Kenneth William Yao (born 5 September 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lewes.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kenneth William Yao[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lewes | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Dartford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Lewes | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 27 November 2022 (UTC) |
Career
editOriginating 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
edit- As of 17 September 2022
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 |
- ^ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy.
- ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic FC". Facebook. Charlton Athletic F.C. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic vs. AFC Wimbledon". Soccerway. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Yao joins Dartford on month-long long". Charlton Athletic F.C. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Charlton confirm list of released and retained players". Charlton Athletic Official Website. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Kenneth Yao - Lewes". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "K. Yao". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Yao - Lewes". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Kenneth Yao - Lewes". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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