Momodou Ceesay

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Momodou Ceesay

Ceesay in 2010
Personal information
Full name Momodou Ceesay
Date of birth (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
2006–2007 Wallidan
2007–2008 Grasshopper
2008 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Westerlo 28 (0)
2010–2012 MŠK Žilina 58 (7)
2013–2015 FC Kairat 46 (18)
2015 Maccabi Netanya 11 (1)
2016 MŠK Žilina 5 (0)
National team
2005 Gambia U-17
2010– Gambia 16 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2012

Momodou Ceesay (born 24 December 1988) is a Gambian football striker who last played for Fortuna Liga club MŠK Žilina, and the Gambia national football team.

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 FC Kairat on 7 July 2015, after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[1] In September 2015 he signed for Maccabi Netanya[2]

International

He 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.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 September 2010 Independence Stadium, Bakau  Namibia
2–0
3–1
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
2. 9 February 2011 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon  Guinea-Bissau
1–0
1–3
Friendly
3. 10 August 2011 Independence Stadium, Bakau  DR Congo
3–0
3–0
Friendly
4. 29 February 2012 Independence Stadium, Bakau  Algeria
1–0
1–2
2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
5. 10 June 2012 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam  Tanzania
1–0
1–2
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

Club

MŠK Žilina
Kairat

International

References

  1. "Спасибо, Момо!". http://fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. "מומדו סיסאי חלוץ נבחרת גמביה חתם היום בשורות מכבי נתניה". http://fcmn.co.il (in Hebrew). FC Maccabi Netanya. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  3. "Gambia defeat Namibia in Gp F of Nations Cup qualifiers". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2012.


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