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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.

David Sesay

Personal information
Full name	David Junior Deen Sesay[1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 24)
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	26	(0)
National team‡
2021–	Sierra Leone	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 26 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:12, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

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] but did not make an appearance at the tournament.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 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[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	0
	2019–20[20]	League Two	25	0	2	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	0
	2020–21[21]	League Two	13	0	2	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	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	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Career total			75	0	4	0	4	0	6	0	89	0

International

As of match played 29 March 2022[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sierra Leone	2021	2	0
	2022	2	0
Total		4	0

References

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