Full name Alberto Adulai Seidi 2012–2013 Southampton Name Alberto Seidi | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.83 m | |
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Date of birth (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 23) Current team Guinea-Bissau national football team (Forward) | ||
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
Alberto Adulai Seidi (born 20 November 1992) is a Guinea-Bissau-born Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for North Ferriby United having started his career at Premier League club Southampton. He plays primarily as a winger but is also comfortable playing as a centre forward.
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Club career
Alberto Seidi was originally a member of the Guinea-Bissau Academy in his home country, before joining English club Southampton as a youth player. He made his debut for the Southampton Under-21s in the Under-21 Premier League in the 2012–13 season, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Jake Sinclair in the second game of the season against the Newcastle United Under-21s on 14 September 2012.
On 10 November 2012, Seidi was signed by local League Two club Aldershot Town from Southampton on a month-long loan deal. He made his debut for the club on the same day, in a 2–0 league loss against Bradford City, coming on as a substitute for midfielder Scott Donnelly in the 60th minute.
On 4 June 2013, he was released by Southampton.
In 2017 he joined North Ferriby United after a successful trial at the club
International career
Seidi has been capped twice for the Portugal under-20 team, both in friendlies against the Slovakia under-21s, on 10 and 12 November 2012. In October 2012 he was called up for the first time by the Portugal under-21s, for a warm-up match against the Ukraine under-21 team.