Manuel Semedo Da Veiga (born 20 January 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club St Ouen l'Aumône.

Club career

On 5 November 2019, Semedo signed his first professional contract with

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. He made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 2-2

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tie with

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on 19 September 2020. In July 2021, he signed for

USL Dunkerque Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque () is a Association football, football club based in Dunkirk, France. It competes in Ligue 2, having achieved promotion from the Championnat National in the 2022–23 Championnat National, 2022–23 seas ...

, following a trial. In September 2022, he signed for

Les Herbiers VF Les Herbiers Vendée Football is a French football club based in Les Herbiers, Vendée. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Stade Massabielle, which has a capacity of 5,000 people. The colours of the club are red and black. From the 2015 ...

International career

Born in France, Semedo is of Cape Verdean descent and eligible to represent Portugal as well. He was called up to a training camp for the France U17s and Portugal U18s without making an appearance for either.

References

2000 births Living people People from Maisons-Laffitte French men's footballers Portuguese men's footballers French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent French sportspeople of Portuguese descent Portuguese sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Men's association football forwards FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players USL Dunkerque players Les Herbiers VF players Stade Briochin players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Footballers from Yvelines Black French sportspeople 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen {{France-footy-forward-2000s-stub