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 29)
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Apollon Limassol
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)
2022 → CD Tondela (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2024 Pau 68 (1)
2024– Apollon Limassol 12 (0)
International career‡
2014– Benin 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:17, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:17, 27 December 2024 (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.

Contents

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. [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]

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. [11] He made his debut for Benin in a 1–1 tie against Equatorial Guinea in 2015. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux II 2013–14 [3] CFA 121——00121
2014–15 [3] CFA210——00210
Total331——00331
Bordeaux 2013–14 [13] Ligue 1 0000001 [c] 010
2014–15 [14] Ligue 12000000020
Total2000001030
Paris Saint-Germain II 2015–16 [3] CFA160——00160
Barnsley 2016–17 [15] Championship 3000000030
Blackpool 2017–18 [16] League One 23000004 [d] 1271
Yeovil Town 2018–19 [17] League Two 351101000371
Valenciennes 2019–20 [3] Ligue 2 2410000—241
2020–21 [3] Ligue 223030——260
2021–22 [3] Ligue 28010——90
Total5514000—591
CD Tondela (loan) 2021–22 [3] Primeira Liga 802000—100
Pau FC 2022–23 [3] Ligue 235040——390
2023–24 [3] Ligue 233100——331
Total6814000—721
Apollon Limassol 2024–25 [3] Cypriot First Division 12010——130
Career total255412010512745
  1. ↑ National competitions include the FA Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal and Cypriot Cup
  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 18 November 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Benin 201410
201520
201831
2019100
202030
202130
202230
202350
2024100
Total401
As of match played 18 November 2024
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each D'Almeida goal. [18]
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

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Benin - S. d'Almeida - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sessi D'Almeida at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Bordeaux – 12 December 2013 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nice vs. Bordeaux - 23 August 2014 - Soccerway".
  6. ↑ "Sessi D'Almeida: Former Paris St-Germain midfielder joins Barnsley". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sessi D'Almeida: Yeovil sign former Blackpool midfielder". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Glovers release nine players after relegation from Football League". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "S. D'Almeida à VA pour deux ans !" (in French). Valenciennes FC. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Sessi D'Almeida -"Porter le maillot du Bénin ? Une fierté personnelle !"". www.cfagirondins.fr. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  18. 1 2 "D'Almeida, Sessi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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