Vivaldo Semedo

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Vivaldo Semedo
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Vivaldo Semedo in 2025
Personal information
Full name Vivaldo Leandro Semedo Moura Sousa
Date of birth (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola [1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 18
Youth career
2016–2018 Povoense
2018–2022 Sporting CP
2022–2023 Udinese
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2025 Udinese 6 (0)
2024 → Volendam (loan) 13 (1)
2024–2025 → Vizela (loan) 25 (9)
2025– Watford 20 (3)
International career‡
2022 Portugal U17 4 (0)
2022–2024 Portugal U18 12 (3)
2023– Portugal U19 4 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

Vivaldo Leandro Semedo Moura Sousa (born 28 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford. Born in Angola, he is a youth international for Portugal.

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Club career

Semedo is a youth product of Povoense, and joined the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2018. On 6 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sporting. [2] In his final season with the Sporting U17s, he scored 23 goals in 24 games. On 25 August 2022, he transferred to Udinese signing a three-year contract. [3] He made his professional and senior debut with Udinese as a late substitute in a 1–1 tie with Hellas Verona on 30 January 2023. [4]

On 24 January 2024, Udinese sent Semedo on loan to Eredivisie club Volendam until the end of the 2023–24 season. [5] [6]

On 2 September 2024, Semedo was loaned to Vizela for the 2024–25 season. [7]

International career

Semedo was born in Angola, and moved to Portugal at a young age. [8] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U18s. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2026 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Udinese 2022–23 Serie A 5000——50
2023–24 Serie A1000——10
Total6000——60
Volendam (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 13100——131
Vizela (loan) 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 25900002 [c] 0279
Watford 2025–26 EFL Championship 2030010—213
Career total64130010206713

References

  1. ↑ "GIGANTE ANGOLANO DE 17 ANOS DE SAÍDA DA ACADEMIA DE ALCOCHETE E VAI RUMAR A UDINESE DE ITÁLIA – Fintabue".
  2. ↑ "Vivaldo Semedo assina contrato profissional com o Sporting". www.ojogo.pt. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Udinese confirma Vivaldo Semedo, contratado ao Sporting". www.ojogo.pt. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Guarnaccia, Francesco (30 January 2023). "Udinese, esordio in Serie A per Vivaldo Semedo | Football Scouting".
  5. ↑ "Portugees jeugdinternational Vivaldo Semedo versterkt aanvalslinie FC Volendam" [Portuguese youth international Vivaldo Semedo strengthens FC Volendam's attacking line] (in Dutch). FC Volendam. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Semedo in prestito al Volendam" [Semedo on loan to Volendam] (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Vivaldo Semedo reforça o ataque" [Vivaldo Semedo strengthens the attack] (in Portuguese). Vizela. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ↑ Scarpa, Dario (28 August 2022). "Chi è Vivaldo Semedo, il nuovo giovane dell'Udinese". Numero Diez (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Portugal começa Europeu de sub-17 a golear". www.dn.pt.
  10. ↑ "Vivaldo Semedo". Soccerway.
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