David Sesay

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David Sesay
Personal information
Full name David Junior Deen Sesay[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Wealdstone
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2018 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Crawley Town 56 (0)
2021 Barnet 6 (0)
2021– Wealdstone 1 (0)
National team‡
2021– Sierra Leone 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:49, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

David Junior Deen Sesay (born 18 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wealdstone. Born in England, he represented the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Brent,[3] Sesay joined Watford in 2007, turning professional in June 2016.[4] On 13 April 2018, it was announced that Sesay along with numerous other graduates, were to leave Watford at the end of their contracts in June.[5]

Crawley Town[]

Proceeding his release, Sesay opted to join League Two club Crawley Town on a two-year deal.[6] On 4 September 2018, Sesay made his Crawley debut during their EFL Trophy group-stage tie against Tottenham Hotspur U23s, featuring for just under 20 minutes and scoring the winning penalty in the shootout.[7] He made his league debut on 29 December 2018, starting in a 0–0 draw away to Newport County.[8] At the end of the season, he was awarded Crawley Town's Young Player of the Year award.[9] In June 2020, Sesay signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[10] He was released by Crawley Town at the end of the 2020–21 season.[11]

Barnet[]

Sesay joined Barnet on a one-month rolling contract on 24 August 2021.[12]

Wealdstone[]

On 26 November 2021, Sesay signed for Wealdstone.[13]

International career[]

Born in England, Sesay is of Kenyan and Sierra Leonean descent. He was called up to the Kenya national football team in March 2019,[14] although he turned down the call-up in order to help Crawley Town in their relegation battle.[15] In October 2021 he was called-up by the Sierra Leone national football team for friendly fixtures that month.[16] He debuted for Sierra Leone in a 1–1 friendly tie with South Sudan on 7 October 2021.[17]

Sesay was named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[18]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 28 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crawley Town 2018–19[7] League Two 18 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 21 0
2019–20[19] League Two 25 0 2 0 3 0 1[a] 0 31 0
2020–21[20] League Two 13 0 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 18 0
Total 56 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 70 0
Barnet 2021–22[2] National League 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Wealdstone 2021–22[2] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 63 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 77 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International[]

As of match played 9 October 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sierra Leone 2021 2 0
Total 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ "2017/18 Premier League clubs' released lists". Premier League. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c David Sesay at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Football Squads - Crawley Town". Football Squads. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ Bradley Hayden (7 June 2016). "Updated: Watford youngsters Ashley Charles and David Sesay sign professional contracts". Watford Observer. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Academy: Contracts Confirmed". Watford F.C. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Crawley Town sign defender David Sesay and midfielder Tarryn Allarakhia". BBC Sport. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by David Sesay in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Battling point to end the year for reds". www.crawleytownfc.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  9. ^ "The cat gets the cream". www.crawleytownfc.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Trio Remain Red". Crawley Town F.C. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Crawley Town confirm club's retained list". Crawley & Horley Observer. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Sesay secures deal with Bees". www.barnetfc.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Stones sign Sesay". Wealdstone FC. 26 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Why England-based youngster has turned down Kenya call-up". Nairobi News.
  15. ^ "Coach Migne tells Olunga challengers to step up". Citizentv.co.ke.
  16. ^ "Steven Caulker: Former Spurs defender set for Sierra Leone debut". BBC Sport. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Match Report of Sierra Leone vs South Sudan - 2021-10-06 - FIFA Friendlies". Global Sports Archive. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Ex-England man Caulker set for Afcon with Sierra Leone" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  19. ^ "Games played by David Sesay in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by David Sesay in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  21. ^ "David Sesay". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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