| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | The Gambia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Africain | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | Club Africain | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:07, 1 October 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 Club Africain and the Gambia national team.
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. Khan grew up "obsessed" with football; his favourite player was AC Milan's Kaká, and he is nicknamed 'Kaka' in The Gambia. Khan's father died of cancer when Khan was 12 years old. Khan moved to England in 2010, two years after his father's death.
Khan spent his early career in English non-league football with Tooting & Mitcham United, Dulwich Hamlet, Carshalton Athletic, Chipstead and Kingstonian. During this time Khan studied at the University of East London and worked part-time at a Lidl supermarket. He later played in the National League South with Maidstone United, and the National League with Dagenham & Redbridge. He also has two unsuccessful trials with Football League club Milton Keynes Dons; he nearly quit football after his second rejection.
He signed for National League club Chesterfield in July 2021, on a two-year contract. By November 2021 he was the club's joint-top scorer that season. The club rejected a transfer bid for Khan in January 2022. He signed for Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee in July 2022.
He moved on loan to Tranmere Rovers in August 2024.
On 9 May 2025, Swindon announced the player would be leaving in June when his contract expired.
He subsequently joined Tunisian side Club Africain.
In May 2023, Khan received his first call-up to the Gambia national side ahead of their 2023 AFCON qualifier against South Sudan. He debuted with the Gambia in a 1–1 tie 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification with Madagascar on 11 October 2024.
| 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 | Isthmian League Division One South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 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 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Chipstead | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Division One South | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | Isthmian League South Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Tooting & Mitcham United | 2018–19 | Isthmian League South Central Division | 25 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Maidstone United | 2019–20 | National League South | 28 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 3 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2021–22 | National League | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 | |
| Swindon Town | 2022–23 | League Two | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | League Two | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | 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 | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Club Africain | 2025–26 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 239 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 267 | 14 | ||