Winston Razel Ceesay (born 10 August 2000) is a Sierra Leonean professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club

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and the Sierra Leone national team.

Club career

Ceesay started his senior team career with Italian Serie D club Troina in 2018–19 season. He joined

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following season, where he found regular playing time. In January 2020, Serie C club Siena signed Ceesay on a permanent deal. However, the

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got halted within next few weeks due to COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and he left the club without making any appearance for them. On 12 November 2020, Lucchese announced the signing of Ceesay on a short term deal until the end of the season. He made his Serie C and professional debut on 15 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw against

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. He was released by the club on 1 February 2021 after making seven league appearances. On 29 March 2021, Serie D club Rotonda announced the signing of Ceesay. On 18 July 2022, he moved to Trapani. However, he couldn't find enough playing time at Trapani and joined fellow Serie D club

in December 2022.

International career

In March 2022, Ceesay received his first call-up to Sierra Leone national team for friendly matches against Togo,

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and

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. He made his international debut on 29 March 2022 in a 2–1 win against Congo.

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* 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Freetown Association football midfielders Sierra Leonean footballers Sierra Leone international footballers Serie C players Serie D players S.S.D. Lucchese 1905 players Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy {{SierraLeone-footy-bio-stub