Saikou Ceesay
Gambian footballer (born 2000)
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Saikouba Ceesay (born 8 April 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manila Digger in the Philippines Football League.[2][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saikouba Ceesay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manila Digger | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2016 | Brikama United | ||
| 2017–2022 | Gambia Armed Forces | (13) | |
| 2022–2024 | BK Milan | ||
| 2023–2024 | → Guédiawaye (loan) | ||
| 2024– | Manila Digger | 18 | (17) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2025 | |||
Club career
Gambia Armed Forces
As a teenager, Ceesay played for Gambian lower division club Brikama United. In 2016, he scored to help them get promoted to the GFA League First Division.[3] He would play for the team again in 2022.[4]
In 2017, he signed for Gambia Armed Forces in the same league, where he stayed there for 5 seasons until 2022.[5][6][7] In 2021, he won the golden boot in the Gambian First Division, scoring 13 goals.[8]
BK Milan
In 2022, Ceesay transferred to BK Milan, a side in the Gambian second division.[9] He was also subsequently loaned out to Guédiawaye FC of the Senegal Ligue 1 a year later in 2023,[10] scoring his first goal against Stade de Mbour.[11][12] His team would finish that season in 4th, with Ceesay returning to Milan at the season's end.[citation needed]
Manila Digger
Ceesay next signed with Manila Digger in the Philippines Football League, playing alongside Gambian compatriots Modou Manneh, Modou Joof, and Pa Ousman Gai.[13][14] On his debut against One Taguig he scored a goal to make it 2–1, though Digger ended up losing the match 3–1.[15] He scored his second goal in two games with a header against Mendiola 1991.[16]