Sessi D'Almeida

Sessi D'Almeida
D'Almeida with Valenciennes in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Neftçi
Number 6
Youth career
AL Dupaty
US Bouscat
2005–2008 Bordeaux
2008–2009 FCE Mérignac Arlac
2009–2013 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Bordeaux B 33 (1)
2014–2015 Bordeaux 2 (0)
2015–2016 Paris Saint-Germain B 16 (0)
2016–2017 Barnsley 3 (0)
2017–2018 Blackpool 23 (0)
2018–2019 Yeovil Town 35 (1)
2019–2022 Valenciennes 55 (1)
2022 → CD Tondela (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2024 Pau 68 (1)
2024–2025 Apollon Limassol 29 (0)
2025– Neftçi 21 (0)
International career‡
2014– Benin 50 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:38, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida (born 20 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Neftçi in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[2] Born in France, he represents Benin at international level.

Club career

D'Almeida made his debut for Bordeaux on 12 December 2013 in the UEFA Europa League group stage against Maccabi Tel Aviv, playing the first 75 minutes in the 1–0 away defeat before being substituted for Théo Pellenard.[3]

On 23 August 2014, he made his Ligue 1 debut for Bordeaux, replacing André Biyogo Poko for the last 9 minutes of a 3–1 away win at OGC Nice.[4]

After a successful trial with Barnsley in the summer of 2016, D'Almeida signed a two-year deal with the Championship club.[5]

He was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]

On 13 July 2018, D'Almeida signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-year deal with an option of extending for a second year.[7] At the end of the 2018–19 season, D'Almeida was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the Football League.[8]

On 24 July 2019, D'Almeida returned to France to sign for Ligue 2 side Valenciennes on a two-year contract.[9]

On 5 June 2025, Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi announced the signing of D'Almeida to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Apollon Limassol.[10]

International career

D'Almeida was called up to the Benin national team squad in 2014 for their matches for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Sao Tome.[11] He made his debut for Benin in a 1–1 tie against Equatorial Guinea in 2015.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux II 2013–14[2] CFA 121——00121
2014–15[2] CFA 210——00210
Total 331——00331
Bordeaux 2013–14[13] Ligue 1 0000001[c]010
2014–15[14] Ligue 1 2000000020
Total 2000001030
Paris Saint-Germain II 2015–16[2] CFA 160——00160
Barnsley 2016–17[15] EFL Championship 3000000030
Blackpool 2017–18[16] EFL League One 23000004[d]1271
Yeovil Town 2018–19[17] EFL League Two 351101000371
Valenciennes 2019–20[2] Ligue 2 2410000—241
2020–21[2] Ligue 2 23030——260
2021–22[2] Ligue 2 8010——90
Total 5514000—591
CD Tondela (loan) 2021–22[2] Primeira Liga 802000—100
Pau FC 2022–23[2] Ligue 2 35040——390
2023–24[2] Ligue 2 33100——331
Total 6814000—721
Apollon Limassol 2024–25[2] Cypriot First Division 29030——320
Neftçi 2025–26[2] Azerbaijan Premier League 15011——161
Career total 287413110513066
  1. ↑ National competitions include the FA Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal and Cypriot Cup
  2. ↑ League Cup competitions include the EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 5 January 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Benin 201410
201520
201831
2019100
202030
202130
202230
202350
2024100
202590
202610
Total501
As of match played 5 January 2026
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each D'Almeida goal.[18]
List of international goals scored by Sessi D'Almeida
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2018Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin4 Algeria1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sessi D'Almeida at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Bordeaux – 12 December 2013 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nice vs. Bordeaux - 23 August 2014 - Soccerway".
  5. ↑ "Sessi D'Almeida: Former Paris St-Germain midfielder joins Barnsley". BBC Sport. 11 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Manager Confirms Retained List". Blackpool F.C. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sessi D'Almeida: Yeovil sign former Blackpool midfielder". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Yeovil Town: Glovers release nine players after relegation from Football League". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "S. D'Almeida à VA pour deux ans !" (in French). Valenciennes FC. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Xoş gəldin, Sessi D'Almeyda!". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Sessi D'Almeida -"Porter le maillot du Bénin ? Une fierté personnelle !"". www.cfagirondins.fr. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Sessi D'Almeida in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  18. 1 2 "D'Almeida, Sessi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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