David Sesay

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David Sesay
Personal information
Full name David Junior Deen Sesay[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Brent, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Maidstone United
Youth career
2007–2018 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Crawley Town 56 (0)
2021 Barnet 6 (0)
2021–2023 Wealdstone 27 (0)
2022–2023 → Weymouth (loan) 24 (2)
2023 Weymouth 10 (0)
2023–2025 Eastbourne Borough 57 (2)
2025– Maidstone United 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Sierra Leone 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:41, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:12, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

David Junior Deen Sesay (born 18 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maidstone United. Born in England, he represented the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Brent,[3] Sesay joined Watford in 2007, turning professional in June 2016.[4] On 13 April 2018, it was announced that Sesay along with numerous other graduates, were to leave Watford at the end of their contracts in June.[5]

Crawley Town

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Proceeding his release, Sesay opted to join League Two club Crawley Town on a two-year deal.[6] On 4 September 2018, Sesay made his Crawley debut during their EFL Trophy group-stage tie against Tottenham Hotspur U23s, featuring for just under 20 minutes and scoring the winning penalty in the shootout.[7] He made his league debut on 29 December 2018, starting in a 0–0 draw away to Newport County.[8] At the end of the season, he was awarded Crawley Town's Young Player of the Year award.[9] In June 2020, Sesay signed a one-year contract extension with the club.[10] He was released by Crawley Town at the end of the 2020–21 season.[11]

Barnet

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Sesay joined Barnet on a one-month rolling contract on 24 August 2021.[12]

Wealdstone

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On 26 November 2021, Sesay signed for Wealdstone.[13]

Sesay joined Weymouth on loan in December 2022. The loan was later extended for a month.[14]

At the end of the 2022–23 season, Sesay was released by Wealdstone.[15]

Weymouth

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On 11 August 2023, Sesay signed for Weymouth.[16]

Eastbourne Borough

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On 23 November 2023, Sesay signed for Eastbourne Borough.[17]

Maidstone United

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On 10 June 2025, Sesay joined National League South rivals Maidstone United.[18]

International career

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Born in England, Sesay is of Kenyan and Sierra Leonean descent. He was called up to the Kenya national football team in March 2019,[19] although he turned down the call-up in order to help Crawley Town in their relegation battle.[20] In October 2021 he was called-up by the Sierra Leone national football team for friendly fixtures that month.[21] He debuted for Sierra Leone in a 1–1 friendly tie with South Sudan on 7 October 2021.[22]

Sesay was named in Sierra Leone's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations,[23] but did not make an appearance at the tournament.[24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 26 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crawley Town 2018–19[7] League Two 18 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 21 0
2019–20[25] League Two 25 0 2 0 3 0 1[a] 0 31 0
2020–21[26] League Two 13 0 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 18 0
Total 56 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 70 0
Barnet 2021–22[2] National League 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Wealdstone 2021–22[2] National League 13 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
2022–23[2] National League 14 0 1 0 — 0 0 15 0
Total 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Weymouth (loan) 2022–23[2] National League South 24 2 0 0 — 0 0 24 2
Weymouth 2023–24[2] National League South 10 0 1 0 — 0 0 11 0
Eastbourne Borough 2023–24[2] National League South 19 1 0 0 — 1[b] 0 20 1
2024–25[2] National League South 38 1 1 0 — 6[c] 0 45 1
Total 57 2 1 0 0 0 7 0 65 2
Career total 180 4 7 0 4 0 13 0 204 4
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Sussex Senior Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances in Sussex Senior Cup

International

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As of match played 29 March 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sierra Leone 2021 2 0
2022 2 0
Total 4 0

References

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