Jatto Ceesay
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Jatto Ceesay is a Gambian
football striker who currently plays for Cypriot
club Othellos Athienou
.
Ceesay has also played for Wallidan Sens (Gambia), Willem II Tilburg
(Netherlands
), Al-Hilal
(Saudi Arabia
), AEK Larnaca
(Cyprus
), FC Omniworld
(Netherlands
) and AEP Paphos (Cyprus
).
This adventure provided no sporting success and he returned in the winter of 2004 to Willem II. He continued to play competitive games for the Tilburgers in season 2003/2004, though mainly as a back-up. Partly due to the presence of Kevin Bobson
, Martijn Reuser
and Anouar Hadouir
he made only 14 appearances, in which he scored 4 times. Ceesay also struggled to feature in the 2005/06 season. Eventually he left in the winter to join AEK Larnaca
, where he was with Raymond Victoria
and Donny de Groot
, two former Willem players. In the summer of 2007 these two players left Cyprus
. Ceesay followed and returned to the Netherlands, where he joined FC Omniworld
.
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
football striker who currently plays for Cypriot
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
club Othellos Athienou
Othellos Athienou F.C.
Othellos Athienou is a football club based in Athienou in Larnaca, Cyprus, and currently playing in the Cypriot Second Division.- History :Othellos was founded in 1933. The club colours are green and white and they play in Othellos Athienou Stadium...
.
Ceesay has also played for Wallidan Sens (Gambia), Willem II Tilburg
Willem II Tilburg
Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia...
(Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
), Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club , also known simply as Al-Hilal, is a Saudi Arabian sports club based in the country's capital of Riyadh and best known for its professional football team, known as Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club...
(Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
), AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC |Kition]] Athletic Union") is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club has football section, basketball sections for men AEK Larnaca B.C...
(Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
), FC Omniworld
FC Omniworld
Almere City Football Club is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in 2001, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a...
(Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) and AEP Paphos (Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
).
Career
Ceesay started to play football as a small boy with the Gambian team Wallidan Sens. As a young boy he left to go to the Netherlands. At 20-years of age Ceesay made his debut for Willem II. After 8 seasons in which he was a regular first-team player, he left in the summer of 2003, joining Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.This adventure provided no sporting success and he returned in the winter of 2004 to Willem II. He continued to play competitive games for the Tilburgers in season 2003/2004, though mainly as a back-up. Partly due to the presence of Kevin Bobson
Kevin Bobson
Kevin Bobson is a Dutch footballer currently free agent. He can play either as a striker or winger.- Club career :...
, Martijn Reuser
Martijn Reuser
Martijn Franciscus Reuser is a former Dutch footballer who last played for NAC Breda in the Eredivisie.Reuser began his career at Dutch side Ajax, and having joined the side at youth level, made the step up to play in the first team. He was a skillful, goalscoring midfielder who looked capable of...
and Anouar Hadouir
Anouar Hadouir
Anouar Hadouir is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent. Hadouir is a forward who was born in Den Bosch and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Willem II Tilburg squad in the 2002–03 season. In July 2011 Alemannia Aachen of the German 2. Bundesliga, signed Hadouir on a...
he made only 14 appearances, in which he scored 4 times. Ceesay also struggled to feature in the 2005/06 season. Eventually he left in the winter to join AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC |Kition]] Athletic Union") is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club has football section, basketball sections for men AEK Larnaca B.C...
, where he was with Raymond Victoria
Raymond Victoria
Raymond Victoria is a retired football midfielder.Victoria played for Feyenoord, De Graafschap, Willem II and ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands.-External links:...
and Donny de Groot
Donny de Groot
Donny de Groot is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Willem II Tilburg.- Early career :De Groot started his football career with amateur side UNIO in Oudewater, near his native town Gouda...
, two former Willem players. In the summer of 2007 these two players left Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. Ceesay followed and returned to the Netherlands, where he joined FC Omniworld
FC Omniworld
Almere City Football Club is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in 2001, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a...
.