Sessi D'Almeida
Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida (born 20 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Pau FC.[2] Born in France, he represents Benin at international level
| D'Almeida with Valenciennes in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pau FC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2022 | Valenciennes | 55 | (1) |
| 2022 | → CD Tondela (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Pau FC | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Benin | 24 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:01, 29 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:37, 30 June 2022 (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 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 28 January 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 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 | |
| 2020–21[2] | Ligue 2 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[2] | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 59 | 1 | |||
| CD Tondela (loan) | 2021–22[2] | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Pau FC | 2022–23[2] | Ligue 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 193 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 211 | 4 | ||
- ^ National competitions include the FA Cup, Coupe de France and Taça de Portugal
- ^ League Cup competitions include the EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 4 June 2022[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | |
- As of match played 4 June 2022
- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each D'Almeida goal.[17]
| 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
- ^ "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sessi D'Almeida at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Bordeaux – 12 December 2013 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Nice vs. Bordeaux - 23 August 2014 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Sessi D'Almeida: Former Paris St-Germain midfielder joins Barnsley". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Sessi D'Almeida: Yeovil sign former Blackpool midfielder". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Yeovil Town: Glovers release nine players after relegation from Football League". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "S. D'Almeida à VA pour deux ans !" (in French). Valenciennes FC. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ . www.cfagirondins.fr. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b "D'Almeida, Sessi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
External links
- Sessi D'Almeida at Soccerway