Saidou Khan

Gambian footballer (born 1995)

Saidou Khan
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth The Gambia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 8
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– Swindon Town 66 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:40, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

Saidou Khan (born 5 December 1995) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for English club Swindon Town as a midfielder.[1][2]

Early and personal life

Khan grew up in Sanchaba in The Gambia; his father worked 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

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]

International career

In May 2023, Khan received his first call-up to the Gambia national side ahead of their 2023 AFCON qualifier against South Sudan.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[15][4] Isthmian League Division One South 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
Dulwich Hamlet 2015–16[16] 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[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 14 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 15 0
Chipstead 2016–17 Isthmian League Division One South
2017–18[18] Isthmian League South Division 25 0 2 0 — 3[c] 0 30 0
2018–19[19] Isthmian League South Central Division 4 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 6 0
Total 29 0 3 0 — 4 0 36 0
Tooting & Mitcham United 2018–19[20] 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 — 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[2] League Two 35 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 37 1
Career total 192 9 13 3 0 0 13 1 218 13
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the Alan Turvey Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in the National League play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Saidou Khan – Chesterfield FC".
  2. ^ a b c d e f "England - S. Khan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "'My dad would be so proud'". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ a b c d "Saidou Khan Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Time to step up". 31 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Stones come first for Khan". 27 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Khan going nowhere". 9 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Dagenham sign midfielder Saidou Khan on loan from Maidstone United". 19 March 2021.
  9. ^ "BREAKING: Chesterfield beat other clubs to sign Gambian-born midfielder". www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Saidou joins Spireites". 10 July 2021.
  11. ^ "The goalscoring target Chesterfield midfielder Saidou Khan is aiming for this season".
  12. ^ "REJECTED: 'He is happy here' - Chesterfield turn down bid for midfielder Saidou Khan".
  13. ^ "Swindon sign Chesterfield midfielder Khan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Khan earns first international call-up" – via www.swindontownfc.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2014-2015". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Dulwich Hamlet – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2015-2016". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Kingstonian – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2016-2017". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Chipstead – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Chipstead – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Tooting & Mitcham United – Appearances – Saidou Khan – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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