Maic Sema

Maic Sema

Personal information
Full name	Maic Ndongala Namputu Sema
Date of birth	(1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Åsele, Sweden
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	IF Sylvia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Sylvia	38	(6)
2008–2011	Hammarby	71	(13)
2012–2014	Haugesund	51	(13)
2013	→ MVV Maastricht (loan)	15	(5)
2015	AEL Limassol	21	(2)
2016–2017	Örebro SK	55	(12)
2018	NorthEast United FC	7	(0)
2018–2019	GIF Sundsvall	40	(9)
2019–2023	IFK Norrköping	77	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023

Maic Ndongala Namputu Sema (born 2 December 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward. ^[1]

Career

Sema was born in Lycksele. Until 2011, he played for Hammarby IF, where he came from IF Sylvia summer 2008. In the 2011 season, he made 10 goals for Hammarby and was elected by the fans as Player of the Year. ^[2] In January 2012 Sema went to Norwegian FK Haugesund. ^[3] He was loaned out to MVV Maastricht in the Dutch Eerste Divisie in 2013.

He left Haugesund after the 2014 season. ^[4] He later had a short spell at Cypriot First Division side, AEL Limassol, before becoming a free agent at the end of the 2014–15 season.^{[ citation needed ]} He was most recently trialing with Blackburn Rovers, appearing in a friendly match against Tranmere Rovers, in which his team won 2–0. ^[5]

In March 2018, Sema joined GIF Sundsvall in Allsvenskan. ^[6] In August 2019, Maic Sema joined the main club of his home town, IFK Norrköping.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Sema was born in Sweden to Congolese parents, his brother Ken Sema is also a footballer. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of 30 December 2015

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hammarby	2008	Allsvenskan	3	0	0	0	3	0
	2009		12	0	0	0	12	0
	2010	Superettan	26	3	0	0	26	3
	2011		30	10	0	0	30	10
	Total		71	13	0	0	71	13
Haugesund	2012	Tippeligaen	23	2	5	3	28	5
	2013		2	1	2	1	4	2
	2014		26	10	5	0	31	10
	Total		51	13	12	4	63	17
MVV Maastricht (loan)	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	15	5	2	1	17	6
AEL Limassol	2014–15	Cypriot First Division	21	2	4	3	25	5
Career total			158	33	18	8	176	41

References

1. Maic Sema: "Örebro ville inte ge mig för lång betänketid"‚ fotbolltransfers.com, 6 November 2017
2. "Maic Sema Årets Bajenspelare 2011". hammarbyfotboll.se. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011.
3. "Maic Sema klar för norska Haugesund". Expressen. 6 January 2012.
4. "Sema og Anyora bort" [Sema and Anyora leaves]. tvh.no. TV Haugaland. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
5. "Rovers' young guns put in an impressive display to defeat Tranmere 2-0 at Prenton Park on Friday evening". Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
6. "Officiellt: Maic Sema klar för Sundsvall: "Sista pusselbiten"". fotbollskanalen.se. fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
7. Sjöö, Patrick (5 February 2016). "ÖFK:s nyförvärv Ken Sema i stor intervju – hyllar föräldrarna: "De flyttade till Sverige för att ge sina barn ett bra liv"".

External links

• Maic Sema at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Maic Sema at Elite Football (archive)