| Kay Tejan | |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Striker, winger |
| Currentclub: | Dunkerque |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | DWS |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | AFC |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Jong FC Volendam |
| Caps1: | 54 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | FC Volendam |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Quick Boys |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 19 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Kozakken Boys |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | Quick Boys |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs6: | TOP Oss |
| Caps6: | 49 |
| Goals6: | 17 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | ŁKS Łódź |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 7 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Dunkerque |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 26 May 2024 |
Kay Tejan (born 3 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] After the season, he moved to Kozakken Boys competing in the Tweede Divisie, where he scored eight goals through two seasons.[4]
On 23 January 2021, Quick Boys announced that Tejan would return to the club from the start of the 2021–22 season.[5] 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.[6]
Tejan joined Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol on 19 July 2022.[7] 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.[8] The transfer was a loan until 31 December 2022, with an option to buy.[9] 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.[10] Tejan returned to TOP on 1 January 2023.[11] [12]
On 3 July 2023, Tejan signed a two-year contract with recently promoted Polish Ekstraklasa side ŁKS Łódź.[13] He became the first ever Dutch player to represent the team.[14] [15] 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.[16] 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.[17]
On 28 July 2024, ŁKS announced they have reached an agreement with Ligue 2 side Dunkerque for Tejan's transfer.[18] Later that day, he signed a two-year deal, with an option for another year, with the French club.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| ŁKS Łódź | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| Dunkerque | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 200 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 217 | 65 | |||