Sessi D'Almeida

Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida 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.

D'Almeida was called up to the Benin national team squad in 2014 for their matches 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.

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 October 2018	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	4		1–0	1–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification