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Joseph Ceesay
Personal information
Full name Lars Joseph Ceesay
Date of birth (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back / Winger
Team information
Current team
Malmö FF
Number 15
Youth career
Hässelby SK
2008–2013 Brommapojkarna
2013–2016 Djurgården
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Djurgården 0 (0)
2017Vasalund (loan) 3 (1)
2017Frej (loan) 11 (1)
2018Frej (loan) 9 (0)
2018Brage (loan) 10 (2)
2019Dalkurd (loan) 26 (6)
2020–2021 Helsingborgs IF 19 (0)
2021–2022 Lechia Gdańsk 33 (1)
2022– Malmö FF 29 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Sweden U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2021

Lars Joseph Ceesay (born 3 June 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.[1][2]

Club career

Ceesay began to play football in Hässelby SK.[3] In 2008 he moved to Brommapojkarna, well known for their youth academy. In the summer of 2013, Ceesay moved to another club in the Stockholm region, Djurgården. In November 2016 he signed his first A-team deal with Djurgården; a 3.5-years contract. During spring 2017, he was loaned out to Vasalunds and scored a goal in May 2017 against Enskede.

In July 2017 Ceesay was loaned out to Frej for the rest of the 2017 season. In December, the loan was extended until the end of 2018.[4] He was called back to Djurgården in July 2018,[5] only to be sent on loan to Brage a month later.[6] In January 2019 he was again loaned, this time to Dalkurd, for the 2019 season.[7]

On 29 November 2019, Ceesay signed with Helsingborgs IF on a two-year deal.[8]

On 11 July 2022, Joseph Ceesay signed with Malmö FF. He will wear jersey number 15.

International career

Born in Sweden, Ceesay is of Gambian descent.[9] On 5 October 2020, he was called up to the Sweden U21 national team training camp in Olympia, Helsingborg.[10] He did not appear in scheduled UEFA Euro U-21 qualifying games against Luxembourg[11] and Armenia.[12]

Personal life

His younger brother Jesper Ceesay plays for IFK Norrköping.[13]

References

  1. ^ Joseph Ceesay at Soccerway
  2. ^ "19. Joseph Ceesay - Helsingborgs IF". Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Brages Joseph Ceesay inför lördagens match". IK Brage (in Swedish). 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Officiellt: Djurgården lånar ut Joseph Ceesay till Frej". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Officiellt: Djurgårdens IF kallar tillbaka Joseph Ceesay". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Officiellt: IK Brage lånar Joseph Ceesay". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Välkommen till Dalkurd, Joseph Ceesay - Dalkurd FF". 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Joseph Ceesay klar för HIF". HIF. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Kan byta bort Sverige mot afrikanska succén". www.expressen.se.
  10. ^ "Ändringar i truppen – Tre U21-debutanter kallas in - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. ^ LiveScore, SofaScore com. "Sweden U21 Luxembourg U21 live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. ^ LiveScore, SofaScore com. "Sweden U21 Armenia U21 live score, video stream and H2H results - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Jesper Ceesay". ifknorrkoping.se (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. Retrieved 18 July 2023.