Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 January 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Bakau, Gambia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
Number | 51 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Steve Biko FC | |||
2024– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 5 | (0) |
2024– | → Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Gambia U20 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023 |
Dembo Saidykhan (born 20 January 2004) is a Gambian footballer who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.
Saidykhan began his senior career with Steve Biko FC in the GFA League First Division. [1]
In August 2023, he agreed to sign with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro. [2] [3] He signed with the Whitecaps, despite interest from Scottish club Rangers, French club Toulouse, Danish club FC Nordsjaelland, and English club Southampton. [4] He officially signed his contract for the 2024 season in November 2023, departing Gambia for Canada at that time. [5] [6]
Saidykhan represented the Gambia U20 at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he helped them reach the Round of 16. [7]
In June 2024, he was called up to the Gambia senior national team for the first time for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [8]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 20 January 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Bakau, Gambia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
Number | 51 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Steve Biko FC | |||
2024– | Whitecaps FC 2 | 5 | (0) |
2024– | → Whitecaps FC Academy | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Gambia U20 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2023 |
Dembo Saidykhan (born 20 January 2004) is a Gambian footballer who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro.
Saidykhan began his senior career with Steve Biko FC in the GFA League First Division. [1]
In August 2023, he agreed to sign with Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro. [2] [3] He signed with the Whitecaps, despite interest from Scottish club Rangers, French club Toulouse, Danish club FC Nordsjaelland, and English club Southampton. [4] He officially signed his contract for the 2024 season in November 2023, departing Gambia for Canada at that time. [5] [6]
Saidykhan represented the Gambia U20 at the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he helped them reach the Round of 16. [7]
In June 2024, he was called up to the Gambia senior national team for the first time for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [8]