Zeze Steven Sessegnon (born 18 May 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender or

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for club

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Club career

Fulham

On 28 June 2017, Sessegnon signed his first professional contract with

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, pledging his future to the West London club until 2020. He made his debut on 8 August 2017 in an

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first round tie against

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. He played the full ninety minutes in a Fulham win, playing the last nine minutes on the pitch with brother Ryan. He also featured in the following round two weeks later, a 1–0 home defeat to

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. His first appearance in league football arrived on 16 August 2019 in the

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versus

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Loans

Sessegnon signed a season-long loan deal with

club

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on 7 September 2020. On 31 January 2022, Sessegnon joined

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on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. On 5 July 2022, Sessegnon joined

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on loan for the 2022–23 season. On 11 March 2023, Sessegnon scored his first professional goal, scoring the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw between Charlton Athletic and

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Wigan Athletic

On 26 August 2023, Sessegnon signed for

club

on a two-year deal. On 9 May 2025, Wigan said the player had been transfer listed.

International career

Sessegnon has represented England at U16 up to

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level. His one appearance for the U16s came on 4 December 2015 versus Brazil. Sessegnon was called up to the England squad for the

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in India. He featured five times, including a start in the final, as England won the trophy. March 2018 saw Sessegnon win his first U18 caps, versus Qatar and Argentina respectively. In May 2018, Sessegnon was selected for the U18s squad for the 2018 Panda Cup. His opening Under-19s call-up came in the following August for friendlies with the

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. He scored for the U19s on 14 November versus

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. Sessegnon made his

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debut during the opening

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defeat to Japan on 1 June 2019. On 30 August 2019, Sessegnon was included in the

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squad for the first time and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.

Personal life

He is the twin brother of fellow professional footballer, and former

teammate, Ryan. Their older brother Chris plays football at semi-professional level, and they are cousins of Beninese international footballer

Stéphane Sessègnon Stéphane Sessègnon (born 1 June 1984) is a Beninese professional Association football, footballer who last played for Sirens F.C., Sirens in the Maltese Premier League. He is a Benin national football team, Benin international, having repres ...

Career statistics

Honours

Fulham *

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England U17 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sessegnon, Steven 2000 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Wandsworth People from Roehampton English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers England men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Fulham F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players English Football League players English twins Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people English people of Beninese descent Sportspeople of Beninese descent 21st-century English sportsmen