Kay Tejan

Kay Tejan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker, winger
Team information
Current team	Dunkerque
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)
2023–2024	ŁKS Łódź	30	(7)
2024–	Dunkerque	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Kay Tejan (born 3 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.

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]

Dunkerque

On 28 July 2024, ŁKS announced they have reached an agreement with Ligue 2 side Dunkerque for Tejan's transfer.^[19] Later that day, he signed a two-year deal, with an option for another year, with the French club.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		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[b]	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[b]	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[c]	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

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Moldovan Cup
2. Appearances in Derde Divisie promotion play-offs
3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Un renfort de choix pour l'attaque dunkerquoise !" (in French). Dunkerque. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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. "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.
19. "Kay Tejan odchodzi z ŁKS" (in Polish). ŁKS Łódź. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

External links

• Kay Tejan at Sheriff Tiraspol