Luís Semedo

Luís Hemir Silva Semedo (born 11 August 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Sunderland.

Benfica B
Semedo played all of his youth football at Benfica, signing a youth contract with the club in 2018, as an under-17.

Having made his way through the club's under-18 and under-19 during the following season—with an average of more than one goal per game—the young footballer signed his first professional contract with As Águias in August 2020.

Having started to play with Benfica's under-23 in the Liga Revelação midway through the 2020–21 season, he became a regular starter and scorer with the team during the following one.

At that time he was also playing a major role in the Youth League, where the Benfica under-19 topped their group against Dynamo Kyiv, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, scoring a goal against the latter during a 2–0 away win in November 2021 and most notably during their last pool game, a 1–0 home win against the Ukrainian that earned them the top spot.

While having made his first trainings under first team coach Jorge Jesus, Semedo made his professional debut for Benfica B on the 23 January 2022, replacing Duk during a Liga Portugal 2 home win against Penafiel.

Semedo scored the winning goal for Benfica at the 2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup.

Sunderland
On 18 June 2023, Semedo joined EFL Championship side Sunderland on a five-year contract, on a free transfer.

International career
Born in Portugal, Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent. He was selected with Portugal under-16 during the 2019–20 season, he later played with the under-19 in September 2021.

Honours
Benfica Youth 
 * UEFA Youth League: 2021–22
 * Under-20 Intercontinental Cup: 2022