Jean-Louis Bessé

Jean-Louis Bessé (born July 5, 1980) is a retired Ivoirian footballer who played mostly in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Playing career

Besse began his professional career 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 season he signed with newly expansion franchise the Trois-Rivières Attak. He was the first player along with Nicolas Lesage to sign a contract with the new franchise; his signing 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, before losing to the Serbian White Eagles in the CSL Championship Game.

He returned for the 2008 season where helped the Attak claim the National Division title the club's first Division title and helped the club reach a 13 game undefeated streak. In the post season 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 Cup, where once again the Attak were defeated by 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, where he appeared in one match.

Honours

Club

Trois-Rivières Attak

• Open Canada Cup: 2007
• National Division Champions: 2008