Kai Enslin

Kai Enslin

Enslin in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Kai Kobashi Enslin [1]
Date of birth	(2005-10-22) 22 October 2005 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth	Camden, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Charlton Athletic
Number	34
Youth career
2017–2024	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Charlton Athletic	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:10, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

Kai Kobashi Enslin is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.

Career

Having come through the youth system of Charlton Athletic since joining at U12 level, Enslin signed his first professional deal with the club on 2 June 2023. ^[3]

Enslin made his professional debut for the club as a 19–year–old, playing the full match in a 1–0 EFL Trophy victory at The Valley against Bromley on 12 November 2024. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

On 21 March 2025, Enslin signed a new long-term contract with the club. ^[7]

On 3 May 2025, Enslin made his League One debut for Charlton Athletic, coming off the bench in the 88th minute in a 3–1 final day victory over Burton Albion. ^[8]

Personal life

Enslin was born in England to an English father and Japanese mother. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 August 2025

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
Charlton Athletic	2024–25 [10]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	2	0
	2025–26 [11]	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Charlton Athletic total		1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4	0

1. One appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Club List of Registered Players as at September 2024" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58 and 59. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
2. "Kai Enslin Charlton Athletic Biography". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
3. "Academy duo pen professional terms". www.charltonafc.com.
4. "Charlton Athletic 1-0 Bromley". BBC Sport .
5. "Charlton Athletic 1-0 Bromley". Sky Sports .
6. "Kai Cam 🎥 : Watch Kai Enslin's full Charlton debut". TikTok .
7. "Kai Enslin signs new long-term contract". www.charltonafc.com.
8. "Charlton Athletic 3–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport.
9. "日本とイングランドの血を引く16歳・小橋エンスリン海とは何者か？ 182cmの攻撃的左サイドバック、年代別サッカー日本代表への道は…". 27 April 2022.
10. "Games played by Kai Enslin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
11. "Games played by Kai Enslin in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

External links

• Kai Enslin at Soccerbase
• Kai Enslin at Soccerway