Sessi D'Almeida

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Sessi D'Almeida
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D'Almeida with Valenciennes in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida [1]
Date of birth (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team 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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2022CD Tondela (loan) 8 (0)
2022– Pau FC 53 (1)
International career
2014– Benin 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 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 Ligue 2 club Pau FC. [2] Born in France, he represents Benin at international level

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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 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux II 2013–14 [2] CFA 12100121
2014–15 [2] CFA21000210
Total33100331
Bordeaux 2013–14 [12] Ligue 1 0000001 [lower-alpha 3] 010
2014–15 [13] Ligue 12000000020
Total2000001030
Paris Saint-Germain II 2015–16 [2] CFA16000160
Barnsley 2016–17 [14] Championship 3000000030
Blackpool 2017–18 [15] League One 23000004 [lower-alpha 4] 1271
Yeovil Town 2018–19 [16] League Two 351101000371
Valenciennes 2019–20 [2] Ligue 2 2410000241
2020–21 [2] Ligue 223030260
2021–22 [2] Ligue 2801090
Total5514000591
CD Tondela (loan) 2021–22 [2] Primeira Liga 802000100
Pau FC 2022–23 [2] Ligue 235040390
2023–24 [2] Ligue 2900090
Total4404000480
Career total219311010512374
  1. National competitions include the FA Cup, Coupe de France and Taça de Portugal
  2. League Cup competitions include the EFL Cup
  3. Appearance in the Europa League
  4. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 9 September 2023 [17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Benin 201410
201520
201831
2019100
202030
202130
202230
202310
Total261
As of match played 9 September 2023
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each D'Almeida goal. [17]
List of international goals scored by Sessi D'Almeida
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 October 2018 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–01–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

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  4. "Nice vs. Bordeaux - 23 August 2014 - Soccerway".
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  13. "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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