Rúben Semedo

Rúben Semedo
Personal information
Full name Rúben Afonso Borges Semedo
Date of birth (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Playing position Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sporting CP
Number 35
Youth career
Sacavenense
2008–2009 Futebol Benfica
2009–2013 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Sporting B 23 (1)
2014–2015Reus (loan) 16 (0)
2015– Sporting CP 1 (0)
2015–2016Vitória Setúbal (loan) 15 (0)
National team
2014 Portugal U20 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Rúben Afonso Borges Semedo (born 4 April 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Amadora, Lisbon Metropolitan Area of Cape Verdean descent, Semedo joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system at the age of 15. On 11 August 2013 he made his debut with the first team, scoring in a friendly with ACF Fiorentina.[1]

Semedo spent the 2013–14 season with the B-team in the Segunda Liga, his first appearance in the competition occurring on 25 August 2013 as he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against C.D. Trofense.[2] On 26 August 2014 he, alongside teammate Vítor, was loaned to Spanish side CF Reus Deportiu.[3]

Honours

Sporting

References

  1. "Ruben Semedo, o craque descoberto em 45 minutos" [Ruben Semedo, the ace discovered in 45 minutes] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. "Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho garante triunfo" [Sporting B-Trofense, 1–0: Betinho provides win] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. "Vítor Silva i Rubén Semedo darreres incorporacions" [Vítor Silva and Rubén Semedo the last additions] (in Catalan). Reus' official website. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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