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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Israel Sesay | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cleveland City Stars (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Bethesda Arsenal | ||
| 2006–2008 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | Los Angeles Galaxy | ||
| 2009 | → Hollywood United Hitmen (loan) | ||
| 2009– | → Cleveland City Stars (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 |
 United States U-17 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July, 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May, 2009 | |||
Israel Sesay (born September 4, 1990) is a Sierra Leone-born American soccer player who currently plays for Cleveland City Stars in the USL First Division, on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy.
Career
Early Life and Amateur Career
Sesay immigrated from his native Sierra Leone with his family at the age of 11, settling in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[1]
Sesay, who goes by the nickname Izzy, played for local club team Bethesda Arsenal before joining U.S. Soccer's Residency Program in August 2006. Sesay went to Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland where he starred as a forward helping to lead the Cougars to the Regional Quarterfinals in 2005. He has played in 14 games with the U.S. national Under-17 team since 2006, appearing in 14 games, making ten starts and collecting three assists.
Professional Career
Sesay came to Los Angeles Galaxy as part of a weighted lottery in August 2007, and made his MLS debut on September 13, 2007, coming on as a substitute for Kyle Martino against Chivas USA; in doing so, Sesay became the youngest player in Galaxy history to appear in a game, at the age of 17 years and 9 days, breaking the former record held by Guillermo Gonzalez, who was 17 years and 168 days when he made his debut in June 2003.[2]
With the MLS Reserve Division having been scrapped at the end of 2008, Galaxy loaned Sesay to the Hollywood United Hitmen of the USL Premier Development League and the Cleveland City Stars[3] of the USL First Division for part of the 2009 season, to maintain his match fitness levels[4]. He scored two goals on his Hollywood debut on May 16, 2009, against Bakersfield Brigade[5].