Steven Sessegnon

Steven Sessegnon
Personal information
Full name Zeze Steven Sessegnon[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000
Place of birth Roehampton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[2]
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fulham
Number 43
Youth career
Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Fulham 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 England U16 1 (0)
2017 England U17 10 (0)
2018– England U18 2 (0)
2018– England U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2017–18 Championship 000020—1[lower-alpha 4]030
2018–19 Premier League 000020—0020
Career total 000040—1050
  1. ↑ Includes the FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Includes the EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in 2017–18 EFL Trophy with Fulham U21s

Honours

England U17[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Fulham" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Steven Sessegnon profile". Fulham F.C. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Steven Sessegnon profile". Soccerway. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Steven's Pro Deal". Fulham Football Club. 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Fulham". Fulham F.C. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Fulham 0–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Steven Sessegnon profile". The FA. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "England squad name for FIFA U17 World Cup 2017 in India". The FA. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Keith Downing picks 23-man squad for Netherlands and Belgium". The FA. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "England's under-17s: They don't walk around with 1966 noose around necks". The Guardian. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Fulham teen Ryan Sessegnon". London Evening Standard. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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