| Dawda Ceesay | |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1993[1] |
| Birth Place: | Banjul, Gambia |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Currentclub: | Rahmatganj MFS |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Banjul Hawks[2] |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Feni |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Sheikh Russel KC |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Rahmatganj MFS (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Churchill Brothers |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Mohun Bagan |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | Punjab |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | Churchill Brothers |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Al-Sadd |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | Delhi |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | Becamex Binh Duong |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Rahmatganj MFS |
| Caps11: | 12 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Gambia U17[3] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 26 April 2024 |
Dawda Ceesay (born 25 January 1993) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Bangladesh Premier League club Rahmatganj MFS.
He played for Gambia U-17 in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]
He has been a part of several Bangladesh Football Premier League clubs since 2014.[5] [6]
In 2018 January he joined i-League side Churchill Brothers. He scored his first goal in i-League against Indian Arrows.[7]
In July 2019, he joined Minerva Punjab.[8]
In 2021, Ceesay joined newly formed Minerva Delhi and appeared in the 130th edition of Durand Cup.[9] He later appeared in the 2021 I-League Qualifiers, in which they finished on third position.[10] [11]
He was a part of Gambia national under-17 football team which won 2009 African U-17 Championship. He scored a goal in the 20th minute against Cameroon U17[12] in the group stage of the tournament. He also played all three group stage matches for Gambia in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheikh Russel KC | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Rahmatganj MFS (loan) | 2017–18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | I-League | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Churchill Brothers total | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | |||
| Delhi | 2021 | I-League 2nd Division | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Becamex Binh Duong | 2022 | V.League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 64 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 12 | |||
Gambia U17