Saidou Khan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Tranmere Rovers (on loan from Swindon Town) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Carshalton Athletic (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Chipstead (loan) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Kingstonian | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Chipstead | ||
| 2018–2019 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 25 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Maidstone United | 32 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chesterfield | 37 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Swindon Town | 66 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:49, 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:50, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Saidou Khan (born 5 December 1995) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers, on loan from EFL League Two club Swindon Town and the Gambia national team..[1][2]
Early and personal life
[edit]Khan grew up in Sanchaba in The Gambia; his father worked as a soldier on a peacekeeping mission in Liberia, and later moved to London to work as a security guard.[3] Khan grew up "obsessed" with football; his favourite player was AC Milan's Kaká, and he is nicknamed 'Kaka' in The Gambia.[3] Khan's father died of cancer when Khan was 12 years old.[3] Khan moved to England in 2010, two years after his father's death.[3]
Club career
[edit]Khan spent his early career in English non-league football with Tooting & Mitcham United, Dulwich Hamlet, Carshalton Athletic, Chipstead and Kingstonian.[3][4] During this time Khan studied at the University of East London and worked part-time at a Lidl supermarket.[3] He later played in the National League South with Maidstone United,[5][6][7] and the National League with Dagenham & Redbridge.[8] He also has two unsuccessful trials with Football League club Milton Keynes Dons; he nearly quit football after his second rejection.[3]
He signed for National League club Chesterfield in July 2021, on a two-year contract.[9][10] By November 2021 he was the club's joint-top scorer that season.[11] The club rejected a transfer bid for Khan in January 2022.[12] He signed for Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee in July 2022.[13]
He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in August 2024.[14]
International career
[edit]In May 2023, Khan received his first call-up to the Gambia national side ahead of their 2023 AFCON qualifier against South Sudan.[15] He debuted with the Gambia in a 1–1 tie 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification with Madagascar on 11 October 2024.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 2014–15[17][4] | Isthmian League Division One South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2015–16[18] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Division One South | ||||||||||
| Chipstead (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Division One South | ||||||||||
| Kingstonian | 2016–17[19] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Chipstead | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Division One South | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[20] | Isthmian League South Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[21] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 2018–19[22] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 25 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Maidstone United | 2019–20[4][2] | National League South | 28 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[4][2] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 3 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2021–22[2] | National League | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 42 | 7 | |
| Swindon Town | 2022–23[23] | League Two | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2023–24[24] | League Two | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2024–25[25] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2024–25[25] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 227 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 255 | 14 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the National League play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Saidou Khan – Chesterfield FC".
- ^ a b c d e "England - S. Khan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "'My dad would be so proud'". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b c d "Saidou Khan Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Time to step up". 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Stones come first for Khan". 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Khan going nowhere". 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Dagenham sign midfielder Saidou Khan on loan from Maidstone United". 19 March 2021.
- ^ "BREAKING: Chesterfield beat other clubs to sign Gambian-born midfielder". www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Saidou joins Spireites". 10 July 2021.
- ^ "The goalscoring target Chesterfield midfielder Saidou Khan is aiming for this season".
- ^ "REJECTED: 'He is happy here' - Chesterfield turn down bid for midfielder Saidou Khan".
- ^ "Swindon sign Chesterfield midfielder Khan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers sign Saidou Khan on loan from Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Khan earns first international call-up" – via www.swindontownfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Match Centre". Match Centre.
- ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2014-2015". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Dulwich Hamlet – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2015-2016". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Kingstonian – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2016-2017". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Chipstead – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Chipstead – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Saidou Khan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Saidou Khan in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Saidou Khan in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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