00:00Manchester City have just broken the bank for him, but who is Antoine Semenyo?
00:04Born on January 7, 2000 in the Chelsea district of London,
00:06Antoine Semenyo embodies the profile of a player who has been rejected by quite a few clubs
00:09and who gradually climbed the ranks of English football before playing in the Premier League.
00:13Indeed, Semenyo will try to join several training centers,
00:16Arsenal, Tottenham, Millwall, but none of them will keep him.
00:20At 15, he will spend two months on trial at Crystal Palace.
00:22But likewise, it will also be rejected.
00:24Initially, his repeated failures led him to abandon the idea of becoming a professional footballer.
00:29He will integrate them into school sports programs, and this, of course, far from the spotlight.
00:34But it was in 2017 that, through these programs, he was spotted by recruiters from Bristol City.
00:38The club will sign him to a professional contract in 2018, then loan him to Barts City in the sixth division.
00:43and then in the 4th division at Newport County.
00:45He then went to Sunderland in the third division, but there, the pandemic brought the championship to a halt.
00:49So, as a result, he won't have much time to show himself.
00:51And so, during the 2020-2021 season, it will be Semenyo's first season at Bristol City in the English second division.
00:56He will become a regular starter for the club.
00:58He will score goals and provide assists in quick succession, and will even be voted the club's best young player.
01:02In January 2023, he will sign with Brand Mouth.
01:05He will very quickly establish himself in the starting eleven, and will establish himself as a powerful and decisive striker.
01:10His versatility means he can play right ally, left ally, as a number 9, in short, he can play a little bit everywhere on the attacking fronts.
01:15And he is a player who stands out for his speed, his physical power, and finally his ability to attack deep.
01:20During the 2024-2025 season, he will be one of the most decisive players in the Premier League, behind a certain Erling Haaland.
01:25Meanwhile, since 2022, he has gradually established himself in the Ghanaian national team.
01:29And at 26, having already gained experience in the English league, he signed for 70 million euros with Manchester City.
01:35And his debut with the Citizens was a success, since after scoring a goal against Exeter City in the cup,
01:39He has just repeated the feat in the Carabao Cup against Newcastle.
01:41THANKS.
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01:43THANKS.
01:44THANKS.
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