Assan Ceesay
Assan Ceesay (born 17 March 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club FC Zürich and the Gambia national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Zürich | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2014 | Gamtel FC | ||
| 2014–2016 | Casa Sports | ||
| 2016–2018 | FC Lugano | 17 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → FC Chiasso (loan) | 31 | (8) |
| 2018– | FC Zürich | 103 | (32) |
| 2020 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Gambia U17 | 2 | (0) | |
| Gambia U20 | 8 | (3) | |
| Gambia U23 | 5 | (2) | |
| 2013– | Gambia | 26 | (11) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:37, 24 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In January 2020, Ceesay joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabrück, on loan from Swiss Super League club FC Zürich.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2020[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Lugano | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| FC Chiasso (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |
| FC Zürich | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 93 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 18 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ceesay goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2018 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia |  Central African Republic | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 September 2018 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia |  Algeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 12 October 2018 | Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, Togo |  Togo | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | 10 September 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola |  Angola | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 13 November 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | Angola | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6 | 2–1 | |||||
| 7 | 9 October 2020 | Estádio Municipal Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal |  Congo | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 25 March 2021 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia | Angola | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 9 | 9 October 2021 | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco |  Sierra Leone | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 12 October 2021 | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco |  South Sudan | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 2–0 |
References
- Assan Ceesay at Soccerway
- Assan Ceesay at WorldFootball.net
- P.M. (23 January 2020). "Neuzugang aus der Schweiz: VfL Osnabrück leiht Assan Ceesay aus". Hasepost (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- Assan Ceesay at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- "Ceesay, Assan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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