Dawda Ceesay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dawda Ceesay | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Sadd | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009 | Banjul Hawks FC[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Feni SC | ||
| 2017 | Sheikh Russel KC | 11 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | →Rahmatganj MFS (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Churchill Brothers | 28 | (5) |
| 2019 | Minerva Punjab | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Churchill Brothers | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Al-Sadd | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Gambia U-17[2] | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2009 | |||
Dawda Ceesay (born 25 January 1993) is a Gambian professional footballer[3] who plays as a central midfielder for Al-Sadd in the Saudi Second Division. He played for Gambia U-17 in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]
Career
He has been a part of several Bangladesh Football Premier League clubs since 2014.[5][6]
Churchill Brothers
In 2018 January he joined i-League side Churchill Brothers. He scored his first goal in i-League against Indian Arrows.[7]
Minerva Punjab
On 15 July 2019 he joined Minerva Punjab.
International career
He was a part of Gambia national under-17 football team which won 2009 African U-17 Championship. He scored a goal in the 20th minute against Cameroon U17 [8] in the group stage of the tournament. He also played all three group stage matches for Gambia in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Career Statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 15 November 2018
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | AFC | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Churchill | 2017–18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
Honours
Gambia U17
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations winner: 2009
References
- ^ "Hawks beat Young Africans in 1st Division League".
- ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Dawda CEESAY". FIFA.com.
- ^ "Gambia - D. Ceesay - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Dawda CEESAY". FIFA.com.
- ^ "Sk Russel edge Muktijoddha". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ "Rahmatganj survive drop after last day drama". www.dhakatribune.com.
- ^ "I-League: Dawda Ceesay, Israil Gurung strikes help Churchill Brothers overcome Indian Arrows". scroll.in.
- ^ "Cameroon vs Gambia CAN u17 2009 report".
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Gambian footballers
- Gambian expatriate footballers
- Association football midfielders
- I-League players
- Saudi Second Division players
- Al-Sadd FC (Saudi football club) players
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Expatriate footballers in Bangladesh
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- The Gambia youth international footballers
- Feni SC players