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 44 (9)
International career‡
2022– Ghana 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:39, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

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

In 2017, Semenyo signed for Bristol City, after impressing for South Gloucestershire and Stroud College's football academy. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7] In June 2019, he signed a new four-year contract with the club. [8] On 5 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Bristol City in an EFL Cup tie against Exeter City. [9] Semenyo played consistently for Bristol City in the 2020–21 season playing fifty competitive games also scoring five and assisting seven goals. [10]

Semenyo won the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for January 2022 after scoring three goals and getting three assists. [11] He finished the season with 8 goals and 12 assists in 32 games in all competitions, the best season of his career so far. [12]

Newport County (loan)

On 18 July 2018, Semenyo joined Newport County on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. [13] He made his Newport debut in a 3–0 defeat against Mansfield Town on 4 August 2018 as a second-half substitute. [14] On 14 August 2018, he scored his first goal for Newport in a 4–1 win over Cambridge United in the EFL Cup. [15]

He was recalled by Bristol City on 28 January 2019. [16]

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. [17]

AFC Bournemouth

On 27 January 2023, AFC Bournemouth completed a deal worth £10 million for Semenyo on a four-and-a-half-year deal. [18] He scored his first league goal on 30 April 2023 in a 4-1 home win over Leeds. [19]

International career

Born in England, Semenyo is of Ghanaian descent. [20] He debuted with the Ghana national team in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Madagascar on 1 June 2022. [21] On 14 November 2022, Semenyo was included in Ghana's 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. [22]

Personal life

Semenyo's father, Larry, is a former footballer, having played as a midfielder for Okwawu United in the Ghana Premier League. [23]

Antoine's younger brother Jai Semenyo is also a professional footballer. [24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2017–18 [25] Championship 100000—10
2018–19 [26] Championship400000—40
2019–20 [27] Championship901010—110
2020–21 [28] Championship4423132—505
2021–22 [29] Championship3181000—328
2022–23 [30] Championship2361011—257
Total112166153—12320
Bath City (loan) 2017–18 [31] National League South 14300—2 [lower-alpha 1] 3166
Newport County (loan) 2018–19 [26] League Two 21350214 [lower-alpha 2] 2326
Sunderland (loan) 2019–20 [27] League One 70———70
AFC Bournemouth 2022–23 [30] Premier League 111———111
2023–24 [32] Premier League3381020—368
Total4491020—479
Career total19431121946522141
  1. ↑ Appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 6 June 2024 [33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 202261
202381
202460
Total202
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Semenyo goal. [33]
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 [34]

Honours

Individual

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  2. ↑ "Antoine Semenyo". Bristol City F.C. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Antoine Semenyo at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "City sign SGS student Antoine Semenyo". South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Bristol City 0–2 Derby County: Lawrence and Bogle boost Rams' play-off hopes". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019.
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  14. ↑ "Mansfield Town 3–0 Newport County". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Carabao Cup: Amond double helps Newport hammer Cambridge 4–1". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018.
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  29. ↑ "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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  32. ↑ "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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