Jai Semenyo

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Jai Semenyo
Personal information
Full name Jai Erlom Semenyo
Date of birth (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 33
Youth career
Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Cardiff City 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:11, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Jai Erlom Semenyo (born 13 July 2003) is a footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Cardiff City. Born in England, he has been called up to represent Ghana as a youth international. [1]

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Career

On 6 February 2022, Semenyo debuted for Cardiff City in a 3–1 defeat to Liverpool in the FA Cup. On 9 August 2022, debuted at Cardiff City Stadium for Cardiff City in the EFL Cup 3–0 defeat to Portsmouth as a second-half substitute. [2] On 7 June 2024, Cardiff said the player would be leaving the club and the end of June. [3]

Personal life

Jai is the younger brother of Ghana international footballer Antoine Semenyo. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cardiff City U23 Right Back, JAI SEMENYO(younger brother of Antoine Semenyo) has been named in the Ghana U20(Black Satellites) squad for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament(Toulon Tournament) taking place in France". twitter.com.
  2. ↑ Semenyo Cardiff debut
  3. ↑ "2023/24 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Pride, Ghana, Jai and the rise of a Bristol City star: Interview with Antoine Semenyo's father". bristolworld.com.



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