Cícero Casimiro Sanches Semedo (born 8 May 1986), known simply as Cícero, is a Guinea-Bissauan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Florgrade FC.
 Cícero in action for Dynamo Moscow in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cícero Casimiro Sanches Semedo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seia, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florgrade | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Desportivo Seia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Bairro da Misericórdia | ||
| 2002–2004 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Braga B | 15 | (5) |
| 2004 | Braga | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Dynamo Moscow | 39 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Vitória Guimarães | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Oliveirense (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Rio Ave | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Paços Ferreira | 54 | (12) |
| 2012 | → Moreirense (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Astana (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Şanlıurfaspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Paços Ferreira | 28 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Arouca | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Trofense | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Beira-Mar | 22 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | Anadia | 28 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Salgueiros | 55 | (23) |
| 2023–2024 | Beira-Mar | 25 | (6) |
| 2024– | Florgrade | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Guinea-Bissau | 14 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editA product of S.C. Braga's youth system, Cícero was in born in Seia, Guarda District. He was promoted to the first team for the 2004–05 campaign, making his official debut with the main squad in a 2–2 away draw against Académica de Coimbra on 30 August 2004.[2] On 21 November, as a second-half substitute, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal, in a 2–0 home win over G.D. Estoril Praia.[3]
In January 2005, Cícero moved to Russia for FC Dynamo Moscow as many Portuguese players – or playing in the league – during that period, agreeing to a four-year contract for a €2.5 million fee.[4] He returned to Portugal in the 2009 January transfer window, joining Braga rivals Vitória de Guimarães.[5] In the summer, he signed with Segunda Liga club U.D. Oliveirense in a season-long loan.[6]
Cícero joined FC Astana of the Kazakhstan Premier League on 25 June 2013, on a one-year loan.[7] He subsequently returned to Paços de Ferreira.[8]
In the following years, Cícero represented in quick succession Şanlıurfaspor (Turkish TFF First League), Paços de Ferreira,[9] F.C. Arouca,[10] C.D. Trofense, S.C. Beira-Mar (two spells), Anadia F.C. and S.C. Salgueiros (the last four clubs in the lower leagues of Portugal).[11][12][13][14]
International career
editCícero represented Portugal at youth level.[15] He earned his first senior cap for Guinea-Bissau on 9 October 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away loss against Angola for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Guinea-Bissau's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cícero goal.[16][17][8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 February 2011 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal |  Gambia |
1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–1 | |||||
| 3. | 3–1 | |||||
| 4. | 31 May 2014 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Central African Republic |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 3–0 | |||||
| 6. | 27 March 2016 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya |  Kenya |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Cicero" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Académica e Sporting Braga empatam 2–2" [Académica and Sporting Braga draw 2–2]. Público (in Portuguese). 30 August 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Sp. Braga-Estoril, 2–0: Uma entrada fulgurante recompensada no final" [Sp. Braga-Estoril, 2–0: Explosive start paid off in the end]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 November 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Sai Cícero e entra Edinho" [Cícero out and Edinho in]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 January 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Uma bola que gira sem matador efetivo" [Spinning ball without an efficient killer]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 March 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Cícero é reforço para Pedro Miguel" [Cícero is an addition for Pedro Miguel]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Cícero renova com o Paços de Ferreira e é cedido ao Astana (Cazaquistão)" [Cícero renews with Paços de Ferreira and is loaned to Astana (Kazakhstan)]. Expresso (in Portuguese). 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Cícero bisou pela Guiné-Bissau" [Cícero scored twice for Guinea-Bissau] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Cícero está de volta ao Paços de Ferreira" [Cícero is back at Paços de Ferreira]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Cícero desce à "segunda"" [Cícero demoted to the "second"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Cícero é um dos novos reforços do SC Beira-Mar" [Cícero is one of SC Beira-Mar's new additions] (in Portuguese). Desporto Aveiro. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Cícero reforça Anadia FC" [Cícero bolsters Anadia FC] (in Portuguese). Desporto Aveiro. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Hat-trick de Cícero Semedo garante a vitória de Salgueiros frente ao Resende" [Hat-trick from Cícero Semedo awards Salgueiros win against Resende] (in Portuguese). Fut 245. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Neves, Pedro (30 June 2023). "Cícero está de volta ao Beira-Mar" [Cícero is back at Beira-Mar]. Diário de Aveiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Os ausentes fizeram mesmo muita falta" [Those not there were really needed]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 13 October 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Cicero – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Menut, Vasco (9 February 2011). "Guiné-Bissau vence a Gâmbia no jogo de preparação para as eliminatórias do CAN 2012" [Guinea-Bissau beat Gambia in preparation match for the 2012 CAN qualifiers] (in Portuguese). Los Turkus. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links
edit- Cícero Semedo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Cícero Semedo national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Cícero Semedo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cícero Semedo at Soccerway
