Yankuba Ceesay

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Yankuba Ceesay
Ceesay with Nõmme Kalju
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Serekunda, the Gambia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Wallidan FC
2007 Alianza Atlético 31 (3)
2008 Walsall 0 (0)
2008 ŁKS Łódź 0 (0)
2008–2010 Degerfors IF 15 (0)
2011 Jiul Petroşani 0 (0)
2010–2011 Trönö IK 7 (7)
2012–2013 Nõmme Kalju 37 (8)
2014 AC Kajaani 22 (0)
2015–2016 Kokkolan Palloveikot 36 (7)
International career
2007–2013 Gambia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yankuba Ceesay (born 26 June 1984), also known as Maal, was a Gambian football coach and former player who is a coach for Danish club Kastrup Boldklub. A midfielder, he made seven appearances for the Gambia national team.

Club career[edit]

When Ceesay joined Alianza Atlético of Peru, he became the first Gambian to play professional football in Latin America.[1] He also had a brief trial with Walsall F.C. in January 2008.[2] In 2008, he joined the Swedish club Degerfors IF, and for the first time he represented the Gambia national team in a match against Senegal.[3]

On 7 March 2012, it was announced that he had signed a two-year contract with Estonian Meistriliiga side Nõmme Kalju.[4] He made the league debut for the club on 10 March 2012, in a goalless draw against city rivals FC Levadia Tallinn.[5] He had trials with Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient in January 2013.[6] On 23 July 2013, he scored Kalju's first ever goal in UEFA Champions League, an opening goal in a 2–1 win against Finnish side HJK.[7] He left the club after the 2013 season, when his two-year contract ended.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The first Gambian man to play professional soccer in Latin America
  2. ^ "Yankuba comes to Walsall". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  3. ^ Yankuba Ceesay – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Kaljuga liitusid jaapanlane, gambialane ja poolakas" (in Estonian). jkkalju.ee. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Kalju ja Levadia väravateni ei jõudnud" (in Estonian). soccernet.ee. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Kalju poolkaitsja Inglismaal testimisel" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Kalju alistas kodupubliku toel Meistrite Liigas soomlaste HJK!" (in Estonian). jkkalju.ee. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Kalju esimese Meistrite Liiga värava autor lahkub" (28 November 2013) (in Estonian). jkkalju.ee. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

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