Official: Rúben Semedo returns to Portugal, ex-Sporting man signs for... | OneFootball

It’s official. Rúben Semedo is back in Portuguese football. AFS, currently bottom of the Liga Portugal Betclic, announced the signing of the 31-year-old Portuguese international, who came through at Sporting and now becomes another option for João Pedro Sousa.

“We all know that AVS are in a complicated situation, but I like challenges and the club’s insistence and desire to have me here also helped. I spent a good part of my career outside Portugal and I also wanted to come back,” emphasized the center-back developed at Sporting.

The player — whose career has been marked by controversies — says he is excited: “At times like these we need team spirit and the quality of the players and that, from what I saw today in the first training session, we have here. I think we’re going to turn it around, I’m very confident and, God willing, we’ll have wins and good performances soon,” he added.

Without a win in the first eight matchdays of the Primeira Liga, AFS continues to look for solutions that can reverse the poor start to the season. After the home defeat against Alverca (3-1), the board remains attentive to the market in search of free agents who can bring greater solidity to the squad.

Rúben Semedo completed all of his development in Alcochete, having reached the first team on October 20, 2013. In the 2015/16 season, under Jorge Jesus, the center-back, who was on loan at Vitória de Setúbal, returned to his parent club in January, still in time to play 16 matches with the rampant lion. In the following season (16/17), the Portuguese international established himself as a starter for Sporting (31 matches) and ended up moving to Villarreal for 14 million euros.

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