Dawda Ceesay

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Dawda Ceesay
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 32) [1]
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 [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Feni
2017 Sheikh Russel KC 11 (3)
2017–2018Rahmatganj 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 [3] 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.

Contents

He played for Gambia U-17 in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [4]

Club career

He has been a part of several Bangladesh Premier League clubs since 2014. [5] [6]

Churchill Brothers

In January 2018, he joined i-League side Churchill Brothers. He scored his first goal in i-League against Indian Arrows. [7] He joined Mohun Bagan in 2019, on loan from Churchill Brothers, ahead of the Super Cup. [8]

Minerva Punjab

In July 2019, he joined Minerva Punjab. [9]

Delhi

In 2021, Ceesay joined newly formed Minerva Delhi and appeared in the 130th edition of Durand Cup. [10] He later appeared in the 2021 I-League Qualifiers, in which they finished on third position. [11] [12]

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 [13] 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.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 March 2022 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheikh Russel KC 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League 11300113
Rahmatganj MFS (loan) 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League11300113
Churchill Brothers 2017–18 I-League 1122 [a] 0132
2018–19 17300173
2019–20 12100121
Total4062000426
Delhi 2021 I-League 2nd Division 004 [b] 040
Becamex Binh Duong 2022 V.League 1 200020
Career total641260007012
  1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Gambia U17

References

  1. 1 2 Dawda Ceesay at Soccerway
  2. "Hawks beat Young Africans in 1st Division League". Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Dawda CEESAY". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015.
  4. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Dawda CEESAY". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015.
  5. "Sk Russel edge Muktijoddha". www.dhakatribune.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. "Rahmatganj survive drop after last day drama". www.dhakatribune.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. "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.
  8. Mullick, Sounak (6 March 2019). "I-League giants Mohun Bagan sign Dawda Ceesay for Hero Super Cup". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "Cameroon vs Gambia CAN u17 2009 report". Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.