Abdoulie Ceesay
Gambian footballer (born 2004)
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Abdoulie Ceesay (born 5 January 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC St. Pauli.
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Ceesay in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2024 | Real de Banjul | ||
| 2024 | → Paide Linnameeskond (loan) | 15 | (13) |
| 2025– | FC St. Pauli | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 8 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 16 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Career
Ceesay started his career with Gambian side Real de Banjul, helping the club win the league title.[1] In 2024, he was sent on loan to Estonian side Paide Linnameeskond. Subsequently, he signed for Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli in 2025, becoming the first player to transfer directly from an Estonian side to a Bundesliga side.[2] On 15 January 2025, he debuted for the club during a 1–0 away loss to VfL Bochum in the league.
Style of play
Ceesay plays as a forward and is known for his speed and strength. German newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost wrote in 2025 that "Ceesay's style of play certainly has parallels to that of [German footballer] Johannes Eggestein; he also likes to take part in the build-up, drops back, demands the ball".[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paide Linnameeskond (loan) | 2024 | Meistriliiga | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 13 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16 | ||
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ceesay goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2024 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Radès, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 18 November 2025 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2–0 |