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Portuguese right-back who won back-to-back Primeira Liga titles with Benfica and La Liga with Barcelona.
Nélson Cabral Semedo (born 16 November 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Portugal national team.
Quick Facts
- Status
- Active Professional
- Record held
- N/A (Record held by Nené with 575 appearances)
- Debut era
- 2010s
- Final season era
- 2017
Lore & Background
Semedo began his career at Sintrense before joining Benfica in 2012. After spending a season on loan at Fátima, he initially appeared for Benfica B before making his first-team debut in 2015 and going on to win back-to-back Primeira Liga titles, among other honours. In July 2017, he signed with Barcelona, winning La Liga in his first two seasons of a three-year stay. In September 2020, Semedo moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made his senior debut for Portugal in October 2015, and represented the nation at the UEFA European Championship in 2020 and 2024 and the FIFA World Cup in 2026. He was also a part of the squads that finished third at the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017 and won the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and 2025.
Reader's Guide
Semedo is mainly known for his speed, ball control, dribbling and holding on the ball. He has won multiple honours including Primeira Liga titles with Benfica, La Liga with Barcelona, and the UEFA Nations League with Portugal.
Did You Know?
- Semedo scored his first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers on 23 May 2021 in a 1–2 home defeat to Manchester United.
- He was sent off in the 106th minute of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup third-place playoff, which Portugal won 2–1 against Mexico.
- Semedo was named club captain of Wolverhampton Wanderers on 13 December 2024.
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