Tommy Semmy
Semmy with Altona Magic in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Knights
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Besta United PNG
2015–2016 Hekari United
2016 Marist FC
2017 Hekari United
2017 Malaita Kingz (17)
2017–2021 Hamilton Wanderers 59 (25)
2022–2024 Altona Magic 42 (11)
2022 → Dandenong City (loan) 7 (3)
2024– Melbourne Knights 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Papua New Guinea U20 1 (0)
2015 Papua New Guinea U23 6 (3)
2014– Papua New Guinea 16 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:10, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Tommy Semmy (born 30 September 1994) is a Papua New Guinean soccer player who plays as a striker for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Melbourne Knights and the Papua New Guinea national team.[1]

Club career

After making a name for himself playing village football, Semmy played for Besta United PNG of the Papua New Guinea National Soccer League for two seasons beginning in 2013. In 2015, he moved to defending league champions Hekari United and appeared for the club during the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, including in a match against Vanuatu's Tafea in which he scored a goal after an individual effort.[2] He scored again against Tefana in a 3–2 victory in the team's final group stage match.[3] Semmy's two goals were enough to place him tied for fourth place in the scoring charts for the final stages of the tournament.[4] He also played for the club in the 2016 OFC Champions League, scoring two goals in three matches of the group stage. His goals came against AS Lössi of New Caledonia[5] and Suva of Fiji.[6]

In July 2016 it was announced that Semmy, along with three other Hekari players, signed for Marist FC of the Solomon Islands S-League.[7]

In 2017 Semmy joined Malaita Kingz F.C., also of the Telekom S-League. He won the league Golden Boot award that year with 17 goals.[8]

International career

In 2013, Semmy was part of Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2013 OFC U-20 Championship. During the tournament, he made one appearance.[1] He was then named to the squad for the 2015 Pacific Games which were held in Papua New Guinea.[9] The team won the bronze medal, marking the nation's first medal for football at the Pacific Games since 1987. The tournament also doubled as the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10] In preparation for the Pacific Games, manager Ricki Herbert named him to the squad for a pair of friendlies against the Solomon Islands. He scored a brace in the second match as Papua New Guinea won 2–1.[2]

Semmy made his senior international debut in 2014 in a friendly against Singapore.[11] He was named to Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2016 OFC Nations Cup and scored his first senior goal in the nation's opening match against New Caledonia on 29 May. He was given a red card and sent off later in the match.[12]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 11 October 2023[11]
Papua New Guinea
Year Apps Goals
2014 2 0
2016 8 3
2022 4 2
2023 2 1
Total 16 6

International goals

Stats correct as of 11 October 2023.[11]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 29 May 2016 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea  New Caledonia
1–0
1–1
 2016 OFC Nations Cup
2
 17 June 2016 Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea  Malaysia
1–0
2–0
 Friendly
3
2–0
4
 21 March 2022 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar  New Caledonia
1–0
1–0
 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5
 24 March 2022 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Fiji
2–1
2–1
 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6
 11 October 2023 Stade Yoshida, Koné, New Caledonia  New Caledonia
1–1
1–3
 2023 MSG Prime Minister's Cup

Achievements

Club

International

References

  1. ^ a b Tommy Semmy at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Semmy making waves in the Pacific". OFC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ "AS Tefana 2-3 Hekari United". OFC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ "2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League Competition Summary" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ^ "LOS 1-5 HEK". OFC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  6. ^ "HEK 3-0 SUV". OFC. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Marist signs 4 Hekari players". Solomon Star. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Golden Boot Winner". Malaita Kings F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Pacific Games Men Team List". OFC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  10. ^ "PNG snatches dramatic late bronze in men's soccer final". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  11. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  12. ^ "World Cup Qualifying Review: Tahiti thrash Samoa". Sport Max. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

External links

Papua New Guinea squad – 2016 OFC Nations Cup runners-up
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