Winston Ceesay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Winston Razel Ceesay | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brindisi | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Troina | 23 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Licata | 17 | (0) |
| 2020 | Siena | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Lucchese | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Rotonda | 42 | (2) |
| 2022 | Trapani | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Brindisi | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Sierra Leone | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 | |||
Winston Razel Ceesay (born 10 August 2000) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C club Brindisi and the Sierra Leone national team.[1]
Club career
Ceesay started his senior team career with Italian Serie D club Troina in 2018–19 season.[2] He joined Licata following season, where he found regular playing time.[3] In January 2020, Serie C club Siena signed Ceesay on a permanent deal.[4] However, the league got halted within next few weeks due to COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and he left the club without making any appearance for them.[5]
On 12 November 2020, Lucchese announced the signing of Ceesay on a short term deal until the end of the season.[6][7] He made his Serie C and professional debut on 15 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Pro Sesto.[8] He was released by the club on 1 February 2021 after making seven league appearances.[9]
On 29 March 2021, Serie D club Rotonda announced the signing of Ceesay.[10] On 18 July 2022, he moved to Trapani.[11] However, he couldn't find enough playing time at Trapani and joined fellow Serie D club Brindisi in December 2022.[12]
International career
In March 2022, Ceesay received his first call-up to Sierra Leone national team for friendly matches against Togo, Liberia and Congo.[13] He made his international debut on 29 March 2022 in a 2–1 win against Congo.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 29 March 2022[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Winston Ceesay at Soccerway
- ^ "Le esclusive di Tuttocampo.it: Winston Ceesay, storia del leone gialloblu!". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Winston Razel Ceesay firma col Licata!". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "WINSTON CEESAY È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA ROBUR SIENA". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus: All sport in Italy to be suspended because of outbreak". BBC Sport. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Tre acquisti alla corte di mister Lopez: arrivano Ceesay, Sbrissa e Dumancic". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Lucchese, UFFICIALI TRE COLPI: Ceesay, Sbrissa, Dumancic". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Pro Sesto vs. Lucchese - 15 November 2020". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Ceesay e Convitto lasciano la Lucchese". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Rotonda, arriva un'altra conoscenza di Boncore: l'under Ceesay". 29 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "WINSTON CEESAY AL TRAPANI" (in Italian). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Brindisi, il primo colpo è a centrocampo: ufficiale l'ex Trapani Winston Ceesay" (in Italian). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Meet the new faces in Leone Stars squad". 22 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Winston Ceesay - Global Sports Archive". Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
- Winston Ceesay at WorldFootball.net
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