Tommy Semmy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hekari United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Besta United PNG | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hekari United | ||
| 2016 | Marist FC | ||
| 2017– | Hekari United | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Papua New Guinea U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Papua New Guinea U23 | 6 | (3) |
| 2014– | Papua New Guinea | 8 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:55, 29 May 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:57, 17 June 2016 (UTC) | |||
Tommy Semmy (born 30 September 1994) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who currently plays for Hekari United, and the Papua New Guinea national football team.[1]
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]
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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
International goals
Score and result list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first.[10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29 May 2016 | Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |  New Caledonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 OFC Nations Cup |
2 | 17 June 2016 |  Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
| Last updated 17 June 2016 | ||||||
International statistics
- As of match played 17 June 2016[10]
| Papua New Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 3 |
Achievements
Club
- Telikom NSL Cup Champion: 2015–16
International
- Pacific Games Third Place: 2015
- OFC Nations Cup Runners-up: 2016
References
- 1 2 "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Semmy making waves in the Pacific". OFC. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "AS Tefana 2-3 Hekari United". OFC. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League Competition Summary" (PDF). OFC. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "LOS 1-5 HEK". OFC. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "HEK 3-0 SUV". OFC. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Marist signs 4 Hekari players". Solomon Star. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Pacific Games Men Team List". OFC. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "PNG snatches dramatic late bronze in men’s soccer final". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "World Cup Qualifying Review: Tahiti thrash Samoa". Sport Max. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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