Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 December 1995 | ||
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 as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.[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.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ 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
References
- ^ "Saidou Khan – Chesterfield FC".
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ "Khan earns first international call-up" – via www.swindontownfc.co.uk.
- ^ "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.