Cícero Semedo

Template:Infobox football biography Cícero Casimiro Sanches Semedo (born 8 May 1986), known simply as Cícero, is a Guinea-Bissauan professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a forward.

Club career

A product of S.C. Braga's youth system, Cícero was in born in Seia, Guarda, Portugal. 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; on 21 November, as a second-half substitute, he scored his first Primeira Liga goal, in a 2–0 home win against G.D. Estoril Praia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In January 2005, Cícero moved to Russia for FC Dynamo Moscow as many Portuguese players (or playing in the league) during that period, returning to Portugal in the 2009 January transfer window and joining Braga rivals Vitória de Guimarães. In the summer, he signed with second level club U.D. Oliveirense in a season-long loan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 25 June 2013, Cícero joined FC Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League on a year-long move.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He subsequently returned to Paços de Ferreira.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

International career

Cícero represented Portugal at youth level. He earned his first senior cap for Guinea-Bissau on 9 October 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Angola for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

International goals

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No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 February 2011	Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal	Template:Fb	1–1	3–1	Friendly
2.				2–1
3.				3–1
4.	31 May 2014	24 de Setembero, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Template:Fb	1–0	3–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.				3–0
6.	27 March 2016	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Template:Fb	1–0	1–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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