Ceesay with Nõmme Kalju | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 June 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Serekunda, the Gambia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Wallidan FC | ||
2007 | Alianza Atlético | 31 | (3) |
2008 | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
2008 | ŁKS Łódź | 0 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Degerfors IF | 15 | (0) |
2011 | Jiul Petroşani | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Trönö IK | 7 | (7) |
2012–2013 | Nõmme Kalju | 37 | (8) |
2014 | AC Kajaani | 22 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Kokkolan Palloveikot | 36 | (7) |
International career | |||
2007–2013 | Gambia | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yankuba Ceesay (born 26 June 1984), also known as Maal, was a Gambian football coach and former player who is a coach for Danish club Kastrup Boldklub. A midfielder, he made seven appearances for the Gambia national team.
When Ceesay joined Alianza Atlético of Peru, he became the first Gambian to play professional football in Latin America. [1] He also had a brief trial with Walsall F.C. in January 2008. [2] In 2008, he joined the Swedish club Degerfors IF, and for the first time he represented the Gambia national team in a match against Senegal. [3]
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