Tommy Semmy

Tommy Semmy (born 30 September 1994) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who currently plays for Hamilton Wanderers in the New Zealand Football Championship, and the Papua New Guinea national football team.[1]

Tommy Semmy
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994
Place of birth Papua New Guinea
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Hamilton Wanderers
Number 13
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– Hamilton Wanderers 31 (17)
National team‡
2013 Papua New Guinea U20 1 (0)
2015 Papua New Guinea U23 6 (3)
2014– Papua New Guinea 10 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2019

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]

International goals

Score and result list Papua New Guinea's goal tally first.[11]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
29 May 2016Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea New Caledonia
1–0
1–0
2016 OFC Nations Cup
2
17 June 2016 Malaysia
1–0
2–0
Friendly
3
2–0
Last updated 17 June 2016

International statistics
As of match played 17 June 2016[11]
Papua New Guinea
YearAppsGoals
201420
201500
201663
Total83

Achievements

Club

International

References
  1. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "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. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  12. "World Cup Qualifying Review: Tahiti thrash Samoa". Sport Max. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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