Ali Ceesay (born 10 October 1992) is a

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defender, who last played for

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in the

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Club career

MŠK Žilina

Ali Ceesay started his football career playing for Samger. Ceesay transferred to

Žilina Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Sl ...

in spring 2011. His older brother Momodou is also a footballer. Ali made his debut for Žilina against

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

on 25 May 2011.

MFK Zemplín Michalovce

Ceesay joined

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in July 2011 on a one-year loan from

. He made his debut for the club against Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš on 23 August 2011 in the

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FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín

In Summer 2012 Ceesay left Žilina yet again to play for ŠTK 1914 Šamorín on a one-year loan.

Skonto Rīga

In March 2014 the

club

announced the signing of Ali Ceesay for the upcoming season.Pagājušās sezonas līderis Mingazovs atgriezīsies "Skonto"
03.03.2014, sportacentrs.com He became the first ever Gambian player to play in the Latvian championship. He left the club in mid-season, being unable to settle in the first eleven.

References

External links

MŠK Žilina profile
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1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Banjul Gambian footballers Association football defenders The Gambia international footballers MŠK Žilina players MFK Zemplín Michalovce players FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Slovak Super Liga players Skonto FC players Latvian Higher League players Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Latvia {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub