Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Empoli.
Performance data · by competition
| 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 |
Scout report
J. Ceesay is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Empoli, rated 42 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 263rd of 397 on scout potential 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 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd 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 → 19). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
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 10 reflects that trajectory.
Ceesay is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Empoli finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
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.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 46.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.19 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
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.
Transfer news
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