![]() D'Almeida with Valenciennes in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida [1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 November 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Bordeaux, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Limassol | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | Pau | 68 | (1) |
2024– | Apollon Limassol | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014– | Benin | 26 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:59, 22 October 2023 (UTC) |
Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida (born 20 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Apollon Limassol. [3] Born in France, he represents Benin at international level
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. [4]
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. [5]
After a successful trial with Barnsley in the summer of 2016, D'Almeida signed a two-year deal with the Championship club. [6]
He was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season. [7]
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. [8] At the end of the 2018–19 season, D'Almeida was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the Football League. [9]
On 24 July 2019, D'Almeida returned to France to sign for Ligue 2 side Valenciennes on a two-year contract. [10]
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. [11] He made his debut for Benin in a 1–1 tie against Equatorial Guinea in 2015. [12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bordeaux II | 2013–14 [3] | CFA | 12 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
2014–15 [3] | CFA | 21 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 33 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
Bordeaux | 2013–14 [13] | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2014–15 [14] | 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 [3] | CFA | 16 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Barnsley | 2016–17 [15] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Blackpool | 2017–18 [16] | League One | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 27 | 1 |
Yeovil Town | 2018–19 [17] | League Two | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
Valenciennes | 2019–20 [3] | Ligue 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
2020–21 [3] | Ligue 2 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2021–22 [3] | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 59 | 1 | |||
CD Tondela (loan) | 2021–22 [3] | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Pau FC | 2022–23 [3] | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [3] | Ligue 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
Total | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 72 | 1 | |||
Career total | 243 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 261 | 5 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Benin | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | 3 | 1 | |
2019 | 10 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 October 2018 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | 4 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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