Ryan Sessegnon – Tottenham Hotspur

Ryan Sessegnon – Player Profile

Standing at 5ft 10in, Ryan Sessegnon is a versatile player who plays as a left back and as a left winger. He joined Tottenham Hotspur from Fulham for a reported initial fee of £25m in August 2019.

Ryan Sessegnon’s career in football began with Fulham, whom he joined aged nine in 2008. After impressing, he became part of the first team in March 2016.

At the age of 16, he made his senior Fulham debut in a League Cup First Round match against League Two (Fourth Tier) club Leyton Orient in August 2016 where the Cottagers won 3-2 at Brisbane Road. He made his Championship debut in a 1-1 draw against Leeds.

It did not take long for him to score his first goal as a professional footballer in a 2-2 draw against Cardiff City at Craven Cottage. In doing so, Sessegnon became the first player born in the 2000s to score in any league match in England.

By the end of the 2016/17 season, Sessegnon had made 30 appearances in all competitions, scoring 7 goals whilst also providing 4 assists for his teammates. Fulham finished in 6^th with 80 points, but failed to get promoted to the Premier League after losing 2-1 on aggregate to Reading.

Ryan Sessegnon and Fulham were in fantastic form the following season (2017/18). Sessegnon scored 16 goals whilst also getting 8 assists in 52 appearances in all competitions, with Fulham going on to finishing 3^rd on 88 points. They were successfully promoted to the Premier League on this occasion, beating Aston Villa 1-0 in the play-off final at Wembley.

In his debut season in the Premier League (2018/19), he played in 35 of Fulham’s 38 matches, scoring 2 goals and providing 6 assists in total. Unfortunately for the Cottagers, they were relegated back to the Championship after finishing 19^th with 26 points.

He then made the move to Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 Summer Transfer Window, and following an injury, he went on to make his debut for the Lilywhites as an injury time substitute in a 1-1 draw against Everton in December 2019.

Over the course of the 2019/20 season, Ryan Sessegnon made 12 appearances in all competitions. He made 3 appearances in Tottenham Hotspur’s run to the Champions League final, scoring a goal and providing an assist. Spurs finished 6^th that season with 59 points.

Sessegnon was then sent out on a season long loan (2020/21) with German Bundesliga club Hoffenheim in October 2020. He went on to make 29 appearances in all competitions for Der Blau, providing 3 assists whilst contributing 2 goals. It was an 11^th place finish that season with 43 points.

It was a return to action with Spurs last season (2021/22), making 22 appearances with 2 assists. Spurs finished that season in 4^th place ahead of North London rivals Arsenal.

So far this season (2022/23), Ryan Sessegnon has made 23 appearances with two goals and an assist to his name to date.