Assan Torrez Ceesay (born 17 March 1994) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Lecce and the Gambia national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Assan Torrez Ceesay | ||
Date of birth | (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Banjul, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
Number | 77 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–2014 | Gamtel FC | ||
2014–2016 | Casa Sports | ||
2016–2018 | FC Lugano | 17 | (3) |
2017–2018 | → FC Chiasso (loan) | 31 | (8) |
2018–2022 | FC Zürich | 99 | (26) |
2020 | → VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022– | Lecce | 10 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
Gambia U17 | 2 | (0) | |
Gambia U20 | 8 | (3) | |
Gambia U23 | 5 | (2) | |
2013– | Gambia | 32 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 17 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 8 June 2022 (UTC) |
In January 2020, Ceesay joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabrück, on loan from Swiss Super League club FC Zürich.[3]
On 16 June 2022, Ceesay agreed to join newly promoted Serie A club Lecce on a two-year contract, with the option of a third, from 1 July when his contract with FC Zürich would expire.[4][5] On 14 August 2022, Ceesay scored on his league debut as Lecce was condemned to a 1-2 defeat against Inter Milan at Stadio Via del mare.[6]
Ceesay played in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, his national team's first continental tournament, where they made it to quarter-finals.[7][8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lugano | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
2018–19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Total | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
Chiasso (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |
Zürich | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 22 | |||
Total | 99 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 31 | ||
VfL Osnabrück (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
Career total | 158 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 43 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 March 2018 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 8 September 2018 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
3 | 12 October 2018 | Stade Général Eyadema, Lomé, Togo | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
4 | 10 September 2019 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 13 November 2019 | ![]() | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
6 | 2–1 | |||||
7 | 9 October 2020 | Estádio Municipal Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
8 | 25 March 2021 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
9 | 9 October 2021 | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
10 | 12 October 2021 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
11 | 2–0 | |||||
12 | 29 March 2022 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
13 | 2–1 | |||||
U.S. Lecce – current squad | |
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Gambia squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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