Saikou Janneh
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000
Place of birth Gunjur, The Gambia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cambridge United
Number 17
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– Cambridge United 21 (1)
2023 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Saikou Janneh (born 11 January 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cambridge United.

Career

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]

Personal life

Janneh is a Muslim and observes Ramadan.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cadbury Heath 2016–17[15] Western League
Premier Division		 12042—1[lower-alpha 1]0172
Bath City 2016–17[16] National League South 0000—1[lower-alpha 2]111
Clevedon Town 2017–18[17] Western League
Premier Division		 12600—1[lower-alpha 2]1137
Bristol City 2018–19[18] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[19] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[20] Championship 400000—40
2021–22[21] Championship 100012—22
Total 500012—62
Torquay United (loan) 2018–19[1] National League South 281641—2[lower-alpha 3]13418
Torquay United (loan) 2019–20[1] National League 8010—1[lower-alpha 3]2102
Newport County (loan) 2020–21[20] League Two 8111102[lower-alpha 4]0122
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2021–22[21] League One 12010——130
Cambridge United 2022–23[22] League One 101202030171
2023–24[23] 110301021171
Total 211503051342
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[22] League Two 170———170
Career total 123241545213615736
  1. ↑ Appearance in Les Phillips Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 "S. Janneh: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 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 2023-01-24.
  14. ↑ "Realities of Ramadan". AFC Wimbledon. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Saikou Janneh – Cadbury Heath FC First Team". Cadbury Heath F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Saikou Janneh Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  17. ↑ "Saikou Janneh – Clevedon Town AFC First Team". Clevedon Town F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.


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