{{short description|Sierra Leonean football player (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Winston Ceesay | full_name = Winston Razel Ceesay | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|08|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Freetown, Sierra Leone | height = 1.85 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Termoli | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2018–2019 | clubs1 = Troina | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = Licata | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020 | clubs3 = Siena | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2020–2021 | clubs4 = Lucchese | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2021–2022 | clubs5 = Rotonda | caps5 = 42 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Trapani | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = Brindisi | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2024–2025 | clubs8 = Virtus Francavilla | caps8 = 23 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Termoli | caps9 = 25 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022 | nationalteam1 = Sierra Leone | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 12 April 2026 | ntupdate = }}

'''Winston Razel Ceesay''' (born 10 August 2000) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Termoli.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|650794}}</ref>

==Club career== Ceesay started his senior team career with Italian Serie D club Troina in the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Le esclusive di Tuttocampo.it: Winston Ceesay, storia del leone gialloblu!|url=https://www.tuttocampo.it/Sicilia/News/1354592/le-esclusive-di-tuttocampo-it-winston-ceesay-storia-del-leone-gialloblu|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref> He joined Licata following season, where he found regular playing time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Winston Razel Ceesay firma col Licata!|url=https://malatiditroina.altervista.org/winston-razel-ceesay-firma-col-licata/|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref> In January 2020, Serie C club Siena signed Ceesay on a permanent deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=WINSTON CEESAY È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA ROBUR SIENA|url=https://www.oksiena.it/news/winston-ceesay-%C3%88-un-nuovo-giocatore-della-robur-siena-300120205936.html|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref> However, the league got halted within next few weeks due to COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and he left the club without making any appearance for them.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/51808683|title=Coronavirus: All sport in Italy to be suspended because of outbreak|date=9 March 2020|work=BBC Sport|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref>

On 12 November 2020, Lucchese announced the signing of Ceesay on a short term deal until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tre acquisti alla corte di mister Lopez: arrivano Ceesay, Sbrissa e Dumancic|url=http://www.lucchese1905.it/tre-acquisti-alla-corte-di-mister-lopez-arrivano-ceesay-sbrissa-e-dumancic/|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lucchese, UFFICIALI TRE COLPI: Ceesay, Sbrissa, Dumancic|url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/lucchese-ufficiali-tre-colpi-ceesay-sbrissa-dumancic-78269|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref> He made his Serie C and professional debut on 15 November 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Pro Sesto.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pro Sesto vs. Lucchese - 15 November 2020|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/15/italy/serie-c1/ac-pro-sesto/as-lucchese-libertas/3380146/|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref> He was released by the club on 1 February 2021 after making seven league appearances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ceesay e Convitto lasciano la Lucchese|url=http://www.lucchese1905.it/ceesay-e-convitto-lasciano-la-lucchese/|access-date=10 February 2021}}</ref>

On 29 March 2021, Serie D club Rotonda announced the signing of Ceesay.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rotonda, arriva un'altra conoscenza di Boncore: l'under Ceesay|url=https://potenza.iamcalcio.it/article/178025/rotonda-arriva-unaltra-conoscenza-di-boncore-lunder-ceesay.html|date=29 March 2021|access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref> On 18 July 2022, he moved to Trapani.<ref>{{cite web|title=WINSTON CEESAY AL TRAPANI|url=https://www.fctrapani1905.net/2022/07/18/winston-ceesay-al-trapani/|language=it|date=18 July 2022|access-date=21 September 2022}}</ref> However, he couldn't find enough playing time at Trapani and joined fellow Serie D club Brindisi in December 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brindisi, il primo colpo è a centrocampo: ufficiale l’ex Trapani Winston Ceesay|url=https://www.seried24.com/calciomercato/winston-ceesay-centrocampista-brindisi-2-dicembre-2022/|language=it|date=2 December 2022|access-date=5 December 2022}}</ref>

In July 2025, Ceesay left Virtus Francavilla and joined Termoli.<ref>{{cite web|title=Termoli, colpo di qualità a centrocampo: arriva Winston Razel Ceesay|url=https://www.puntosportstadio.it/?p=10426|language=it|date=22 July 2025|access-date=12 August 2025}}</ref>

==International career== In March 2022, Ceesay received his first call-up to the Sierra Leone national team for friendly matches against Togo, Liberia and Congo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meet the new faces in Leone Stars squad|url=https://www.switsalone.com/40914_meet-the-new-faces-in-leone-stars-squad/|date=22 March 2022|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref> He made his international debut on 29 March 2022 in a 2–1 win against Congo.

==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played 29 March 2022}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Winston Ceesay - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/winston-ceesay/385237/|access-date=30 March 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|Sierra Leone |2022||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||1||0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|winston-ceesay}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ceesay, Winston}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Freetown Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Sierra Leonean men's footballers Category:Sierra Leone men's international footballers Category:Lucchese 1905 players Category:FC Trapani 1905 players Category:Brindisi FC players Category:Serie C players Category:Serie D players Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate men's footballers Category:Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy

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