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

Saidou Khan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth	The Gambia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Swindon Town
Number	23
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	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

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]

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]'

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2022.

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[14][4]	Isthmian League Division One South	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
Dulwich Hamlet	2015–16[15]	Isthmian League Premier Division	0	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Carshalton Athletic (loan)	2015–16	Isthmian League Division One South	No data currently available
Chipstead (loan)	2015–16	Isthmian League Division One South	No data currently available
Kingstonian	2016–17[16]	Isthmian League Premier Division	14	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	0
Chipstead	2016–17	Isthmian League Division One South	No data currently available
	2017–18[17]	Isthmian League South Division	25	0	2	0	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	30	0
	2018–19[18]	Isthmian League South Central Division	4	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	Total		29	0	3	0	—		4	0	36	0
Tooting & Mitcham United	2018–19[19]	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[lower-alpha 2]	0	35	2
	2020–21[4][2]	National League South	4	0	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 4]	0	42	7
Swindon Town	2022–23[2]	League Two	18	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	0
Career total			175	8	13	3	0	0	13	1	201	12

References

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