Claude Stephane Seanla Explained

Claude Seanla
Fullname:Claude Stéphane Seanla
Birth Date:1988 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height:1.75 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Tottenham Hotspur
Years1:2006–2007
Years2:2007
Years3:2007–2008
Years4:2007
Years5:2008
Years6:2008–2009
Years7:2009–2010
Years8:2010
Years9:2010–2011
Years10:2011
Years11:2011
Years12:2011
Years13:2011
Years14:2011–2012
Years15:2012
Years17:2012–2013
Years18:2013–2014
Years19:2014
Years20:2014–2015
Years21:2015–2016
Years22:2015
Years23:2017–2018
Clubs1:Watford
Clubs2:Kettering Town
Clubs3:Barnet
Clubs4:St Albans City (loan)
Clubs5:Wivenhoe Town (loan)
Clubs6:Ashford Town (Kent)
Clubs7:Horsham
Clubs8:Boreham Wood
Clubs9:Tonbridge Angels
Clubs10:Concord Rangers
Clubs11:Crawley Down
Clubs12:Walton & Hersham
Clubs13:Arlesey Town
Clubs14:Aylesbury
Clubs15:Chesham United
Clubs17:Winslow United
Clubs18:Bedford Town
Clubs19:Arlesey Town
Clubs20:Leighton Town
Clubs21:Clean Slate
Clubs22:New Bradwell St Peter (loan)
Clubs23:Berkhamsted
Caps1:0
Caps2:0
Caps3:3
Caps4:2
Caps5:6
Caps6:8
Caps7:48
Caps8:12
Caps9:10
Caps13:4
Caps14:1
Caps15:3
Caps18:4
Caps19:3
Caps20:19
Caps21:6
Caps22:1
Caps23:0
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:5
Goals7:16
Goals8:3
Goals9:6
Goals13:0
Goals14:0
Goals15:0
Goals16:3
Goals18:0
Goals19:0
Goals20:4
Goals21:5
Goals22:0
Goals23:0

Claude Stéphane Seanla (born 2 June 1988) is an Ivorian retired footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Seanla was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He started his career at Tottenham Hotspur, and hit 6 goals in 11 starts in an injury hit campaign for Spurs' reserve team in 2005–06, having scored 11 goals in 18 starts the season before.[1]

Seanla signed his first professional forms for Watford in June 2006, following a trial spell. He made his first professional appearance on 19 September 2006, coming on a substitute for Al Bangura for the second half of extra time in the League Cup second round victory over Accrington Stanley.[2]

Seanla left Vicarage Road by mutual consent in February 2007, having made just one appearance for the first team. The following month, he joined Conference North side Kettering Town after impressing for their reserve side, scoring four times in two games. He was released at the end of 2006–07 season following Kettering's failure to win promotion from the Conference North.

On 30 July 2007, he signed for Football League Two side Barnet on a free transfer after a successful trial.[3] On 9 November 2007, he joined St Albans City on a month's loan. In January 2008, Seanla was transfer listed. He struggled when played out of position in midfield, and played only five times for the Bees. In March, he was loaned out to Wivenhoe Town. He failed to make an impression even at this level, however, and shortly after his loan spell was cancelled, he was released by Barnet.[4]

On his debut for Ashford Town, he scored two goals in the second half in a 3–2 loss to Chipstead. He scored five goals in eight games, but was unable to add to that tally due to injury, and joined Horsham in January 2009. Seanla's impressive strike rate for Horsham saw him join promotion hopefuls Boreham Wood in March 2010. He scored the only goal of a play-off semi-final against Aveley F.C. and helped contribute to a play-off final win against Kingstonian to seal promotion for the club.

On his debut for Tonbridge Angels, Seanla scored two goals against AFC Hornchurch in the Angels' 7–1 victory against the Essex team. He later played for Winslow United.

In August 2013, he joined Bedford Town,[5] before joining Leighton Town for the 2014–15 season.[6] He carried on playing the SSML from 2015 onwards, playing for Clean Slate and New Bradwell St Peter. Seanla stated in a June 2018 interview that he had retired from football.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/5103870.stm Watford snare Tottenham's Seanla
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/5351654.stm Watford 0 – 0 Accrington Stanley
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/6922607.stm Barnet sign ex-Watford man Seanla
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/7336550.stm Seanla parts company with Barnet
  5. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bedfordtownfootballclub/news/another-two-added-to-squad-1011346.html Another two added to squad
  6. Web site: 10 men Leighton keep battling till the end - Leighton Town F.C - Leighton Town F C . 2014-09-21 . dead . https://archive.today/20140921183355/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/leightontown/s/match-centre-11587/1-1020167 . 21 September 2014 .
  7. https://superhotspur.com/2018/06/28/my-interview-with-former-spurs-youngster-claude-stephane-seanla/ My interview with former Spurs youngster Claude Stepháne Seanla