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Saikou Janneh
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Gunjur, The Gambia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2016 Bath City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Cadbury Heath 12 (0)
2018 Clevedon Town 12 (8)
2018–2022 Bristol City 7 (2)
2018–2019 → Torquay United (loan) 28 (16)
2019–2020 → Torquay United (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Newport County (loan) 8 (1)
2022 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2024 Cambridge United 21 (1)
2023 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Saikou Janneh (born 11 January 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He last played for EFL League One club Cambridge United.

Career

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Born in Gunjur, The Gambia,[1] Janneh first moved to England at the age of 14.[2] In 2016, at the age of 16, Janneh joined the Bath City academy in conjunction with studying at Bath College.[3] While studying at Bath College, Janneh played for Western League Premier Division sides Cadbury Heath and Clevedon Town.[2] Janneh also made one appearance for Bath City in the Somerset Premier Cup scoring in a 7–0 win against Wellington.[4]

Having previously had two trials, on 18 May 2018, Janneh joined Championship side Bristol City's academy.[5]

On 28 August 2020, Janneh joined League Two side Newport County on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[6] He made his debut for Newport on 8 September 2020, in the starting line up for the 1–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town.[7] He made his English Football League debut on 12 September 2020, as a second-half substitute for Ryan Taylor in the 1–1 draw for Newport County against Scunthorpe United on the first day of the 2020–21 League Two season.[8] Janneh scored his first goal for Newport in the 1–0 League Two win against Tranmere Rovers on 17 October 2020.[9] On 2 January 2021 his loan spell at Newport was ended.[10]

On 1 January 2022 he joined Shrewsbury Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]

On 30 June 2022, Janneh joined League One side Cambridge United on a two-year deal.[12] On 24 January 2023, Janneh joined AFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]

On 1 May 2024, Cambridge announced the player would be released at the end of his contract.[14]

Personal life

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Janneh is a Muslim and observes Ramadan.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 January 2024
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
Cadbury Heath 2016–17[16] Western League
Premier Division 		12 0 4 2 — 1[a] 0 17 2
Bath City 2016–17[17] National League South 0 0 0 0 — 1[b] 1 1 1
Clevedon Town 2017–18[18] Western League
Premier Division 		12 6 0 0 — 1[b] 1 13 7
Bristol City 2018–19[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[21] Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2021–22[22] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 2 — 2 2
Total 5 0 0 0 1 2 — 6 2
Torquay United (loan) 2018–19[1] National League South 28 16 4 1 — 2[c] 1 34 18
Torquay United (loan) 2019–20[1] National League 8 0 1 0 — 1[c] 2 10 2
Newport County (loan) 2020–21[21] League Two 8 1 1 1 1 0 2[d] 0 12 2
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2021–22[22] League One 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Cambridge United 2022–23[23] League One 10 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 17 1
2023–24[24] League One 11 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 17 1
Total 21 1 5 0 3 0 5 1 34 2
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[23] League Two 17 0 — — — 17 0
Career total 123 24 15 4 5 2 13 6 157 36
  1. ^ Appearance in Les Phillips Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b c "S. Janneh: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Evely, John (18 May 2018). "Who is Bristol City signing Saikou Janneh?". Bristol Post. Reach plc. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Bath College footballer picked for three-month Bristol City trial". Bath College. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Somerset Premier Cup 2nd Round". Bath City F.C. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ Crawley, James (18 May 2018). "Janneh signs for the Academy". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Janneh loan to Newport". BBC Sport. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Starting Lineups – Newport County vs Cheltenham | 08.09.2020". SkySports. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Scunthorpe United 1–1 Newport County". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Newport County 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  10. ^ Janneh loan ended
  11. ^ "JANNEH JOINS SHREWSBURY TOWN ON LOAN". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Saikou Janneh: Cambridge United sign Bristol City forward on two-year deal". BBC. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  13. ^ "AFC Wimbledon sign Cambridge's Janneh on loan". BBC Sport. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Cambridge United: Ryan Bennett, Lyle Taylor among seven to leave". BBC Sport. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Realities of Ramadan". AFC Wimbledon. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Saikou Janneh – Cadbury Heath FC First Team". Cadbury Heath F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Saikou Janneh Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Saikou Janneh – Clevedon Town AFC First Team". Clevedon Town F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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