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Saidou Khan

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.
  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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