| Saikou Janneh | |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Gunjur, The Gambia |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bath City |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Cadbury Heath |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | Clevedon Town |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Bristol City |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Torquay United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 16 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Torquay United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Newport County (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Cambridge United |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) |
| Caps9: | 17 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:58, 1 May 2024 (UTC) |
Saikou Janneh (born 11 January 2000) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He last played for EFL League One club Cambridge United.
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]
Janneh is a Muslim and observes Ramadan.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cadbury Heath | 2016–17[16] | Western League Premier Division | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Bath City | 2016–17[17] | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Clevedon Town | 2017–18[18] | Western League Premier Division | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Bristol City | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 18 | ||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Newport County (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Cambridge United | 2022–23 | League One | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 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 | League Two | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 123 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 157 | 36 | |||