Sessi D'Almeida

Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida (born 20 November 1995) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Valenciennes.[2]

Sessi D'Almeida

D'Almeida with Valenciennes in November 2019
Personal information
Full name	Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida[1]
Date of birth	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995
Place of birth	Bordeaux, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Valenciennes
Number	4
Youth career
	AL Dupaty
	US Bouscat
2005–2008	Bordeaux
2008–2009	FCE Mérignac Arlac
2009–2013	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Bordeaux B	33	(1)
2014–2015	Bordeaux	2	(0)
2015–2016	Paris Saint-Germain B	16	(0)
2016–2017	Barnsley	3	(0)
2017–2018	Blackpool	23	(0)
2018–2019	Yeovil Town	35	(1)
2019–	Valenciennes	24	(1)
National team^‡
2015–	Benin	15	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 30 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:07, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

D'Almeida made his debut for Bordeaux on 12 December 2013 in the UEFA Europa League group stage against Maccabi Tel Aviv, playing the first 75 minutes in the 1–0 away defeat before being substituted for Théo Pellenard.[3]

On 23 August 2014, he made his Ligue 1 debut for Bordeaux, replacing André Biyogo Poko for the last 9 minutes of a 3–1 away win at OGC Nice.[4]

After a successful trial with Barnsley in the summer of 2016, D'Almeida signed a two-year deal with the Championship club.[5]

He was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]

On 13 July 2018, D'Almeida signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-year deal with an option of extending for a second year.[7] At the end of the 2018–19 season, D'Almeida was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the Football League.[8]

On 24 July 2019, D'Almeida returned to France to sign for Ligue 2 side Valenciennes on a two-year contract.[9]

International career

D'Almeida was called up to the Benin national football team squad in 2014 for their matches 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Sao Tome.[10] He made his debut for Benin in a 1–1 tie against Equatorial Guinea in 2015.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 March 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux II	2013–14[2]	CFA	12	1	—		—		0	0	12	1
	2014–15[2]	CFA	21	0	—		—		0	0	21	0
	Total		33	1	—		—		0	0	33	1
Bordeaux	2013–14[12]	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2014–15[13]	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Paris Saint-Germain II	2015–16[2]	CFA	16	0	—		—		0	0	16	0
Barnsley	2016–17[14]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Blackpool	2017–18[15]	League One	23	0	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	1	27	1
Yeovil Town	2018–19[16]	League Two	35	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	37	1
Valenciennes	2019–20[2]	Ligue 2	24	1	0	0	0	0	—		24	1
Career total			136	3	1	0	1	0	5	1	144	4

1. Appearance in the Europa League
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 17 November 2019[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Benin	2015	2	0
	2018	3	1
	2019	10	0
Total		15	1

International goals

As of match played 17 November 2019. Benin score listed first, score column indicates score after each D'Almeida goal.[17]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 October 2018	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	4	Algeria	1–0	1–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

1. "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
2. Sessi D'Almeida at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
3. "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Bordeaux – 12 December 2013 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
4. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/23/france/ligue-1/olympique-gymnaste-club-de-nice-cote-dazur/fc-girondins-de-bordeaux/1686753/
5. "Sessi D'Almeida: Former Paris St-Germain midfielder joins Barnsley". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016.
6. "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
7. "Sessi D'Almeida: Yeovil sign former Blackpool midfielder". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
8. "Yeovil Town: Glovers release nine players after relegation from Football League". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
9. "S. D'Almeida à VA pour deux ans !" (in French). Valenciennes FC. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. "Sessi D'Almeida -"Porter le maillot du Bénin ? Une fierté personnelle !"". www.cfagirondins.fr. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
12. "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
13. "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
14. "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
15. "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
16. "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
17. "D'Almeida, Sessi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

External links

• Sessi D'Almeida at Soccerway