Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vivaldo Leandro Semedo Moura Sousa | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Luanda, Angola[1] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Volendam (on loan from Udinese) | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2018 | Povoense | ||
2018–2022 | Sporting CP | ||
2022–2023 | Udinese | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Udinese | 6 | (0) |
2024– | → Volendam (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (0) |
2022– | Portugal U18 | 12 | (3) |
2023– | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:23, 16 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:23, 16 November 2023 (UTC) |
Vivaldo Leandro Semedo Moura Sousa (born 28 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Volendam, on loan from Serie A club Udinese. Born in Angola, he is a youth international for Portugal.
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 3-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]
Semedo was born in Angola, and moved to Portugal at a young age.[7] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U18s.[8]