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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alie Sesay | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1994 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Khanh Hoa | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Arsenal | ||
2010–2013 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012–2016 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Barnet | 18 | (0) |
2017–2018 | IK Frej | 36 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Chania | 25 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Arda Kardzhali | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Zira | 9 | (0) |
2021 | Sabail | 13 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Persebaya Surabaya | 27 | (1) |
2022 | PSIS Semarang | 14 | (0) |
2023 | Lee Man | 1 | (0) |
2023 | Kelantan | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Khanh Hoa | 22 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014– | Sierra Leone | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 |
Alie Sesay (born 2 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Khanh Hoa. Born in England, he represents the Sierra Leone national team.
Sesay was in the academy at Arsenal, before joining Leicester City in 2010. [2] On 15 March 2013, he signed a professional contract with Leicester City, alongside Australian Callum Elder. [3]
On 24 January 2014, Sesay joined Colchester United on loan for the rest of the season. [4] Finally on 26 February, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 loss against Sheffield United coming as a 46th-minute substitute for Brian Wilson. [5]
In October 2015, Sesay joined League Two side Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal. [6]
Sesay signed for Barnet in an 18-month deal on 15 January 2016. [7] He was released by mutual consent on 31 January 2017 after only five league appearances in the 2016–17 season. [8]
After interest from AFC Eskilstuna in January 2017, [9] Sesay joined IK Frej the following month. [10] He departed the club midway through the 2018 season after playing a leading role and Captaining the team on several occasions. [11]
On 6 August 2018, Sesay joined Football League Greece side Chania. [12] Sesay finished the season as the player of the year for Chania helping the team to 12 clean sheets in 25 of his appearances in the Greek Football League.
On 9 August 2019, Sesay joined Bulgarian First League side Arda Kardzhali on a two-year deal. [13]
On 14 January 2020, Sesay joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira on an 18-month contract. [14]
On 31 January 2021, Sesay joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabail. [15] He made his debut on 13 February, as a starter in a 3–0 defeat to Sumgayit. [16]
On 12 June 2021, Sesay joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Persebaya Surabaya. [17] Sesay made his first-team debut on 11 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973. [18]
Sesay is a player who completes the PSIS foreign legion 2022–23 Liga 1 season. This Sierra Leone national team player was brought in by PSIS management so that the back line was more solid. [19]
On 20 January 2023, Sesay joined Lee Man.
Sesay was called up by Sierra Leone for the first time in October 2014. [20] He made his debut in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cameroon on 11 October 2014. [21]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Colchester United (loan) | 2013–14 [22] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2015–16 [23] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
Barnet | 2015–16 [23] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [23] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
IK Frej | 2017 | Superettan | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 [b] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2018 | Superettan | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
Chania | 2018–19 | Football League Greece | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
Arda Kardzhali | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Zira | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Sabail | 2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
Persebaya Surabaya | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||
PSIS Semarang | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 [c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Lee Man | 2022–23 | Hong Kong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |
Kelantan | 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Khanh Hoa | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 155 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 4 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sierra Leone | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 |
Individual
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Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Alie Sesay | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1994 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Khanh Hoa | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Arsenal | ||
2010–2013 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2012–2016 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Barnet | 18 | (0) |
2017–2018 | IK Frej | 36 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Chania | 25 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Arda Kardzhali | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Zira | 9 | (0) |
2021 | Sabail | 13 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Persebaya Surabaya | 27 | (1) |
2022 | PSIS Semarang | 14 | (0) |
2023 | Lee Man | 1 | (0) |
2023 | Kelantan | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Khanh Hoa | 22 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014– | Sierra Leone | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 |
Alie Sesay (born 2 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Khanh Hoa. Born in England, he represents the Sierra Leone national team.
Sesay was in the academy at Arsenal, before joining Leicester City in 2010. [2] On 15 March 2013, he signed a professional contract with Leicester City, alongside Australian Callum Elder. [3]
On 24 January 2014, Sesay joined Colchester United on loan for the rest of the season. [4] Finally on 26 February, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 loss against Sheffield United coming as a 46th-minute substitute for Brian Wilson. [5]
In October 2015, Sesay joined League Two side Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal. [6]
Sesay signed for Barnet in an 18-month deal on 15 January 2016. [7] He was released by mutual consent on 31 January 2017 after only five league appearances in the 2016–17 season. [8]
After interest from AFC Eskilstuna in January 2017, [9] Sesay joined IK Frej the following month. [10] He departed the club midway through the 2018 season after playing a leading role and Captaining the team on several occasions. [11]
On 6 August 2018, Sesay joined Football League Greece side Chania. [12] Sesay finished the season as the player of the year for Chania helping the team to 12 clean sheets in 25 of his appearances in the Greek Football League.
On 9 August 2019, Sesay joined Bulgarian First League side Arda Kardzhali on a two-year deal. [13]
On 14 January 2020, Sesay joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira on an 18-month contract. [14]
On 31 January 2021, Sesay joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabail. [15] He made his debut on 13 February, as a starter in a 3–0 defeat to Sumgayit. [16]
On 12 June 2021, Sesay joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Persebaya Surabaya. [17] Sesay made his first-team debut on 11 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973. [18]
Sesay is a player who completes the PSIS foreign legion 2022–23 Liga 1 season. This Sierra Leone national team player was brought in by PSIS management so that the back line was more solid. [19]
On 20 January 2023, Sesay joined Lee Man.
Sesay was called up by Sierra Leone for the first time in October 2014. [20] He made his debut in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cameroon on 11 October 2014. [21]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Colchester United (loan) | 2013–14 [22] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2015–16 [23] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
Barnet | 2015–16 [23] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [23] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
IK Frej | 2017 | Superettan | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 [b] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2018 | Superettan | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
Chania | 2018–19 | Football League Greece | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||
Arda Kardzhali | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Zira | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Sabail | 2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
Persebaya Surabaya | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||
PSIS Semarang | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 [c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Lee Man | 2022–23 | Hong Kong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |
Kelantan | 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Khanh Hoa | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 155 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 4 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sierra Leone | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 |
Individual