Sierra Leone footballer

Alie Sesay (born 2 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang. Born in England, he represents the Sierra Leone national team.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Early career
    • 1.1.1 Colchester United (loan)
    • 1.1.2 Cambridge United (loan)
  • 1.2 Barnet
  • 1.3 IK Frej
  • 1.4 P.A.E. Chaniá
  • 1.5 FC Arda Kardzhali
  • 1.6 Zira FK
  • 1.7 Sabail FK
  • 1.8 Persebaya Surabaya
  • 1.9 PSIS Semarang
• 2 International career
• 3 Career statistics
  • 3.1 Club
  • 3.2 International
• 4 Honours
  • 4.1 Individual
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Club career

Early career

Sesay was in the academy at Arsenal, before joining Leicester City in 2010. On 15 March 2013, he signed a professional contract with Leicester City, alongside Australian Callum Elder.

Colchester United (loan)

On 24 January 2014, Sesay joined Colchester United on loan for the rest of the season. Finally on 26 February, he made his debut for the club in a 1–0 loss against Sheffield United coming as a 46th-minute subs*ute for Brian Wilson.

Cambridge United (loan)

In October 2015, Sesay joined League Two side Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal.

Barnet

Sesay signed for Barnet in an 18-month deal on 15 January 2016. He was released by mutual consent on 31 January 2017 after only five league appearances in the 2016–17 season.

IK Frej

After interest from AFC Eskilstuna in January 2017, Sesay joined IK Frej the following month. He departed the club midway through the 2018 season after playing a leading role and Captaining the team on several occasions.

P.A.E. Chaniá

On 6 August 2018, Sesay joined Football League Greece side PAE Chaniá. Sesay finished the season as the player of the year for PAE Chaniá helping the team to 12 clean sheets in 25 of his appearances in the Greek Football League.

FC Arda Kardzhali

On 9 August 2019, Sesay joined Bulgarian First League side Arda Kardzhali on a two-year deal.

Zira FK

On 14 January 2020, Sesay joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira FK on an 18-month contract.

Sabail FK

On 31 January 2021, Sesay joined Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabail FK. He made his debut on 13 February, as a starter in a 3–0 defeat to Sumgayit FK.

Persebaya Surabaya

On 12 June 2021, Sesay joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Persebaya Surabaya. Sesay made his first-team debut on 11 September 2021 in a match against Persikabo 1973.

PSIS Semarang

Alie Sesay is a player who completes the PSIS foreign legion 2022–23 Liga 1 season. This Sierra Leone national team player was brought in by PSIS management so that the back line was more solid.

International career

Sesay was called up by Sierra Leone for the first time in October 2014. He made his debut in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Cameroon on 11 October 2014.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 March 2022

International

As of match played 13 November 2020.

Honours

Individual

• Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

• Alie Sesay at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alie Sesay at Soccerway