Relegation Battle – Essen Native Jason Ceka Has Found a New Club

Jason Ceka is looking to make another run in the second division. However, the 26-year-old will have nothing to do with the promotion battle.

Dynamo Dresden has presented a new signing who is still very well known in the Ruhr region: Jason Ceka. He is joining on loan from SV Elversberg until the end of the season. However, the right winger has barely seen any playing time there since his summer move from Magdeburg in 2025. Seven games, 65 minutes—that’s not what Ceka is aiming for.

“Jason is very versatile in attack and has already proven that he can be a key player for his team in the 2. Bundesliga. With him, we’ll be even more flexible up front and can further increase our goal-scoring threat in the upcoming second half of the season. “We’re delighted to welcome him right at the start of training in the new year so he can complete the entire winter preparation with us,” said Stephan Zimmermann, managing director of SGD.

Ceka, who will wear the number seven jersey, added: “Dynamo has given me a very good feeling since the start of our talks. Of course, after seeing less playing time recently, I want to have a greater impact on the field again and hope that together we can achieve our big goal of avoiding relegation.”

Ceka brings the experience of 51 second-division appearances to Dynamo Dresden. After spending his early youth career at VfB Frohnhausen, the attacking player trained with Rot-Weiss Essen and FC Schalke 04 starting in 2005.
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In Gelsenkirchen, he gained his first experience at the senior level through appearances with the reserve team. During the 2020–2021 season, he impressed with 15 goal contributions (12 goals, 3 assists) in 25 Regionalliga matches, which caught the attention of 1. FC Magdeburg.

In the summer of 2021, Ceka joined the then-third-division club and quickly became a regular starter. In 36 games in the 3. Liga, he contributed to 18 goals (11 goals, 7 assists)—playing a key role in Magdeburg’s championship win and promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. Over the past three seasons and the current one, Jason Ceka has contributed a total of 17 assists and seven goals in his 61 second-division matches.

Now, he is expected to see more playing time and add to his scoring tally in Dresden.