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. Born in France, he represents Benin at international level.
Club career D'Almeida made his debut for Bordeaux on 12 December 2013 in the UEFA Europa League group stage against Maccabi Tel Aviv, playing the first 75 minutes in the 1–0 away defeat before being substituted for Théo Pellenard.
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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBordeaux II2013–14CFA121——001212014–15CFA210——00210Total331——00331Bordeaux2013–14Ligue 10000001Appearance in the Europa League0102014–15Ligue 12000000020Total2000001030Paris Saint-Germain II2015–16CFA160——00160Barnsley2016–17EFL Championship3000000030Blackpool2017–18EFL League One23000004Appearances in the EFL Trophy1271Yeovil Town2018–19EFL League Two351101000371Valenciennes2019–20Ligue 22410000—2412020–21Ligue 223030——2602021–22Ligue 28010——90Total5514000—591CD Tondela (loan)2021–22Primeira Liga802000—100Pau FC2022–23Ligue 235040——3902023–24Ligue 233100——331Total6814000—721Apollon Limassol2024–25Cypriot First Division29030——320Neftçi2025–26Azerbaijan Premier League15011——161Career total287413110513066
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBenin20141020152020183120191002020302021302022302023502024100202590202610Total501
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each D'Almeida goal. + List of international goals scored by Sessi D'AlmeidaNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition116 October 2018Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin41–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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