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Gambian association footballer

Jesper Ceesay
Personal information
Full name Jesper Ismaila Ceesay
Date of birth (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team IFK Norrköping
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2007 Hässelby SK
2007–2020 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Brommapojkarna 53 (0)
2022–2023 AIK 8 (0)
2023– IFK Norrköping 42 (0)
International career
2022– Gambia U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:16, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Jesper Ismaila Ceesay (born 4 May 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IFK Norrköping. Born in Sweden, he is a youth international for the Gambia.

Career

Ceesay is a product of the youth academies of Hässelby and Brommapojkarna. At the age of 18 in 2020, he began his senior career with Brommapojkarna in the Ettan tournament. On 9 April 2021, he extended his contract with the club until 2023. In his sophomore season in 2021, he became a starter at the club and helped them win the 2021 Ettan, and was named the league's talent of the season. On 21 December 2021, he transferred to the Allsvenskan club AIK until 31 December 2025. After only a year in AIK, he transferred to IFK Norrköping, signing a three-year contract.

International career

Ceesay played for the Gambia U23s for 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2022.

Personal life

Born in Sweden, Ceesay is of Gambian descent through his father Ceesay who was a former footballer. His brother Joseph Ceesay is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Brommapojkarna

References

  1. "Jesper Ceesay förlänger – BP".
  2. "Utses till årets talang: "Låter mitt spel prata"". www.expressen.se.
  3. "AIK Fotboll värvar Jesper Ceesay". AIK Fotboll.
  4. "Välkommen till IFK, Jesper Ceesay!". IFK Norrköping.
  5. Times, The Alkamba (27 September 2022). "CAF U23: Gambia -U23 team out of Afcon Qualification".
  6. "Jesper Ceesay: "Är man från Västerort är det AIK som gäller"". 15 February 2022.

External links

IFK Norrköping – current squad
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