Maic Ndongala Namputu Sema (born 2 December 1988) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Sema was born in

Åsele Åsele () is a locality and the seat of Åsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,798 inhabitants in 2010. Its elevation The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height ab ...

. Until 2011, he played for

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...

, where he came from

IF Sylvia IF Sylvia is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 19 May 1922, plays in the fourth tier of Swedish football, Division 2. The club is affiliated to the Östergötlands Fotbollförbund. In the early years, the club wa ...

summer 2008. In the 2011 season, he made 10 goals for Hammarby and was elected by the fans as ''Player of the Year''. In January 2012 Sema went to Norwegian

FK Haugesund Fotballklubben Haugesund (), usually referred to as FK Haugesund or FKH, is a professional association football, football club from the city of Haugesund that plays in the top tier of the Norwegian football league system. FK Haugesund previousl ...

. He was loaned out to

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently ...

in the Dutch

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

in 2013. He left Haugesund after the 2014 season. He later had a short spell at

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

side,

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

, before becoming a free agent at the end of the 2014–15 season. He was most recently trialing with

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

, appearing in a friendly match against

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

, in which his team won 2–0. In March 2018, Sema joined

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollf� ...

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

. In August 2019, Maic Sema joined the main club of his home town,

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

Personal life

Sema was born in Sweden to

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parents, his brother

Ken Sema Kenneth Nlata Sema (born 30 September 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the Sweden national team. Club career Early career Sema got promoted to the IFK Norrköpi ...

is also a footballer.

Career statistics

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1988 births Living people People from Åsele Municipality Swedish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Footballers from Västerbotten County Swedish men's footballers Men's association football forwards IF Sylvia players Hammarby Fotboll players FK Haugesund players MVV Maastricht players AEL Limassol players Örebro SK players NorthEast United FC players GIF Sundsvall players IFK Norrköping players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Eerste Divisie players Indian Super League players Cypriot First Division players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{sweden-footy-forward-stub