Assan Torrez Ceesay (born 17 March 1994) is a Gambian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Gambia national team.

Club career

In January 2020, Ceesay joined

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side

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, on loan from

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club

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. On 16 June 2022, Ceesay agreed to join newly promoted

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club

on a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from 1 July when his contract with FC Zürich would expire. On 14 August 2022, Ceesay scored on his league debut as Lecce was condemned to a 1-2 defeat against

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at Stadio Via del mare.

International career

Ceesay played in the

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, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made it to quarter-finals.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ceesay goal.''

References

1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Banjul Gambian footballers Association football midfielders Gamtel FC players Casa Sports players FC Lugano players FC Chiasso players FC Zürich players VfL Osnabrück players U.S. Lecce players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players 2. Bundesliga players Serie A players The Gambia youth international footballers The Gambia international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Gambian expatriate footballers Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub