Kebba Ceesay

Kebba Ceesay
Kebba Ceesay
Personal information
Full nameKebba Ceesay
Date of birth14 November 1987
Place of birthBakau, Gambia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Lech Poznań
Number21
Youth career
IK Brage
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006IK Brage26(0)
2007–2012Djurgårdens IF102(1)
2008→ Vasalunds IF (loan)6(0)
2012–Lech Poznań33(2)
National team‡
2006–2007Sweden U212(0)
2007–Gambia6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2012

Kebba Ceesay (born 14 November 1987) is a Gambian footballer who plays Lech Poznań in the Polish Ekstraklasa as a defender. He also holds Swedish nationality.

Career

Ceesay joined Djurgården from IK Brage at the start of the 2007 season,[1] and made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården in the Stockholm derby against Hammarby IF on 13 August 2007.[2] He usually plays as a right back even though he personally considers himself to be a central defender.[3] Ceesay visited English side Notts County for a trial in November 2009,[4] but no transfer was made. Ceesay made his debut for Gambia against Namibia playing with fellow Djurgården player Pa Dembo Touray.[5] With his contract ending after the 2012 season he declared that he wouldn't accept sitting on the bench at Djurgården. He received a contract offer from Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers[6] but instead chose to sign with polish club Lech Poznań in August 2012.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Linus Schröder (13 May 2007). "Gambiafödde Kebba Ceesay: "Just nu skyndar jag långsamt"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Jonas Riedel (14 August 2007). "Djurgården - Hammarby IF". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Murat Kocacenk (29 May 2012). "Egentligen är han mittback". fotbollxtra.se (in Swedish). FotbollXtra. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Richard Torgerson (18 November 2009). "Magpies look at Ceesay". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Ernerot, Peder (7 September 2010). "Drömstart i kvalet för Kebba och Dembo". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Djurgårdens smäll - Kebba Ceesay jagas av Portland Timbers". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Santos och Ceesay lämnar Djurgården". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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