Kay Tejan
Dutch footballer (born 1997)
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Kay Sheku Tejan (born 3 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Telstar.
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Tejan with Telstar in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kay Sheku Tejan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Telstar | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | DWS | ||
| 2015–2016 | AFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Jong FC Volendam | 54 | (10) |
| 2018 | FC Volendam | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Quick Boys | 30 | (19) |
| 2019–2021 | Kozakken Boys | 26 | (8) |
| 2021 | Quick Boys | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | TOP Oss | 49 | (17) |
| 2022 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | ŁKS Łódź | 30 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | Dunkerque | 31 | (2) |
| 2025– | Telstar | 18 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:17, 14 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
An Amsterdam native, Tejan came through the youth ranks at DWS and AFC before making his senior debut for FC Volendam. He later scored regularly in the lower Dutch tiers with Quick Boys and Kozakken Boys, earned a move to TOP Oss, and spent time abroad with Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol on loan, ŁKS Łódź in Poland and USL Dunkerque in France. He joined Telstar in August 2025, made his Eredivisie debut later that month, and scored his first top-flight goal in September.
Career
Volendam
Born in Amsterdam, Tejan played in the youth departments of DWS and AFC, after which he moved to FC Volendam in 2016. There, he played two seasons in the second team, Jong FC Volendam, competing in the Derde Divisie. On 2 February 2018, he made his professional debut in the first team of Volendam in a 2–0 home win over Fortuna Sittard, coming on as a late substitute for Luís Pedro.[2] Two months later, he played his second and last game for Volendam, a 4–1 win over Jong AZ where he also appeared as a substitute.[3]
Quick Boys and Kozakken Boys
In 2018, Tejan signed with Quick Boys, where he grew into a proven goal scorer, netting nineteen times during the 2018–19 season in the Derde Divisie.[4] After the season, he moved to Kozakken Boys competing in the Tweede Divisie, where he scored eight goals through two seasons.[5][4]
TOP Oss and loan to Sheriff
On 23 January 2021, Quick Boys announced that Tejan would return to the club from the start of the 2021–22 season.[6] Before he could make an official appearance for the club however, he signed with Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss, penning a contract on 1 August 2021 after a successful trial.[7]
Tejan joined Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol on 19 July 2022.[8] He made his competitive debut for the club the same day, coming off the bench in the second half of the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Maribor for Momo Yansané.[9] The transfer was a loan until 31 December 2022, with an option to buy.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August in a 3–0 away win in the league over CSF Bălți, exploiting an error by opposing goalkeeper Victor Străistari.[11] Tejan returned to TOP on 1 January 2023.[12][13]
ŁKS
On 3 July 2023, Tejan signed a two-year contract with recently promoted Polish Ekstraklasa side ŁKS Łódź.[14] He became the first ever Dutch player to represent the team.[15][16] On 21 July, he made his competitive debut for the club on the first matchday of the season, starting in 3–0 defeat to Legia Warsaw.[17] He scored his first goal for Rycerze Wiosny on 26 August, equalising shortly after the break in an eventual 2–1 loss to fellow promoted side Puszcza Niepołomice.[18]
Dunkerque
On 28 July 2024, ŁKS Łódź announced it had reached an agreement with Dunkerque for Tejan's transfer.[19] Later that day, he signed a two-year contract, with an option for a further year, with the Ligue 2 club.[20]
Telstar
On 29 August 2025, Tejan returned to the Netherlands, signing a two-year deal with newly promoted Telstar.[21] He debuted the next day, coming on after 60 minutes for Soufiane Hetli in a 2–0 away win over defending champions PSV; Telstar's first top-flight victory since 1978.[22][23] On 28 September, he scored his first Telstar and Eredivisie goal, opening the scoring in a 4–2 home win over Go Ahead Eagles.[24]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Tejan is of Jamaican descent through his father.[25] He was diagnosed with alopecia areata since the age of 16.[26]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 February 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong FC Volendam | 2016–17 | Derde Divisie | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Derde Divisie | 29 | 6 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 54 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 56 | 10 | ||||
| FC Volendam | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Quick Boys | 2018–19 | Derde Divisie | 30 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 3 | 35 | 22 | |
| Kozakken Boys | 2019–20 | Tweede Divisie | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tweede Divisie | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| TOP Oss | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 14 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 50 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 17 | ||||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| ŁKS Łódź | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| Dunkerque | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| Telstar | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 249 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 275 | 70 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, Moldovan Cup, Polish Cup, Coupe de France
- Appearances in Derde Divisie promotion play-offs
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League