Domestic-league season · Empoli.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie B | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1591 | 6.6 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualificationat Gambia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 6.87 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 |
Following his move to Empoli, Ceesay's current-season form is up 70% on last season (Season 10→17), while his Rating eased 52→42. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 18).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Empoli · 15th | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 | 42 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Cesena · 7th | 28 | 0 | 3 | 6.67 | 52 | 10 |
| 2023/24 | Malmo FF · 1st | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6.64 | 33 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | Malmo FF · 7th | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 30 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | Lechia Gdansk · 4th | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6.69 | 37 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | Helsingborg · 15th | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6.71 | 33 | 12 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Ceesay is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Empoli, rated 42 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 265th of 397 in the Serie B. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (46.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ceesay.
Judged on this season alone, Ceesay graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 79 of the 79 central midfielders in the Serie B, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 1.188 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 50th of 79 of the 79 central midfielders in the Serie B. At 28 Ceesay is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
1.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 42, Ceesay carries the 50th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie B of 79, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Empoli finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~46), then tapers with age. At 28, Ceesay sits on 27.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ceesay's projected Rating — 42 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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