Winston Ceesay

Winston Ceesay

Personal information
Full name	Winston Razel Ceesay
Date of birth	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24)
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	31	(1)
International career
2022	Sierra Leone	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024

Winston Razel Ceesay (born 10 August 2000) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Brindisi.[1]

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 team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sierra Leone	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

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.

External links

• Winston Ceesay at WorldFootball.net