Alie Sesay

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Alie Sesay
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Personal information
Full name Alie Sesay
Date of birth (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Khanh Hoa
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2010 Arsenal
2010–2013 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 Leicester City 0 (0)
2014 → Colchester United (loan) 3 (0)
2015 → Cambridge United (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Barnet 18 (0)
2017–2018 IK Frej 36 (2)
2018–2019 Chania 25 (0)
2019–2020 Arda Kardzhali 1 (0)
2020–2021 Zira 9 (0)
2021 Sabail 13 (0)
2021–2022 Persebaya Surabaya 27 (1)
2022 PSIS Semarang 14 (0)
2023 Lee Man 1 (0)
2023 Kelantan 0 (0)
2023– Khanh Hoa 20 (0)
International career‡
2014– Sierra Leone 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022

Alie Sesay (born 2 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Khanh Hoa. Born in England, he represents the Sierra Leone national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Sesay was in the academy at Arsenal, before joining Leicester City in 2010. [2] On 15 March 2013, he signed a professional contract with Leicester City, alongside Australian Callum Elder. [3]

Colchester United (loan)

On 24 January 2014, Sesay joined Colchester United on loan for the rest of the season. [4] Finally on 26 February, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 loss against Sheffield United coming as a 46th-minute substitute for Brian Wilson. [5]

Cambridge United (loan)

In October 2015, Sesay joined League Two side Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal. [6]

Barnet F.C.

Sesay signed for Barnet in an 18-month deal on 15 January 2016. [7] He was released by mutual consent on 31 January 2017 after only five league appearances in the 2016–17 season. [8]

IK Frej

After interest from AFC Eskilstuna in January 2017, [9] Sesay joined IK Frej the following month. [10] He departed the club midway through the 2018 season after playing a leading role and Captaining the team on several occasions. [11]

Chania FC

On 6 August 2018, Sesay joined Football League Greece side Chania. [12] Sesay finished the season as the player of the year for Chania helping the team to 12 clean sheets in 25 of his appearances in the Greek Football League.

FC Arda Kardzhali

On 9 August 2019, Sesay joined Bulgarian First League side Arda Kardzhali on a two-year deal. [13]

Zira FK

On 14 January 2020, Sesay joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira on an 18-month contract. [14]

Sabail FK

On 31 January 2021, Sesay joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabail. [15] He made his debut on 13 February, as a starter in a 3–0 defeat to Sumgayit. [16]

Persebaya Surabaya

On 12 June 2021, Sesay joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Persebaya Surabaya. [17] Sesay made his first-team debut on 11 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973. [18]

PSIS Semarang

Sesay is a player who completes the PSIS foreign legion 2022–23 Liga 1 season. This Sierra Leone national team player was brought in by PSIS management so that the back line was more solid. [19]

Lee Man

On 20 January 2023, Sesay joined Lee Man.

International career

Sesay was called up by Sierra Leone for the first time in October 2014. [20] He made his debut in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cameroon on 11 October 2014. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United (loan) 2013–14 [22] League One 3000––30
Cambridge United (loan) 2015–16 [23] League Two 5010––60
Barnet 2015–16 [23] League Two13000––130
2016–17 [23] League Two5000–2 [lower-alpha 1] 070
Total180000020200
IK Frej 2017 Superettan 27210–2 [lower-alpha 2] 0302
2018 Superettan9040––130
Total362500020432
Chania 2018–19 Football League Greece 25030––280
Arda Kardzhali 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 1000––10
Zira 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League 6000––60
2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League3000––30
Sabail 2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League13000––130
Persebaya Surabaya 2021–22 Liga 1 27100––271
PSIS Semarang 2022–23 Liga 114000–5 [lower-alpha 3] 0190
Lee Man 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League 100021–31
Kelantan 2023 Malaysia Super League 000000–00
Khanh Hoa 2023–24 V.League 1 300000–30
Career total15539021901754
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Superettan relegation playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Indonesia President's Cup.

International

As of match played 13 June 2022. [24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sierra Leone 201430
201810
201920
202020
202220
Total100

Honours

Individual

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  2. ↑ "Alie Sesay joins Cambridge United on loan from Leicester City". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Transfer window: Leicester City's Alie Sesay joins Colchester United". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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  7. ↑ "Alie Sesay: Barnet sign Leicester City defender". BBC Sport. 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Official: Alie Sesay leaves Barnet" . Retrieved 16 May 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
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  10. ↑ DONE DEAL: Ex-Leicester defender Alie Sesay signs for IK Frej Taby
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