Abdoulie Ceesay
 Ceesay in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2024 | Real de Banjul | ||
| 2024 | → Paide Linnameeskond (loan) | 15 | (13) |
| 2025– | FC St. Pauli | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 5 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:06, 18 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Abdoulie Ceesay (born 5 January 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC St. Pauli.
Career
[edit]Ceesay started his career with Gambian side Real de Banjul, helping the club win the league title.[1] In 2024, he was sent on loan to Estonian side Paide Linnameeskond. Subsequently, he signed for Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli in 2025, becoming the first player to transfer directly from an Estonian side to a Bundesliga side.[2] On 15 January 2025, he debuted for the club during a 1–0 away loss to VfL Bochum in the league.
Style of play
[edit]Ceesay plays as a forward and is known for his speed and strength. German newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost wrote in 2025 that "Ceesay's style of play certainly has parallels to that of [German footballer] Johannes Eggestein; he also likes to take part in the build-up, drops back, demands the ball".[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 29 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paide Linnameeskond (loan) | 2024 | Meistriliiga | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 13 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 24 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "St. Paulis Neuzugang Ceesay: Spannende Bremen-Parallele mit Jatta" [St. Pauli's new signing Ceesay: Exciting Bremen parallel with Jatta] (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Gambia talendi raju lend: poole aastaga Paidest Bundesligasse Metsa meeskonnakaaslaseks! Või siiski veel mitte?" [The Gambian talent's meteoric rise: from Paide to the Bundesliga in six months to become a Mets teammate! Or not yet?] (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Die Stärken von Sands, Weißhaupt, Ceesay: So sollen die Neuen St. Pauli helfen" [The strengths of Sands, Weißhaupt, Ceesay: This is how the new ones should help St. Pauli] (in German). Hamburger Morgenpost. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2004 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Gambian sportsmen
- Gambian men's footballers
- The Gambia men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Meistriliiga players
- Bundesliga players
- Real de Banjul FC players
- Paide Linnameeskond players
- FC St. Pauli players
- Gambian expatriate men's footballers
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany