Kay Tejan
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker, winger
Team information
Current team
 ŁKS Łódź
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2015 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– ŁKS Łódź 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024

Kay Tejan (born 3 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ekstraklasa club ŁKS Łódź.

Career

Volendam

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong FC Volendam 2016–17 Derde Divisie 254———254
2017–18 Derde Divisie 296——2[lower-alpha 2]0274
Total 5410——205610
FC Volendam 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 2000——20
Quick Boys 2018–19 Derde Divisie 301910—4[lower-alpha 2]33522
Kozakken Boys 2019–20 Tweede Divisie 22600——226
2020–21 Tweede Divisie 4210——52
Total 26810——278
TOP Oss 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 361410——3714
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 14300——143
Total 501710——5117
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga 81106[lower-alpha 3]0—151
ŁKS Łódź 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 15310——163
Career total 1855850606320261
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Moldovan Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Derde Divisie promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Key TEJAN". FC Sheriff. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Volendam vs. Fortuna Sittard – 2 February 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Volendam vs. AZ II – 2 April 2018 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Netherlands – K. Tejan – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Pluijmert, Wout (29 July 2019). "Kay Tejan is nu al publiekslieveling bij Kozakken Boys". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "Kay Tejan keert terug op het oude nest". K.v.v. Quick Boys (in Dutch). 23 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Doelen, Jaap van der (1 August 2018). "TOP Oss versterkt voorhoede met Quick Boys-spits Kay Tejan". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ "Welcome, Kay". FC Sheriff. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "In één jaar van de amateurs naar de CL: Kay Tejan maakt het waar". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "TOP Oss verhuurt Kay Tejan aan Sheriff Tiraspol" (in Dutch). TOP Oss. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Mihalache, Eliza (22 August 2022). "Sheriff Tiraspol returned to the chair of the leader of the Moldovan Super League of football". TRM. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Fassbender, Wout (1 December 2022). "Kay Tejan keert terug bij TOP Oss, FC Sheriff licht optie tot koop in huurovereenkomst niet". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Kay Tejan va pleca de la Sheriff și va reveni în Țările de Jos". Moldova fotbal (in Romanian). 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Nowy napastnik ŁKS – Kay Tejan". Telewizja Polska – Łódź (in Polish). 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kay Tejan napastnikiem ŁKS". ŁKS Łódź (Press release) (in Polish). 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Kay Tejan is de nieuwe spits van ŁKS Łódź". TOP Oss (Press release) (in Dutch). 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Legia Warszawa – ŁKS Łódź 3:0 (Ekstraklasa 2023/2024, 1. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  18. ↑ Walczyk, Jerzy (26 August 2023). "ŁKS przegrał z innym beniaminkiem". Wyborcza (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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