Jai Semenyo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jai Erlom Semenyo | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Eastleigh | 24 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:02, 8 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jai Erlom Semenyo (born 13 July 2003) is a footballer who last played as a full-back for National League club Eastleigh. Born in England, he has been called up to represent Ghana as a youth international.[1]
Career
[edit]On 6 February 2022, Semenyo debuted for Cardiff City in a 3–1 defeat to Liverpool in the FA Cup. On 9 August 2022, debuted at Cardiff City Stadium for Cardiff City in the EFL Cup 3–0 defeat to Portsmouth as a second-half substitute.[2] On 7 June 2024, Cardiff said the player would be leaving the club and the end of June.[3]
On 7 August 2024, Semenyo joined National League side Eastleigh following a successful trial period.[4] He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Jai is the younger brother of Ghana international footballer Antoine Semenyo.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cardiff City U23 Right Back, JAI SEMENYO(younger brother of Antoine Semenyo) has been named in the Ghana U20(Black Satellites) squad for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament(Toulon Tournament) taking place in France". twitter.com.
- ^ Semenyo Cardiff debut
- ^ "2023/24 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Official: Jai Semenyo joins the Spitfires". eastleighfc.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Retained List". eastleighfc.com. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Pride, Ghana, Jai and the rise of a Bristol City star: Interview with Antoine Semenyo's father". bristolworld.com.
External links
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Eastleigh F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- Ghanaian football biography stubs
- English football defender, 2000s birth stubs