Saikou Janneh

Saikou Janneh (born 11 January 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championship club Bristol City.

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) Forward
Club information
Current team
 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 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Torquay United (loan) 28 (16)
2019–2020 → Torquay United (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Newport County (loan) 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:38, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cadbury Heath 2016–17[11] Western League
Premier Division		 12042—1[lower-alpha 1]0172
Bath City 2016–17[12] National League South 0000—1[lower-alpha 2]111
Clevedon Town 2017–18[13] Western League
Premier Division		 12600—1[lower-alpha 2]1137
Bristol City 2018–19[14] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[15] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[16] Championship 000000—00
Total 000000—00
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[16] League Two 8111102[lower-alpha 4]0122
Career total 682310410858732
  1. Appearance in Les Phillips Cup
  2. Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "S. Janneh: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  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. "Saikou Janneh – Cadbury Heath FC First Team". Cadbury Heath F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  12. "Saikou Janneh Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  13. "Saikou Janneh – Clevedon Town AFC First Team". Clevedon Town F.C. Pitch Hero Ltd. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  14. "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  15. "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  16. "Games played by Saikou Janneh in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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