Ryan Sessegnon

Ryan Sessegnon
Sessegnon lining up for Tottenham Hotspur in 2020
Personal information
Full name Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Roehampton, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Left-back, left midfielder, left winger
Youth career
2008–2016 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Fulham 106 (22)
2019–2024 Tottenham Hotspur 38 (2)
2020–20211899 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)

Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon (born 18 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who last played as a left-back, left midfielder,[5] or left winger[6] for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

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.

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  2. ^ "Ryan Sessegnon: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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  5. ^ "Ryan Sessegnon: Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Ryan Sessegnon: Who is Hoffenheim's on-loan England youngster?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 19 April 2023.