Gbassay Sessay

Gbassay Sessay
Personal information
Full nameJohn Gbassay Sessay
Date of birth11 May 1968
Place of birthBatkanu, Sierra Leone
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1988–1989Estrela da Amadora8(1)
1989–1990Sporting Covilhã33(9)
1990–1991Amora29(0)
1991–1992Benfica e Castelo Branco33(10)
1992–1994Vitória Setúbal53(1)
1994–1995Paços de Ferreira25(0)
1995–1996Sporting Covilhã26(0)
National team
1994–1996Sierra Leone17(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John Gbassay Sessay (born 11 May 1968) is a retired Sierra Leonean international footballer who played as a striker.

Sessay played in the Portuguese Liga for Estrela da Amadora and Vitória Setúbal.[1]

Sessay was a member of the Sierra Leone national football team (the 'Leone Stars') squad at the 1994 African Nations Cup in Tunisia[2] and the 1996 African Nations Cup in South Africa. He scored one of Sierra Leone's two goals as the Leone Stars defeated Burkina Faso in their opening match of the 1996 African Nations Cup.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sessay (Gbassay John Sessay)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (2005-08-15). "African Nations Cup 1994 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.
  3. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (2002-03-18). "African Nations Cup 1996 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF.

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