Jason Ceka
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Magdeburg
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2007 VfB Frohnhausen
2007–2011 Rot-Weiss Essen
2011–2016 Schalke 04
2016–2017 Rot-Weiss Essen
2017–2018 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Schalke 04 II 70 (20)
2021– 1. FC Magdeburg 73 (17)
International career‡
2017 Germany U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:44, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Jason Ceka (born 10 November 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg.

After playing youth football for VfB Frohnhausen, Rot-Weiss Essen and Schalke 04, he made his senior debut for Schalke 04 II in 2018 and went on to score 20 goals in 70 games for Schalke 04 II across a three-year spell. He joined 3. Liga side 1. FC Magdeburg in summer 2021.

Club career

Early career

Born in Essen,[1] Ceka started his youth career at VfB Frohnhausen aged 4 before joining Rot-Weiss Essen aged 9.[2] He joined Schalke 04 after four years at Rot-Weiss Essen. He spent the 2016–17 season at Rot-Weiss Essen before returning to Schalke for the 2017–18 season.[2] He was promoted to the Schalke 04 II team ahead of the 2018–19 season,[3] and scored 8 times in 28 Oberliga Westfalen matches, with Schalke II winning promotion to the Regionalliga West.[4][5] He made 17 appearances without scoring during the 2019–20 season and scored 12 in 25 matches during the 2020–21 season.[4]

1. FC Magdeburg

In June 2021, Ceka joined 3. Liga club 1. FC Magdeburg on a two-year contract with the option of an extension.[6] He made his debut for the club on 24 July 2021 as a substitute on a 2–0 win over Waldhof Mannheim.[4] He scored his first two goals of the season in consecutive appearances in October 2021, the first coming in a 4–0 win over Türkgücü München and the second in a 3–2 win away to SV Meppen.[4][7] Following his third goal of the season in a 2–0 win over SC Verl on 7 November 2021, Ceka was compared to Lionel Messi by his teammate Alexander Bittroff; Ceka stated that "das ist ein schönes Kompliment, aber das kann ich nicht ernstnehmen" ("it's a nice compliment, but I can't take it seriously").[8]

International career

Ceka was born in Germany to Albanian parents.[2] He has made one appearance for Germany national under-18 team, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Austria U18 on 17 April 2017.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jason Ceka". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Haack, Robin (28 November 2017). "Schalke-Talent Jason Ceka: Fußball statt Disco und Party". Goal (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ Binger, Stefan (13 August 2018). "Oberliga Westfalen 2018/19 - Alle Kader und Transfers im Überblick". wa.de (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jason Ceka » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Oberliga Westfalen 2018/2019 - 34. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Ceka wechselt von Schalke nach Magdeburg". kicker (in German). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ Hornig, Sten (19 October 2021). "1. FC Magdeburg: Ceka vor der Viktoria-Prüfung". Bild (in German). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Magdeburgs Ceka wie Messi? - "Das ist einmalig"". kicker (in German). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Jason Ceka » Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links

1. FC Magdeburg – current squad
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