# Sessi D'Almeida

Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida (born 20 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Apollon Limassol. 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.
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.
After a successful trial with Barnsley in the summer of 2016, D'Almeida signed a two-year deal with the Championship club.
He was released by Blackpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.
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. At the end of the 2018–19 season, D'Almeida was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the Football League.
On 24 July 2019, D'Almeida returned to France to sign for Ligue 2 side Valenciennes on a two-year contract.

## International career

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

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bordeaux II | 2013–14 | CFA | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Bordeaux II | 2014–15 | CFA | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bordeaux II | Total | Total | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Bordeaux | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bordeaux | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain II | 2015–16 | CFA | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Barnsley | 2016–17 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Blackpool | 2017–18 | League One | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Yeovil Town | 2018–19 | League Two | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Valenciennes | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Valenciennes | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Valenciennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Valenciennes | Total | Total | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 1 |
| CD Tondela (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Pau FC | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 0 |
| Pau FC | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Pau FC | Total | Total | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 1 |
| Apollon Limassol | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 255 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 274 | 5 |
* ↑ National competitions include the FA Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal and Cypriot Cup
* ↑ League Cup competitions include the EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Benin | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Benin | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Benin | 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| Benin | 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| Benin | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Benin | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Benin | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Benin | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Benin | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 40 | 1 |
    As of match played 18 November 2024
    Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each D'Almeida goal.
List of international goals scored by Sessi D'Almeida :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 16 October 2018 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | 4 | Algeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |