Jean-Louis Bessé


Jean-Louis Bessé is a retired Ivoirian footballer who played mostly in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Playing career

Besse began his Canadian career in 2000 in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec with Francheville. In 2006, he played with Trois-Rivières Sélect where he scored 11 goals finishing as the third highest goalscorer in the league. For the remainder of the season he played with Laval Dynamites of the Canadian Soccer League. He made his debut for the club on September 9, 2006 against the Caribbean Selects which resulted in a 4-1 victory.
The following CSL season, he signed with expansion franchise Trois-Rivières Attak. He was the first player along with Nicolas Lesage to sign a contract with the new franchise, and was announced on January 17, 2007. He made his debut on May 13 in a match against Toronto Croatia in a scoreless draw. He scored his first goal on May 20, 2007 in a 2-1 over the Canadian Lions. He helped Attak to claim their first piece of silverware by claiming the Open Canada Cup, and finished as runner-up in the National Division.
He returned for the 2008 season where he helped the Attak claim their first National Division title, and helped the club reach a 13-game undefeated streak. In the postseason he contributed by scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory over the St. Catharines Wolves in the quarterfinal match. He reached the final of the CSL Championship, where once again the Attak were defeated by the Serbian White Eagles, which ended in 2-2 draw and decided through penalties by a score of 2-1. In the same season Besse was loaned out to the Montreal Impact in the USL First Division where he appeared in one match.
In 2014, he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with FC L'Assomption-Lanaudière.

International career

Bessé made his international debut for the Québec official soccer team on June 25, 2013 against Provence in the International Peoples, Cultures, and Tribes Tournament.

Honours

Club

;Trois-Rivières Attak