Momodou Ceesay
Momodou Ceesay (born 24 December 1988) is a Gambian football striker who last played for Kazakh club Kyzylzhar and the Gambia national football team. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.
![]() Ceesay in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Momodou Ceesay | ||
Date of birth | 24 December 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kyzylzhar | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Wallidan | ||
2007–2008 | Grasshopper Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Westerlo | 28 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Žilina | 58 | (7) |
2013–2015 | Kairat Almaty | 46 | (18) |
2015 | Maccabi Netanya | 11 | (1) |
2016 | Žilina | 5 | (0) |
2017 | PS Kemi | 26 | (5) |
2018 | Kyzylzhar | 14 | (3) |
2019 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 9 | (0) |
2019– | Kyzylzhar | 16 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Gambia U17 | ||
2010–2015 | Gambia | 16 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2020 |
Club career
Ceesay started his soccer career playing for his home town club of Kanifing United. Ceesay came to Žilina in summer 2010 signing half-year contract and he scored in his first the Corgoň Liga match on 31 July 2010. He expressively helped to promotion of Žilina to the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, scoring three goals in the qualifying rounds.
Ceesay left Kairat Almaty on 7 July 2015, after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[1] In September 2015 he signed for Maccabi Netanya[2]
On 28 June 2018, Kyzylzhar announced the signing of Ceesay.[3]
On 18 June 2019, Ceesay was released by Irtysh Pavlodar,[4] returning to Kyzylzhar in July 2019.[5]
Personal life
Ceesay's younger brother, Ali, was also a professional footballer. He last played for Skonto Rīga in the Latvian Higher League in 2014.[6]
International
Ceesay made his senior national team debut against Mexico on 30 May 2010. In his second international match he scored his first goal for Gambia against Namibia on 4 September 2010.[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 September 2010 | Independence Stadium, Bakau | ![]() | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier | ||
2. | 9 February 2011 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon | ![]() | Friendly | ||
3. | 10 August 2011 | Independence Stadium, Bakau | ![]() | Friendly | ||
4. | 29 February 2012 | Independence Stadium, Bakau | ![]() | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier | ||
5. | 10 June 2012 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | ![]() | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier | ||
6. | 20 January 2013 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey | ![]() | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- MŠK Žilina
- Slovak First League:
- Winner: 2011–12
- Slovak Cup:
- Kairat
- Kazakhstan Cup:
- Winner: 2014
International
- African U-17 Championship: Winner 2005
References
- "Спасибо, Момо!". http://fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015. External link in
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(help) - "מומדו סיסאי חלוץ נבחרת גמביה חתם היום בשורות מכבי נתניה". http://fcmn.co.il (in Hebrew). FC Maccabi Netanya. 16 September 2015. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015. External link in
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(help) - "Момоду Сисей подписал контракт с ФК "Кызыл-Жар СК"". instagram.com (in Russian). FC Kyzylzhar Instagram. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: МОМОДУ СИСЕЙ ПОКИНУЛ ФК ERTIS". fcirtysh.kz/ (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "Бывшие игроки Иртыша вернулись в Кызыл-Жар СК". sports.kz/ (in Russian). Sports KZ. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- "Pagājušās sezonas līderis Mingazovs atgriezīsies "Skonto"". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- "Gambia defeat Namibia in Gp F of Nations Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
External links
- MŠK Žilina profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-25)
- Momodou Ceesay at National-Football-Teams.com
- Momodou Ceesay at Soccerway
- Momodou Ceesay at Footballdatabase