Antoine Semenyo
Semenyo with AFC Bournemouth in 2023
Personal information
Full name Antoine Serlom Semenyo[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Chelsea, England[3]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[4]
Position(s) Striker, winger, second striker
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 24
Youth career
2017–2018 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Bristol City 112 (16)
2018 → Bath City (loan) 14 (3)
2018–2019 → Newport County (loan) 21 (3)
2020 → Sunderland (loan) 7 (0)
2023– AFC Bournemouth 26 (4)
International career‡
2022– Ghana 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:25, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Antoine Serlom Semenyo (born 7 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as for Premier League side AFC Bournemouth and the Ghana national team. Known for playing in the striker position, Semenyo has also played as a winger or second striker in his career.

Club career

Bristol City

In 2017, Semenyo signed for Bristol City, after impressing for South Gloucestershire and Stroud College's football academy.[5] Semenyo made his Bristol City debut on the final day of the 2017–18 season coming on as a second-half substitute for Lloyd Kelly in the 3–2 loss to Sheffield United at Ashton Gate.[6] Semenyo was allocated shirt number 18 for Bristol City and he was named as a substitute for the Championship away match against Blackburn Rovers on 9 February 2019. On 27 April 2019, Semenyo controversially received his first career red card against Derby County for a challenge on Tom Huddlestone.[7] In June 2019, he signed a new four-year contract with the club.[8] On 5 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Bristol City in an EFL Cup tie against Exeter City.[9] Semenyo played consistently for Bristol City in the 2020–21 season playing fifty competitive games also scoring five and assisting seven goals.[10]

Semenyo won the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for January 2022 after scoring three goals and getting three assists.[11] He finished the season with 8 goals and 12 assists in 32 games in all competitions, the best season of his career so far.[12]

Newport County (loan)

On 18 July 2018, Semenyo joined Newport County on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[13] He made his Newport debut in a 3–0 defeat against Mansfield Town on 4 August 2018 as a second-half substitute.[14] On 14 August 2018, he scored his first goal for Newport in a 4–1 win over Cambridge United in the EFL Cup.[15]

He was recalled by Bristol City on 28 January 2019.[16]

Sunderland (loan)

On January deadline day 2020, Semenyo joined League One side Sunderland on a sixth-month loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[17]

AFC Bournemouth

On 27 January 2023, AFC Bournemouth completed a deal worth £10 million for Semenyo on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[18] He scored his first league goal on 30 April 2023 in a 4-1 home win over Leeds.[19]

International career

Born in England, Semenyo is of Ghanaian descent.[20] He debuted with the Ghana national team in a 3–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Madagascar on 1 June 2022.[21] On 14 November 2022, Semenyo was included in Ghana's 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.[22]

Personal life

Semenyo's father, Larry, is a former footballer, having played as a midfielder for Okwawu United in the Ghana Premier League.[23]

Antoine's younger brother Jai Semenyo is also a professional footballer.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2017–18[25] Championship 100000—10
2018–19[26] Championship 400000—40
2019–20[27] Championship 901010—110
2020–21[28] Championship 4423132—505
2021–22[29] Championship 3181000—328
2022–23[30] Championship 2361011—257
Total 112166153—12320
Bath City (loan) 2017–18[31] National League South 14300—2[lower-alpha 1]3166
Newport County (loan) 2018–19[26] League Two 21350214[lower-alpha 2]2326
Sunderland (loan) 2019–20[27] League One 70———70
AFC Bournemouth 2022–23[30] Premier League 111———111
2023–24[32] Premier League 1530020—173
Total 2640020—284
Career total 18026111946520636
  1. ↑ Appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 22 March 2023[33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
YearAppsGoals
Ghana 202261
2023 1 1
Total72
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Semenyo goal.[33]
List of international goals scored by Antoine Semenyo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 November 2022Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Switzerland2–02–0Friendly
2 23 March 2023 Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Angola 1–0 1–0 AFCON qualifiers[34]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Antoine Semenyo". Bristol City F.C. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Antoine Semenyo at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "City sign SGS student Antoine Semenyo". South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bristol City 2–3 Sheffield United". BBC Football. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bristol City 0–2 Derby County: Lawrence and Bogle boost Rams' play-off hopes". BBC Sport. 27 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Antoine Semenyo: Bristol City forward signs new four-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bristol City 2–0 Exeter". BBC. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Holmes, Ned (22 July 2021). "What is the current situation with Antoine Semenyo at Bristol City? We take a look". footballleagueworld.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "🏆 Viva Semenyo – Player of the Month". 11 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Championship: 25 under 25". Sky Sports.
  13. ↑ "Newport County sign Semenyo on loan from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Mansfield Town 3–0 Newport County". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Carabao Cup: Amond double helps Newport hammer Cambridge 4–1". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Bristol City recall Antoine Semenyo from Newport County loan". BBC Sport. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  17. ↑ Smith, Phil (31 January 2020). "Phil Parkinson and Antoine Semenyo react as youngster joins Sunderland and goes straight into squad for Portsmouth clash". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "Antoine Semenyo: Bournemouth sign Ghana forward from Bristol City". BBC Sport. 27 January 2023.
  19. ↑ Fisher, Ben (30 April 2023). "Leeds woes deepen as Jefferson Lerma takes Bournemouth away from danger". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online". 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  21. ↑ "Ghana vs. Madagascar – 1 June 2022 – Soccerway".
  22. ↑ "World Cup 2022: Jojo Wollacott ruled out of Ghana squad after finger injury". BBC Sport.
  23. ↑ "PHOTOS: Antoine Semenyo models in Ghana kit to mark debut Black Stars call-up". Footy Ghana. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  24. ↑ "Pride, Ghana, Jai and the rise of a Bristol City star: Interview with Antoine Semenyo's father". bristolworld.com.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  31. ↑ "A. Semenyo: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Antoine Semenyo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  33. 1 2 "Antoine Semenyo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  34. ↑ https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/2023-afcon-qualifiers-ghana-break-angola-s-hearts-with-late-semenyo-goal-as-banda-s-brace-rescues-zambia/bltaa12b5ea760b213a
  35. ↑ "January's Sky Bet EFL Manager and Player of the Month winners!". efl.com. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  36. ↑ "Players of the year revealed". Bristol City. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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