Steven Sessegnon

For his cousin, the Beninese footballer, see Stéphane Sessègnon.

Steven Sessegnon

Sessegnon with Fulham in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Zeze Steven Sessegnon [1]
Date of birth	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Roehampton, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [3]
Position(s)	Left-back / Right-back
Team information
Current team	Wigan Athletic
Number	5
Youth career
2008–2017	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2023	Fulham	14	(0)
2020–2021	→ Bristol City (loan)	16	(0)
2022	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	10	(0)
2022–2023	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	33	(1)
2023–	Wigan Athletic	26	(0)
International career‡
2015	England U16	1	(0)
2017	England U17	10	(0)
2018	England U18	2	(0)
2018–2019	England U19	9	(2)
2019	England U20	2	(0)
2021–2022	England U21	5	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   England FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner 2017 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:25, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Zeze Steven Sessegnon (born 18 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

Club career

Fulham

On 28 June 2017, Sessegnon signed his first professional contract with Fulham, pledging his future to the West London club until 2020. ^[4] He made his debut on 8 August 2017 in an EFL Cup first round tie against Wycombe Wanderers. ^[5] He played the full ninety minutes in a Fulham win, playing the last nine minutes on the pitch with brother Ryan. ^{[6] [7]} He also featured in the following round two weeks later, a 1–0 home defeat to League One side Bristol Rovers. ^[8] His first appearance in league football arrived on 16 August 2019 in the Championship versus Huddersfield Town. ^[5]

Loans

Sessegnon signed a season-long loan deal with Championship club Bristol City on 7 September 2020. ^[9]

On 31 January 2022, Sessegnon joined EFL League One side Plymouth Argyle on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[10]

On 5 July 2022, Sessegnon joined League One side Charlton Athletic on loan for the 2022–23 season. ^[11] On 11 March 2023, Sessegnon scored his first professional goal, scoring the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw between Charlton Athletic and Accrington Stanley. ^[12]

Wigan Athletic

On 26 August 2023, Sessegnon signed for League One club Wigan Athletic on a two-year deal.^{[ citation needed ]}

International career

Sessegnon has represented England at U16 up to U20 level. ^[13] His one appearance for the U16s came on 4 December 2015 versus Brazil. ^[13]

Sessegnon was called up to the England squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. ^[14] He featured five times, including a start in the final, as England won the trophy. ^[5]

March 2018 saw Sessegnon win his first U18 caps, versus Qatar and Argentina respectively. ^[13] In May 2018, Sessegnon was selected for the U18s squad for the 2018 Panda Cup. ^[15]

His opening Under-19s call-up came in the following August for friendlies with the Netherlands and Belgium. ^[16] He scored for the U19s on 14 November versus Moldova. ^[17]

Sessegnon made his England U20 debut during the opening 2019 Toulon Tournament defeat to Japan on 1 June 2019. ^[5]

On 30 August 2019, Sessegnon was included in the England U21 squad for the first time ^[18] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019. ^[19]

Personal life

He is the twin brother of fellow professional footballer, and Fulham team-mate, Ryan. ^[3] Their older brother Chris plays football at semi-professional level, and they are cousins of Beninese international footballer Stéphane Sessègnon. ^{[20] [21]}

Career statistics

As of 27 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham U21	2017–18 [22]	—			—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2018–19 [23]	—			—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		2	0	2	0
Fulham	2017–18 [22]	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19 [23]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	2019–20 [24]	Championship	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2020–21 [25]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22 [26]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23 [27]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Total			14	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	19	0
Bristol City (loan)	2020–21 [25]	Championship	16	0	0	0	2	0	—		18	0
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2021–22 [26]	League One	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Charlton Athletic (loan)	2022–23 [27]	League One	33	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	38	1
Wigan Athletic	2023–24 [28]	League One	26	0	2	1	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	29	1
Career total			99	1	5	1	9	0	3	0	116	2

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Fulham

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2020 ^[29]

England U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2017 ^[30]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
2. "Steven Sessegnon". 11v11. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
3. "Steven Sessegnon profile". Fulham F.C. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
4. "Steven's Pro Deal". Fulham Football Club. 28 June 2017.
5. "Steven Sessegnon profile". Soccerway. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
6. "Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Fulham". Fulham F.C. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
7. "Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
8. "Fulham 0–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017.
9. "CITY SECURE SESSEGNON LOAN". Bristol City. 7 September 2020.
10. "Sessegnon signs". Plymouth Argyle FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
11. "DONE DEAL: SESSEGNON IS AN ADDICK". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
12. "Charlton Athletic 1–1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
13. "Steven Sessegnon profile". The Football Association. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
14. "England squad name for FIFA U17 World Cup 2017 in India". The Football Association. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
15. "England U18s head to China for the Panda Cup this month with a 19-man squad named". The Football Association. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
16. "Keith Downing picks 23-man squad for Netherlands and Belgium". The Football Association. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
17. "Under-19 - England - Steven Sessegnon". UEFA. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
18. "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
19. "EDDIE NKETIAH AND REISS NELSON SCORE AS ENGLAND U21S WIN OPENING EURO QUALIFIER". The FA. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
20. "England's under-17s: They don't walk around with 1966 noose around necks". The Guardian. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
21. "Fulham teen Ryan Sessegnon". London Evening Standard. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
22. "Games played by Steven Sessegnon in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
23. "Games played by Steven Sessegnon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
24. "Games played by Steven Sessegnon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
25. "Games played by Steven Sessegnon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
26. "Games played by Steven Sessegnon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
27. "Games played by Steven Sessegnon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
28. "Games played by Steven Sessegnon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
29. Stevens, Rob (4 August 2020). "Brentford 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
30. Hafez, Shamoon (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

External links

• Steven Sessegnon at Soccerway