| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Roehampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fulham | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Fulham | 23 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 2016 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016– | England U19 | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:00, 19 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:00, 19 April 2017 (UTC) |
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Kouassi Ryan Sessegnon (born 18 May 2000), known as Ryan Sessegnon, is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Fulham. He has a twin brother Steven who currently plays in Fulham's academy.
Sessegnon joined Fulham at the age of nine. On 9 August 2016, Sessegnon made his professional debut in a League Cup match against Leyton Orient aged 16 years and 81 days. On 16 August 2016 Sessegnon made his league debut in a match against Leeds United in a 1–1 draw. On 20 August, Sessegnon scored his first professional goal in a league match against Cardiff City, becoming the first professional footballer in the English leagues to have been born in the 2000s to score a goal in a first team game and the youngest player ever to have scored in a Championship match.
In 2016, Sessegnon played up an age group to represent England in the U17 Euros.