Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rahmatganj MFS | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009 | Banjul Hawks | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Feni | ||
2017 | Sheikh Russel KC | 11 | (3) |
2017–2018 | → Rahmatganj MFS (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Churchill Brothers | 28 | (5) |
2019 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Punjab | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Churchill Brothers | 12 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Al-Sadd | 27 | (2) |
2021 | Delhi | 0 | (0) |
2022 | Becamex Binh Duong | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Rahmatganj MFS | 12 | (2) |
International career | |||
2009 | Gambia U17 | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 |
Dawda Ceesay (born 25 January 1993) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Bangladesh Premier League club Rahmatganj MFS.
He played for Gambia U-17 in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Club career
He has been a part of several Bangladesh Premier League clubs since 2014.
Churchill Brothers
In 2018 January he joined i-League side Churchill Brothers. He scored his first goal in i-League against Indian Arrows.
Minerva Punjab
In July 2019, he joined Minerva Punjab.
Delhi
In 2021, Ceesay joined newly formed Minerva Delhi and appeared in the 130th edition of Durand Cup. He later appeared in the 2021 I-League Qualifiers, in which they finished on third position.
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 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
- As of 13 March 2022
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sheikh Russel KC | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
Rahmatganj MFS (loan) |
2017–18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | I-League | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
2018–19 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Churchill Brothers total | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
Delhi | 2021 | I-League 2nd Division | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Becamex Binh Duong | 2022 | V.League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 64 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 12 |
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
Gambia U17
References
- "Player Details — Club Career & Statistics: Dawda Ceesay (Gambia)". footballdatabase.eu. FootballDatabase Europe. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- "Hawks beat Young Africans in 1st Division League". Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Dawda CEESAY". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015.
- "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Dawda CEESAY". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015.
- "Sk Russel edge Muktijoddha". www.dhakatribune.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Rahmatganj survive drop after last day drama". www.dhakatribune.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "I-League: Dawda Ceesay, Israil Gurung strikes help Churchill Brothers overcome Indian Arrows". scroll.in. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- Ingale, Shreyash (12 October 2019). "Here's How 'The Warriors – Minerva Punjab' are preparing for upcoming I-League season". iftwc.com. IFTWC – Indian Football Team for World Cup. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ANI. "Durand Cup: Delhi FC beats Kerala Blasters 1-0, reaches quarterfinals". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "I-League 2019-20: Aser Dipanda brace helps Punjab FC sink Gokulam Kerala". www.goal.com. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "Rajasthan United FC Crowned Champions of the I-League Qualifiers 2021". News18. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- "Cameroon vs Gambia CAN u17 2009 report". Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- Dawda Ceesay at Soccerway
External links
- Dawda Ceesay stats at Football Critic
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Gambian men's footballers
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- I-League players
- Saudi Second Division players
- Al-Sadd FC (Saudi football club) players
- Rahmatganj MFS players
- Bangladesh Premier League footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- The Gambia men's youth international footballers
- Feni SC players