Saikou Janneh
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 January 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Gunjur, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Shrewsbury Town (on loan from Bristol City) | ||
Youth career | |||
2016 | Bath City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Cadbury Heath | 12 | (0) |
2018 | Clevedon Town | 12 | (6) |
2018– | Bristol City | 5 | (0) |
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) | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:21, 1 January 2022 (UTC) |
Saikou Janneh (born 11 January 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for English EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Bristol City.
Career[]
Born in Gunjur, The Gambia,[1] Janneh first moved to England at the age of 13.[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]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 14 August 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cadbury Heath | 2016–17[12] | Western League Premier Division |
12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
Bath City | 2016–17[13] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Clevedon Town | 2017–18[14] | Western League Premier Division |
12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 13 | 7 | |
Bristol City | 2018–19[15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[17] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2021–22[18] | 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[17] | League Two | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 12 | 2 |
Career total | 73 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 94 | 34 |
- ^ Appearance in Les Phillips Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ a b c "S. Janneh: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b Evely, John (18 May 2018). "Who is Bristol City signing Saikou Janneh?". Bristol Post. Reach plc. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Bath College footballer picked for three-month Bristol City trial". Bath College. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Somerset Premier Cup 2nd Round". Bath City F.C. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Crawley, James (18 May 2018). "Janneh signs for the Academy". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Janneh loan to Newport". BBC Sport. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Starting Lineups – Newport County vs Cheltenham | 08.09.2020". SkySports. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United 1–1 Newport County". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Newport County 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Janneh loan ended
- ^ "JANNEH JOINS SHREWSBURY TOWN ON LOAN". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Saikou Janneh – Cadbury Heath FC First Team". Cadbury Heath F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Saikou Janneh Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Saikou Janneh – Clevedon Town AFC First Team". Clevedon Town F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links[]
- Saikou Janneh at Soccerbase
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Gambian footballers
- People educated at Bath College
- Association football forwards
- Western Football League players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Cadbury Heath F.C. players
- Bath City F.C. players
- Clevedon Town F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Gambian expatriate footballers
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Gambian football biography stubs