Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kai Bernard James Andrews [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 August 2006||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
Number | 54 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2023 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Coventry City | 2 | (0) |
2025 | → Motherwell (loan) | 11 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Wales U19 | 1 | (0) |
2025– | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
2025– | Wales | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:36, 28 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:22, 9 September 2025 (UTC) |
Kai Bernard James Andrews (born 6 August 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Coventry City and the Wales national team.
Andrews joined the youth academy of Coventry City at the age of 11. He made his professional debut, aged 17, on 12 August 2023 in a 3–0 Championship win against Middlesbrough, coming on as a substitute to replace Matt Godden after 98 minutes. [4] On 12 January 2024, he signed his first professional contract with the club until 2026. [5]
On 7 January 2025, Andrews joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on loan for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. [6]
Born in England, Andrews is of Welsh descent through his mother, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through his father. [7] He qualifies for Wales through his maternal grandmother who was born in Abercarn. [8]
In March 2025 Andrews was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time for the World Cup qualifying matches against Kazakhstan and North Macedonia. [9] On 6 June 2025 Andrews made his Wales under-21 debut in a friendly match against Norway. [10]
He made his senior debut in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Canada on 9 September 2025. [11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other [A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 2023–24 [12] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Wales | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Although there were few, if any, standout Wales performances, Bellamy was able to give debuts to three players: right-back Ronan Kpakio from the start and midfielders Joel Colwill and Kai Andrews from the bench.