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Alfa Semedo Esteves (born 30 August 1997) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha FC and the Guinea-Bissau national team. Alfa Semedo signs for Royals Alfa Semedo loaned out
Following his return to Benfica in July 2018 for €2.5 million, Benfica explica quanto pagou pelos reforços: Ferreyra veio a custo zero mas custou 4 ME SAPO Desporto Semedo debuted for the first team in a 3–2 home win over Vitória de Guimarães in Primeira Liga on 10 August. Later, on 2 October, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, scoring his first and winning goal for Benfica in a 3–2 away victory over AEK Athens in the UEFA Champions League group stage, thus ending the former's eight-match losing streak in the competition's group stage.
On 31 January 2019, Semedo was loaned out to La Liga side RCD Espanyol until June. On 8 July, he joined English club Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan, along with Benfica teammate Yuri Ribeiro (the latter on a permanent transfer). He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 away win over Swansea City on 14 September 2019.
Semedo joined Reading on a season-long loan for the 2020–21 season. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Wycombe Wanderers on 20 October 2020. He scored his first goal for Reading in a 2–1 win over Luton Town on 26 December 2020.
On 10 August 2022, Semedo joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai FC on a three-year deal.
On 19 July 2024, Semedo joined Saudi First Division League club Neom SC.
On 20 August 2025, Semedo joined Pro League side Al-Fayha FC on a three-year deal.
In December 2023, he was selected from the list of 25 Guinea-Bissau players selected by Baciro Candé to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2" | Club !rowspan="2" | Season !colspan="3" | League !colspan="2" | National cup !colspan="2" | League cup !colspan="2" | Continental !colspan="2" | Total |
| Benfica | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | ||||
| Vilafranquense (loan) | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 4 | ||||
| Moreirense | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 3 | ||||
| Benfica | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | |||||
| RCD Espanyol (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | ||||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 2 | ||||
| Reading (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 2 | ||||
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 0 | |||||
| Al-Tai FC | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 1 | |||||
| Neom SC | 2024–25 | Saudi First Division League | 5 | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 |
| 0 | |
| 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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