Steven Sessegnon
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zeze Steven Sessegnon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Roehampton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham | ||
Number | 43 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fulham | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
2017 | England U17 | 10 | (0) |
2018– | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
2018– | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 11 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:33, 11 October 2018 (UTC) |
Zeze Steven Sessegnon (born 18 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Premier League club Fulham.[2][3]
Club career
On 28 June 2017, Sessegnon signed his first professional contract with Fulham, pledging his future to the West London club until 2020.[4] Sessegnon made his Fulham debut on 8 August 2017 in an EFL Cup third round tie against Wycombe Wanderers.[3] He played the full ninety minutes in a Fulham win, playing the last nine minutes on the pitch with brother Ryan.[5][6] Sessegnon also featured in the following round of Fulham's EFL Cup campaign on 22 August, a fourth round 1–0 home defeat to League One side Bristol Rovers.[7]
International career
Sessegnon has represented England at U16, U17 and U18.[8] His one appearance for the U16s came on 4 December 2015 versus Brazil.[8] Sessegnon was called up to the England squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[9] He featured five times, including a start in the final, as England won the trophy.[3] March 2018 saw Sessegnon win his first U18 caps, versus Qatar and Argentina respectively.[8] In May 2018, Sessegnon was selected for the U18s squad for the 2018 Panda Cup.[10] His opening Under-19s call-up was received in the following August for friendlies with the Netherlands and Belgium.[11]
Personal life
He is the twin brother of fellow professional footballer, and current Fulham team-mate, Ryan.[2] Their older brother Chris is also footballer, whilst they are the cousins of Beninese international footballer Stéphane Sessègnon.[12][13]
Career statistics
- As of 11 October 2018.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other[c] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
- ^ Includes the FA Cup
- ^ Includes the EFL Cup
- ^ Includes the EFL Trophy
- ^ One appearance in 2017–18 EFL Trophy with Fulham U21s
Honours
England U17[3]
References
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Steven Sessegnon profile". Fulham F.C. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Steven Sessegnon profile". Soccerway. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Steven's Pro Deal". Fulham Football Club. 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Fulham". Fulham F.C. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Fulham 0–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Steven Sessegnon profile". The FA. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "England squad name for FIFA U17 World Cup 2017 in India". The FA. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "England U18s head to China for the Panda Cup this month with a 19-man squad named". The FA. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Keith Downing picks 23-man squad for Netherlands and Belgium". The FA. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "England's under-17s: They don't walk around with 1966 noose around necks". The Guardian. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Fulham teen Ryan Sessegnon". London Evening Standard. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
- Steven Sessegnon at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Roehampton
- Footballers from Greater London
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Fulham F.C. players
- Black English sportspeople
- English people of Beninese descent
- Twin sportspeople
- Twin people from England