Nélson Semedo
Nélson Cabral Semedo
Written by Nuno Travassos, Catarina Pereira and Luís Mateus for A Bola:
Sixty-five games for Benfica were enough to be voted by the fans as one of the 20 players on the “Wall of Champions”, launched to mark the 20th anniversary of Estádio da Luz. “I will never be able to repay what the club gave me. It made me grow and gave me wings to fly much further than I ever dreamed of,” said Nelso Semedo, who has already expressed his desire to return one day. He was at Barcelona for three years but since 2020 has been with Wolves, signing a new contract in May 2023, a month before signing his marriage contract with Marlene, his girlfriend of 12 years, whom he welcomed in tears at the altar. The physical problems of Raphaël Guerreiro and Nuno Mendes gave him new momentum in the national team, where the versatility of João Cancelo and Diogo Dalot has also created opportunities for him.
