Ryan Sessegnon
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Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon (born 18 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left midfielder,[5] or left winger[6] for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 23)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Roehampton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back / Left midfielder / Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2016 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Fulham | 106 | (22) |
2019– | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → 1899 Hoffenheim (loan) | 23 | (2) |
International career | |||
2015–2016 | England U16 | 10 | (3) |
2016 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | England U19 | 14 | (4) |
2018–2022 | England U21[4] | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 5 February 2023 (UTC) |
Sessegnon made his breakthrough in the Fulham senior side in 2016, aged 16. He made an instant impact, becoming the first footballer born in the 2000s to score a goal in a first-team game in the professional English leagues, and the youngest player to score in a Championship match. In 2017–18, his second season, Sessegnon helped Fulham achieve promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs, scoring fifteen goals and winning numerous personal awards. He totalled 120 games and 25 goals for Fulham, before joining Tottenham for a £25 million fee in 2019.