Dylan Kadji

Dylan Kadji

Personal information
Full name	Dylan Wesley Nkongape Kadji
Date of birth	(2003-09-01) 1 September 2003 (age 20)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aldershot Town (on loan from Bristol City)
Number	28
Youth career
	Bristol City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Bristol City	2	(0)
2021–2022	→ Bath City (loan)	6	(0)
2023	→ Swindon Town (loan)	13	(0)
2023–2024	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	3	(0)
2024–	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Dylan Wesley Nkongape Kadji (born 1 September 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aldershot Town, on loan from Bristol City of the EFL Championship.

Career

Kadji came through the youth academy at Bristol City and signed a professional contract in November 2021. ^[1]

2021: Loan to Bath

Kadji played 6 matches on loan for Bath City F.C. in the 2021–22 season, making his debut on 26 December 2021 against Chippenham Town. ^[2] Kadji started the move that led to the fourth goal in a 4–1 win for his new club. ^[3] His home debut for Bath at Twerton Park came a week later in a 2–0 win on 2 January 2022 again against Chippenham Town. ^[4]

2022: Senior Bristol City debut

Although he was still training with the Bristol City first team even whilst on loan with Bath, ^[5] Kadji particularly impressed manager Nigel Pearson and was singled out for praise after training with the first team squad in pre-season camp during the summer of 2022. ^[6]

Pearson was quick to downplay too much pressure being put on the young player's development as Kadji had suffered from injuries that meant he had to sit out sections of their summer tour of Austria. ^[7] On 24 August, 2022 Kadji opened the scoring 7 minutes into his Bristol City senior debut, against Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park in an EFL Cup second round match, which finished in a 3–1 victory for his side. ^[8]

Loans

On 31 January 2023, Kadji joined Swindon Town on a six-month loan deal. ^[9] He made his first league start for Swindon on 4 February 2023 against Newport County, a 2–1 defeat that also marked the first league match in charge of Swindon for new manager Jody Morris. ^[10]

On 4 August 2023, Kadji joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan. ^[11]

On 4 March 2024, Kadji joined Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season. ^[12]

Style of play

Bristol city manager Nigel Pearson said after his debut that Kadji had “really good attributes for the modern game. He's a good mover, he's got decent vision and ability." ^[13]

Personal life

Born in England, Kadji is of Cameroonian descent. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 August 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol City	2021–22 [15]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23 [16]	Championship	2	0	0	0	2	1	—		4	1
	2023–24 [17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	2	1	—		4	1
Bath City (loan)	2021–22 [18]	National League South	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Swindon Town (loan)	2022–23 [16]	League Two	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2023–24 [17]	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			24	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	27	1

References

1. "The Bristol City academy products who could make first-team breakthrough before the season's end". Bristol Post. 23 March 2022.
2. "Kadji starts loan spell with Romans". bcfc.co.uk.
3. "Player News – Dylan Kadji". bathcityfc. 29 December 2021.
4. "BATH VS CHIPPENHAM 2–0". Soccerway.
5. "Pearson's touchline antics, Williams' ear flick and Dylan Kadji – Bristol City's moments missed". Bristol Post. 14 February 2022.
6. "Nigel Pearson shares expectations of emerging Bristol City talent". Football League World. 29 July 2022.
7. "Nigel Pearson names one Bristol City youngster who has the potential to break into the first-team". Bristol Post. 29 July 2022.
8. "WYCOMBE WANDERERS VS. BRISTOL CITY 1–3". Soccerway.
9. "Swindon Town sign Frazer Blake-Tracy as well as Joe Tomlinson and Dylan Kadji on loan". BBC Sport.
10. "Jody Morris makes losing start as Swindon Town lose 2–1 at Newport". Swindon Advertiser.
11. "Forest Green sign Johnson and Kadji". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
12. "Kadji joins the Shots on loan". Bristol City FC. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
13. "Dylan Kadji: Bristol City teenager says he has 'a lot to learn' after scoring on debut". BBC Sport.
14. "Dylan Wesley Nkongape Kadji : Matchs, Statistiques et Buts". Foot Direct.
15. "Games played by Dylan Kadji in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
16. "Games played by Dylan Kadji in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
17. "Games played by Dylan Kadji in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
18. "D. Kadji: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

External links

• Dylan Kadji at Soccerway