Saikou Janneh
Gambian footballer
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Saikou Janneh (born 11 January 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Truro City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gunjur, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Truro City | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Cambridge United | 21 | (1) |
| 2023 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2025 | Al-Jazeera | ||
| 2025– | Truro City | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:29, 23 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
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]
On 1 May 2024, Cambridge announced the player would be released at the end of his contract.[14]
In October 2025, following a short spell with Kuwaiti Division One club Al-Jazeera, Janneh returned to England and subsequently joined National League club Truro City on a deal until the end of the season.[15]
Personal life
Janneh is a Muslim and observes Ramadan.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cadbury Heath | 2016–17[17] | Western League Premier Division |
12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Bath City | 2016–17[18] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Clevedon Town | 2017–18[19] | Western League Premier Division |
12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 13 | 7 | |
| Bristol City | 2018–19[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[22] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[23] | 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[22] | League Two | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2021–22[23] | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Cambridge United | 2022–23[24] | League One | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2023–24[25] | League One | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 2 | ||
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2022–23[24] | League Two | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 123 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 157 | 36 | ||
- Appearance in Les Phillips Cup
- Appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy