Sullay Kaikai
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 26 August 1995||
Place of birth | Southwark, London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cambridge United | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Crystal Palace | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2019 | Crystal Palace | 3 | (0) |
2014 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 25 | (5) |
2015 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 14 | (5) |
2016 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 12 | (7) |
2016–2017 | → Brentford (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2018 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019 | NAC Breda | 6 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Blackpool | 58 | (11) |
2021–2023 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | (2) |
2023 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | (2) |
2023– | Cambridge United | 38 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Sierra Leone | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 23 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:14, 22 October 2023 (UTC) |
Sulaiman Borbor "Sullay" Kaikai (born 26 August 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Cambridge United. Born in England, he represents the Sierra Leone national football team.
A youth product of
Club career
Crystal Palace
Youth
Kaikai started his career at Crystal Palace when he was fifteen.[3] In May 2013, his goal against Liverpool the previous August won the League Football Education Goal of the Season award.[4]
2013–14: Crawley (loan)
On 7 February 2014, Kaikai joined
2014–15: Debut and Cambridge (loan)
On 24 September 2014, Kaikai made his Crystal Palace debut in the
On 27 November 2014, Kaikai joined
On 16 January 2015, Kaikai's loan at Cambridge was extended until the end of the season.
2015–16: League debut and Shrewsbury (loan)
The following season, on 17 September 2015, Kaikai joined
Kaikai was recalled to cover for injuries at his parent club on 23 December,[25] rejoining Shrewsbury for a further loan deal until the end of the season in March 2016.[26] He scored four times in the first four games of his second loan, including two first-half strikes in a 2–1 draw at Bury on 19 March which earned him a place in The Football League's Team of the Week.[27] He finished the season as Shrewsbury's top scorer, with 12 goals, before being recalled again by his parent club on 3 May.[28]
Kaikai made his Premier League debut on 15 May in the last game of the season, replacing Jordon Mutch at half time in a 4–1 loss at Southampton. He took the corner kick from which Jason Puncheon scored the Eagles' goal.[29] He was handed the number 25 shirt to wear for the 2016–17 season, switching from his previous squad number 43.[30]
2016–17: Brentford (loan)
On deadline day, 31 August 2016, Kaikai joined
2017–18: Charlton (loan)
On 26 January 2018, following four appearances for Palace in the first half of the season, Kaikai moved across South London to join Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the season.[37] He made his league debut for them on 3 February in a 3–2 loss against Oxford United as a 69th-minute substitute for Stephy Mavididi.[38]
NAC Breda
On 21 January 2019, Kaikai joined Dutch club NAC Breda on a permanent transfer.[39] He made his Eredivisie debut four days later, as a 65th-minute substitute for Giovanni Korte in a 1–1 home draw with ADO Den Haag.[40] He made six appearances in the Netherlands, all but one from the bench.[41]
Blackpool
In July 2019, Kaikai terminated his contract with Breda and signed for
Wycombe Wanderers
On 15 July 2021, Kaikai joined League One side Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.[45]
Milton Keynes Dons
On 26 January 2023, Kaikai joined Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer until the end of the season.[46] After making 14 appearances and scoring 2 goals, and despite the offer of a new contract, Kaikai was one of nine players released by Milton Keynes Dons following their relegation to EFL League Two.[47]
International career
On 15 June 2021, Kaikai made his debut for Sierra Leone in a 1–0 victory over Benin in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match.[48] In December 2021, he was named in the Sierra Leone squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations as the nation prepared for their first appearance at the competition since 1996.[49]
Personal life
Kaikai was born in the London Borough of Southwark to parents hailing from Sierra Leone.[50][51]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 April 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup
|
Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2013–14[52] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2014–15[53] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
2015–16[54] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2016–17[55] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2017–18[38] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2018–19[56] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Crawley Town (loan) | 2013–14[52] | League One
|
5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Cambridge United (loan) | 2014–15[53] | League Two
|
25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2015–16[54] | League One | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 12 | |
Brentford (loan) | 2016–17[55] | Championship | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2017–18[38] | League One | 14 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
NAC Breda | 2018–19[56] | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Blackpool | 2019–20[57] | League One | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 28 | 6 |
2020–21[58] | League One | 36 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
Total | 58 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 13 | ||
Wycombe Wanderers | 2021–22[59] | League One | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
2022–23[60] | League One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Milton Keynes Dons | 2022–23[60] | League One | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
Cambridge United | 2023–24[61] | League One | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 42 | 4 |
Career total | 230 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 269 | 43 |
- Football League Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the League One play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
International goals
- Scores and results list Sierra Leone's goal tally first.[62]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 6 October 2021 | South Sudan | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
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External links
- Sullay Kaikai at Soccerbase
- Sullay Kaikai at Soccerway
- Sullay Kaikai at National-Football-Teams.com