Dawda Ceesay (born 25 January 1993) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a

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for and captains

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club

Rahmatganj MFS Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society (Bengali language, Bengali : রহমতগঞ্জ মুসলিম ফ্রেন্ডস সোসাইটি) is a Bangladeshi professional association football, football club based in Old Dhaka. Found ...

. He played for Gambia U-17 in the

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009. Switzerland national under-17 football team, Switzerland won the tournament, beating the host team and holde ...

Club career

He has been a part of several

clubs since 2014.

Churchill Brothers

In January 2018, he joined

i-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...

side

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in 1 ...

. He scored his first goal in

against

Indian Arrows Indian Arrows (formerly known as Pailan Arrows) is an Indian developmental football team that competes in the Indian national football tiers. They competed in the I-League. The club was formed by the All India Football Federation in 2010, wi ...

. He joined Mohun Bagan in 2019, on loan from Churchill Brothers, ahead of the Super Cup.

Minerva Punjab

In July 2019, he joined Minerva Punjab.

Delhi

In 2021, Ceesay joined newly formed Minerva Delhi and appeared in the 130th edition of

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. He later appeared in the 2021 I-League Qualifiers, in which they finished on third position.

International career

He was a part of Gambia national under-17 football team which won 2009

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. He scored a goal in the 20th minute against Cameroon U17 in the group stage of the tournament. He also played all three group stage matches for

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in the

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Gambia U17 *

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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Dawda Ceesay stats
at ''Football Critic'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Ceesay, Dawda 1993 births Living people Gambian men's footballers 21st-century Gambian sportsmen Gambian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders I-League players Saudi Second Division players Al-Sadd FC (Saudi football club) players Rahmatganj MFS players Bangladesh Premier League footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia The Gambia men's youth international footballers Feni SC players