Kenneth Yao

Kenneth Yao

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth William Yao[1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Lewisham, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
0000–2018	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Charlton Athletic	0	(0)
2018	→ Dartford (loan)	2	(0)
2021–2022	Lewes	18	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Kenneth William Yao (born 5 September 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lewes.

Career

Originating from Ivory Coast, Yao signed his first professional contract with Charlton Athletic in May 2016^[2] and went onto make his first-team debut during their EFL Cup tie against AFC Wimbledon, featuring for the entire 90 minutes in the 2–2 draw.^[3]

On 17 September 2018, Yao joined Dartford on loan until 20 October 2018.^[4]

On 2 July 2020, it was confirmed that Yao had left Charlton after his contract expired.^[5]

In the summer of 2021, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side on a free transfer.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 17 September 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Charlton Athletic	2018–19[7]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	2[a]	0	3	0
	2019–20[7]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Charlton Athletic total		0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
Dartford (loan)	2018–19	National League South	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Dartford total		2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Lewes	2021–22[8]	Isthmian League Premier Division	17	0	1	0	—		1[b]	0	19	0
	2022–23[9]	Isthmian League Premier Division	1	0	3	0	—		0	0	4	0
	Lewes total		18	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	23	0
Career total			20	0	5	0	1	0	3	0	29	0

1. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy.
2. One appearance in the FA Trophy

References

1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
2. "Charlton Athletic FC". Facebook. Charlton Athletic F.C. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
3. "Charlton Athletic vs. AFC Wimbledon". Soccerway. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
4. "Kenneth Yao joins Dartford on month-long long". Charlton Athletic F.C. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
5. "Charlton confirm list of released and retained players". Charlton Athletic Official Website. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
6. "Kenneth Yao - Lewes". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
7. "K. Yao". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
8. "Kenneth Yao - Lewes". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
9. "Kenneth Yao - Lewes". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 November 2021.