| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Swindon Town | 66 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:03, 2 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:50, 14 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Saidou Khan (born 5 December 1995) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Gambia national team. [1] [2]
Khan grew up in Sanchaba in The Gambia; his father worked as 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]
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]
He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in August 2024. [14]
On 9 May 2025, Swindon announced the player would be leaving in June when his contract expired. [15]
In May 2023, Khan received his first call-up to the Gambia national side ahead of their 2023 AFCON qualifier against South Sudan. [16] He debuted with the Gambia in a 1–1 tie 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification with Madagascar on 11 October 2024. [17]
| 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 [18] [4] | Isthmian League Division One South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2015–16 [19] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Carshalton Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Division One South | ||||||||||
| Chipstead (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Division One South | ||||||||||
| Kingstonian | 2016–17 [20] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Chipstead | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Division One South | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 [21] | Isthmian League South Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 [22] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 2018–19 [23] | 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 [b] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 [4] [2] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [b] | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 [d] | 0 | 42 | 7 | |
| Swindon Town | 2022–23 [24] | League Two | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2023–24 [25] | League Two | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 [26] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2024–25 [26] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 233 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 261 | 14 | ||