Sulaiman Sesay-Fullah Explained

Sulaiman Sesay-Fullah
Birth Date:16 September 1991
Birth Place:Freetown, Sierra Leone
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2006–2007
Youthclubs1:Accademia Internazionale
Youthyears2:2007–2010
Youthclubs2:Inter Milan
Years1:2007–2010
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Clubs1:Inter Milan
Years2:2009–2010
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Clubs2:Eupen (loan)
Years3:2010–2012
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Parma
Years4:2011–2012
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Clubs4:FC Brussels (loan)
Years5:2013
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Clubs5:Etar 1924
Nationalyears1:2010–
Nationalteam1:Sierra Leone
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Club-Update:15 April 2013
Nationalteam-Update:31 May 2014

Sulaiman Sesay-Fullah (born 16 September 1991) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, Sesay-Fullah played for Italian club Accademia Internazionale in 2006–07 season. The club was part of Inter Milan academy as an affiliated club. The two Allievi team of the club finished as the losing quarter-finalists of Lombardy regional Allievi League, and eliminated in round of 16 of Allievi Fascia B respectively.[1] After the tournament, he was selected to Lombardy region Allievi representative team for 2007 Coppa Nazionale Primavera, a youth tournament for the representative teams of Italian regions.[2] [3] Lombardy did not qualify from the group stage.[4]

Sesay-Fullah joined Internazionale's Allievi Nazionali team in 2007–08 season, from the affiliated club, which he won the league champion.[5] He scored 17 goals in the group stage that season, along with Luca Tremolada as the topscorer of that stage.[6] In the next season he was promoted to Inter's senior youth team Primavera, but failed to play regularly nor scoring. He also played once for the first team in club friendlies.[7] In 2009–10 season he left for Eupen along with Nicolas Desenclos. In January 2010 he was signed by fellow Serie A club Parma. He failed to play for both reserve and the first team due to non-EU policy.

On 26 August 2011, Sesay-Fullah joined Belgian second division club FC Brussels on loan from Parma.[8]

International career

In September 2010, he was called to Sierra Leone national football team for a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match.[9] He made a substitute appearance on that match, which 0–0 draw with South Africa on 10 October.[10] [11] [12] He also received a call-up for national under-23 team in 2012 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualifying rounds.[13]

International goal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comitato Regionale Lombardia : Stagione sportiva 2006/2007 . Settoregiovanile.figc.it . 2014-03-11.
  2. News: COMUNICATO UFFICIALE n° 42. 25 May 2007. 23 April 2011. FIGC COMITATO REGIONALE LOMBARDIA. Italian.
  3. Coppa Nazionale Primavera 2007Convocazione Rappresentativa Regionale Cateoria Allievi 1991 News: Comunicato Ufficiale N°44 (2006–07). 8 June 2007. 6 December 2011. Comitato Regionale Lombardia, Settore Giovanile e Scolastico, FIGC. Italian.
  4. Web site: Comitato Regionale Lombardia : Stagione sportiva 2006/2007 . Settoregiovanile.figc.it . 2014-03-11.
  5. News: Photos: Inter's Under-17 champions . 19 June 2008. 15 November 2010. FC Internazionale Milano. Inter.it.
  6. Web site: ALLIEVI NAZIONALI 2007/08 . 15 November 2010. FC Internazionale Milano. Inter.it.
  7. News: Training match: Inter 3–3 Chiasso . 13 February 2008. 15 November 2010. FC Internazionale Milano. Inter.it.
  8. News: Sesay Fullah Joins FC Brussels. 31 August 2011. allafrica.com.
  9. News: Sesay Fullah convocato in Nazionale . Sesay Fullah was called to National Team . 24 September 2010 . 15 November 2010 . Parma FC . Italian . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20100930022936/http://fcparma.com/settore-giovanile/archivio-settore-giovanile/7524-sesay-fullah-convocato-in-nazionale.html . 30 September 2010 .
  10. News: Bafana arrive from Sierra Leone. 11 October 2010. 15 November 2010. South African FA.
  11. News: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers. 10 October 2010. 15 November 2010. MTN Football.
  12. Web site: Back Page Pix . Backpagepix.co.za . 2014-03-11.
  13. News: Five foreign based in Salone U-23 squad. 15 December 2010. 15 December 2010. Sierra Express Media. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101217232609/http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/17608. 17 December 2010.