An optoelectronic semiconductor component is specified which comprises a semiconductor layer sequence having a first and a second semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer designed for generating electromagnetic radiation, a first electrical terminal layer and a second electrical terminal layer laterally spaced therefrom which electrically contacts the second semiconductor layer, and a first contact zone of a second conductivity type which adjoins the first electrical terminal layer and is electrically conductively connected to the first electrical terminal layer. And at least one functional region formed between the first and second terminal layers, in which a second contact zone of a second conductivity type and at least one shielding zone of a second conductivity type is formed.
Furthermore, a method for producing the optoelectronic semiconductor component is specified.