Tommy Semmy

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Tommy Semmy
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Semmy with Altona Magic in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Knights
Number 32
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Besta United PNG
2015–2016 Hekari United
2016 Marist FC
2017 Hekari United
2017 Malaita Kingz (17)
2017–2021 Hamilton Wanderers 59 (25)
2022–2024 Altona Magic 42 (11)
2022 → Dandenong City (loan) 7 (3)
2024– Melbourne Knights 12 (2)
International career‡
2013 Papua New Guinea U20 1 (0)
2015 Papua New Guinea U23 6 (3)
2014– Papua New Guinea 23 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Tommy Semmy (born 30 September 1994) is a Papua New Guinean soccer player who plays as a striker for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Melbourne Knights and the Papua New Guinea national team. [1]

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Club career

After making a name for himself playing village football, Semmy played for Besta United PNG of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League for two seasons beginning in 2013. In 2015, he moved to defending league champions Hekari United and appeared for the club during the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, including in a match against Vanuatu's Tafea in which he scored a goal after an individual effort. [2] He scored again against Tefana in a 3–2 victory in the team's final group stage match. [3] Semmy's two goals were enough to place him tied for fourth place in the scoring charts for the final stages of the tournament. [4] He also played for the club in the 2016 OFC Champions League, scoring two goals in three matches of the group stage. His goals came against AS Lössi of New Caledonia [5] and Suva of Fiji. [6]

In July 2016 it was announced that Semmy, along with three other Hekari players, signed for Marist FC of the Solomon Islands S-League. [7]

In 2017 Semmy joined Malaita Kingz F.C., also of the Telekom S-League. He won the league Golden Boot award that year with 17 goals. [8]

International career

In 2013, Semmy was part of Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2013 OFC U-20 Championship. During the tournament, he made one appearance. [1] He was then named to the squad for the 2015 Pacific Games which were held in Papua New Guinea. [9] The team won the bronze medal, marking the nation's first medal for football at the Pacific Games since 1987. The tournament also doubled as the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [10] In preparation for the Pacific Games, manager Ricki Herbert named him to the squad for a pair of friendlies against the Solomon Islands. He scored a brace in the second match as Papua New Guinea won 2–1. [2]

Semmy made his senior international debut in 2014 in a friendly against Singapore. [11] He was named to Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup and scored his first senior goal in the nation's opening match against New Caledonia on 29 May. He was given a red card and sent off later in the match. [12]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 22 June 2024 [11]
Papua New Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201420
201693
202242
202351
202432
Total238

International goals

Stats correct as of 22 June 2024. [11]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
29 May 2016 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
1–0
1–1
 2016 OFC Nations Cup
2
17 June 2016Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
1–0
2–0
 Friendly
3
2–0
4
21 March 2022 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, QatarNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
1–0
1–0
 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5
24 March 2022 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, QatarFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
2–1
2–1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6
11 October 2023 Stade Yoshida, Koné, New CaledoniaNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
1–1
1–3
 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
7
16 June 2024 HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
1–5
1–5
 2024 OFC Nations Cup
8
22 June 2024HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, FijiFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
1–0
2–1
2024 OFC Nations Cup

Achievements

Club

International

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  2. 1 2 "Semmy making waves in the Pacific". OFC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "AS Tefana 2-3 Hekari United". OFC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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  8. ↑ "Golden Boot Winner". Malaita Kings F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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