David Junior Deen Sesay (born 18 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eastbourne Borough. Born in England, he represented the Sierra Leone national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Junior Deen Sesay[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Brent, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eastbourne Borough | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2018 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Crawley Town | 56 | (0) |
2021 | Barnet | 6 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Wealdstone | 27 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Weymouth (loan) | 24 | (2) |
2023 | Weymouth | 10 | (0) |
2023– | Eastbourne Borough | 19 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Sierra Leone | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:12, 17 May 2021 (UTC) |
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]
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]
Sesay joined Barnet on a one-month rolling contract on 24 August 2021.[12]
On 26 November 2021, Sesay signed for Wealdstone.[13]
Sesay joined Weymouth on loan in December 2022. The loan was later extended for a month.[14]
At the end of the 2022–23 season, Sesay was released by Wealdstone.[15]
On 11 August 2023, Sesay signed for Weymouth.[16]
On 23 November 2023, Sesay signed for Eastbourne Borough.[17]
Born in England, Sesay is of Kenyan and Sierra Leonean descent. He was called up to the Kenya national football team in March 2019,[18] although he turned down the call-up in order to help Crawley Town in their relegation battle.[19] In October 2021 he was called-up by the Sierra Leone national football team for friendly fixtures that month.[20] He debuted for Sierra Leone in a 1–1 friendly tie with South Sudan on 7 October 2021.[21]
Sesay was named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations,[22] but did not make an appearance at the tournament.[23]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[24] | League Two | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2020–21[25] | 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 | 6 | 0 | |
Wealdstone | 2021–22[2] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2022–23[2] | National League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Weymouth (loan) | 2022–23[2] | National League South | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Weymouth | 2023–24[2] | National League South | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Eastbourne Borough | 2023–24[2] | National League South | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
Career total | 142 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 159 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sierra Leone | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |