Antoine Semenyo

About

Antoine Selorm Semenyo (born 7 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or wide midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City. Born in England, he plays for the Ghana national team.
He made his professional debut for Bristol City in the EFL Championship in 2018, and became a regular player from 2020 after loans to other clubs. In January 2023, he transferred to Bournemouth of the Premier League for a £10 million fee. Three years later, he signed for Manchester City for a reported fee of £64 million and won the EFL Cup and FA Cup in his first half-season, scoring the only goal of the latter final.
Semenyo made his international debut for Ghana in 2022. He was selected for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and 2026, and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Semenyo had unsuccessful trials for London clubs Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall. At the age of 15, he was rejected by Crystal Palace after an eight-week trial. He initially decided to give up on becoming a professional footballer before Dave Hockaday convinced him to join his youth academy program at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. Semenyo’s development saw Birmingham City, Crystal…