Gbassay Sessay

Gbassay Sessay

Personal information
Full name	John Gbassay Sessay
Date of birth	11 May 1968
Place of birth	Batkanu, Sierra Leone
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1988–1989	Estrela da Amadora	8	(1)
1989–1990	Sporting Covilhã	33	(9)
1990–1991	Amora	29	(0)
1991–1992	Benfica e Castelo Branco	33	(10)
1992–1994	Vitória Setúbal	53	(1)
1994–1995	Paços de Ferreira	25	(0)
1995–1996	Sporting Covilhã	26	(0)
National team
1994–1996	Sierra Leone	17	(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.

External links

• Gbassay Sessay at footballzz.co.uk
• Gbassay Sessay profile at ForaDeJogo