Winston Ceesay

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]

Winston Ceesay
Personal information
Full name Winston Razel Ceesay
Date of birth (2000-08-10) 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 20 (1)
International career‡
2022– Sierra Leone 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

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]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sierra Leone 202210
Total10

References
  1. Winston Ceesay at Soccerway
  2. "Le esclusive di Tuttocampo.it: Winston Ceesay, storia del leone gialloblu!". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. "Winston Razel Ceesay firma col Licata!". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. "WINSTON CEESAY È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA ROBUR SIENA". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. "Coronavirus: All sport in Italy to be suspended because of outbreak". BBC Sport. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. "Tre acquisti alla corte di mister Lopez: arrivano Ceesay, Sbrissa e Dumancic". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. "Lucchese, UFFICIALI TRE COLPI: Ceesay, Sbrissa, Dumancic". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. "Pro Sesto vs. Lucchese - 15 November 2020". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. "Ceesay e Convitto lasciano la Lucchese". Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  10. "Rotonda, arriva un'altra conoscenza di Boncore: l'under Ceesay". 29 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  11. "WINSTON CEESAY AL TRAPANI" (in Italian). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  12. "Brindisi, il primo colpo è a centrocampo: ufficiale l'ex Trapani Winston Ceesay" (in Italian). 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. "Meet the new faces in Leone Stars squad". 22 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  14. "Winston Ceesay - Global Sports Archive". Retrieved 30 March 2022.


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