Sessi D'Almeida

Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida (born 20 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Neftçi in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

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.

On 5 June 2025, Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi announced the signing of D'Almeida to a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from Apollon Limassol.

International career D'Almeida was called up to the Benin national team squad in 2014 for their matches for 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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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2013–14 Ligue 1

2014–15 Ligue 1

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Blackpool 2017–18 EFL League One

Yeovil Town 2018–19 EFL League Two

2019–20

Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each D'Almeida goal.