Here, bundesliga. com lifts his veil on what motivates Sessegnon and how he ended up at TSG with a Guinness world record in his suitcase. . .
Ryan Sessegnon
Age: 20 Club: Hoffenheim Position: Left-back Country: England (12 international under-21 matches)
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Sessegnon began his career at Fulham at the age of 8 in 2008 and made his senior debut with the club at just 16 years and 18 days in 2016. On August 16 of that year, Sessegnon retired in a 1-1 draw with the Leeds. And 4 days later, he has become the first player born in the 2000s to score a first-team goal in the English Football League, as well as the league’s youngest purpose scorer. He made 30 appearances for Fulham. in 2016/17 and included in the division’s team of the year, conceding the youngest player to do so.
He played all 46 league games for Fulham in 2017/18, completing the crusade with 16 goals and 8 assists, as well as the season league player award and a nomination for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, the first time someone left the gates, the most sensible flight had been nominated for the gong.
After 35 Premier League appearances, two goals and six assists, Sessegnon moved to Tottenham Hotspur 12 months later, before the 2019/20 season. He played 12 times with the Spurs last year, adding three Champions League matches that saw him score against Bayern Munich. in the organizational stages and play in the last 16 games back to RB Leipzig, the full 90 minutes of both matches.
Sessegnon has 42 international matches with England and is a regular in the under-21 team, with 12 games at this level. He is also a central figure in his country’s national team that won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship trophy in 2017. the tournament team and finished as the most sensible scorer with 3 goals, adding a double in the 4–1 win over Germany in groups.
Play a bit like: Alphonso Davies
Now Sessegnon will have to go a little while to reflect Davies’ remarkable efforts at Bayern, adding a 2019/20 escape where he has become a very important gear on Hansi Flick’s tripled team, but the pair have a number of similarities. -wing that now paints a little further back, but looks to advance in each and every opportunity, haggling and facing its opponents with a rhythm, with strict control and a composure over the ball that denies its youth.
Did you know what?
Sessegnon holds the Guinness World Record, for: The fastest time to hit football purpose poles and crossbar. He finished t-1p in 7. 75 seconds, looking for luck at an educational camp with England, UEFA Europe Under-21 striker 2019 Championship.
What they say
“I’m very excited to start. TSG aims to teach and expand young players successfully. I hope that the movement will allow me to play in one of the professional leagues of the world and look forward to the matches of a European competition. ” – Sessegnon
“Ryan Sessegnon is a very talented and fast player with a forged left foot . . . We were in favor of a premium addition to our team and we are very pleased to have discovered one with Ryan. “- TSG sports director Alexander Rosen
“I, Ryan, is certainly fantastic. ” – José Mourinho, coach of Tottenham Hotspur
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