Abdoulie Ceesay

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Abdoulie Ceesay
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Ceesay in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2024 Real de Banjul
2024 → Paide Linnameeskond (loan) 15 (13)
2025– FC St. Pauli 8 (0)
International career‡
2024– Gambia 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 23 August 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.

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Career

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

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

Club

As of match played 16 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paide Linnameeskond (loan) 2024 Meistriliiga 151310——1613
FC St. Pauli 2024–25 Bundesliga 7000——70
2025–26 Bundesliga0010——10
Total7010——80
Career total22132000002413

International

As of match played 24 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 202431
202520
Total51

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
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