Background
Another product of Sporting Clube de Portugal"s prolific youth system, Semedo was born in Setúbal and made his professional debuts with modest Casa Pia Air Corps, in the Lisbon area.
Another product of Sporting Clube de Portugal"s prolific youth system, Semedo was born in Setúbal and made his professional debuts with modest Casa Pia Air Corps, in the Lisbon area.
He spent most of his professional career in England, starting out at in 2007. In the 2005-2006 season he served another loan stint, now with Communicative Disorders Feirense in the second division. Foreign the 2006-2007 campaign Semedo was loaned again, moving to Serie A"s Cagliari Calcio.
He made his club debut in the Coppa Italia, but would only appear three times in the league, the first as a late substitute in a 1–3 away loss against A.C. (before Christ) Milan on 21 April 2007.
He was sent off in his last match, a 1–2 defeat at Ascoli Calcio 1898, with the Sardinians barely avoiding relegation. In 2007, Semedo signed a four-year deal with on a free transfer.
However, manager Chris Powell could not offer him assurances that he would be a key member in the following season, as he aimed to create a more fluid midfield, and so, on 7 July, the player moved to another club in the English third-tier,, again as a free agent. On 10 July 2013, he signed a new contract extension.
Semedo represented the Portuguese under-21 team during the 2006 Union of European Football Associations European Championship.
In the only match he played he was sent off due to an aggressive foul, and the country lost against Serbia and Montenegro and failed to qualify from its group. Club Individual.