the club. [9] On 5 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Bristol City in an EFL Cup tie against Exeter City. [10]

Bristol City in the 2020–21 season playing fifty competitive games also scoring five and assisting seven goals. [11]

Semenyo won the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for January 2022 after scoring three goals and getting three assists. [12] He finished the season with 8 goals and 12 assists in 32 games in all competitions, the best season of his career so far. [13]

Bath City (loan)

In 2018 Semenyo was loaned to National League South team Bath City FC where he became a fan favourite, in his spell there he was getting consistent minutes in men’s football for the first time in his career, scoring and assisting on multiple occasions. Semenyo played consistently for the first time in men’s football.

Newport County (loan)

On 18 July 2018, Semenyo joined Newport County on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [14] He made his Newport debut in a 3–0 defeat against Mansfield Town on 4 August 2018 as a second-half substitute. [15] On 14 August 2018, he scored his first goal for Newport in a 4–1 win over Cambridge United in the EFL Cup. [16]

He was recalled by Bristol City on 28 January 2019. [17]

Sunderland (loan)

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. [18]

AFC Bournemouth

On 27 January 2023, AFC Bournemouth completed a deal worth £10 million for Semenyo on a four-and-a-half-year deal. [19] He scored his first league goal on 30 April 2023 in a 4–1 home win over Leeds. [20] On 8 July 2024, he signed a new contract with the club until 2029. [21]

International career

Born in England, Semenyo is of Ghanaian descent. [22] He debuted with the Ghana national team in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Madagascar on 1 June 2022. [23] On 14 November 2022, Semenyo was included in Ghana's 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. [24]

Personal life

Semenyo's father, Larry, is a former footballer, having played as a midfielder for Okwawu United in the Ghana Premier League. [25]

Antoine's younger brother Jai Semenyo is also a professional footballer. He plays for National League side Eastleigh. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2017–18 [27] Championship 100000—10
2018–19 [27] Championship400000—40
2019–20 [27] Championship901010—110
2020–21 [27] Championship4423132—505
2021–22 [27] Championship3181000—328
2022–23 [27] Championship2362121—278
Total112167263—12521
Bath City (loan) 2017–18 [27] National League South 14300—2 [a] 3166
Newport County (loan) 2018–19 [27] League Two 21350214 [b] 2326
Sunderland (loan) 2019–20 [27] League One 70———70
AFC Bournemouth 2022–23 [27] Premier League 111———111
2023–24 [27] Premier League3381020—368
2024–25 [27] Premier League1040010—114
Total54131030—5813
Career total208351321146523846
  1. ↑ Appearances in Somerset Premier Cup [ citation needed ]
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 15 October 2024 [28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202261
202381
2024110
Total252
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Semenyo goal. [28]
List of international goals scored by Antoine Semenyo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 November 2022 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2–02–0 Friendly
223 March 2023 Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi, GhanaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–01–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [29]

Honours

Individual

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  18. ↑ Smith, Phil (31 January 2020). "Phil Parkinson and Antoine Semenyo react as youngster joins Sunderland and goes straight into squad for Portsmouth clash". Sunderland Echo . Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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