![]() Ceesay in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | 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.
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.
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||
2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Gambia | 2024 | 3 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 1 |