# Kay Tejan

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. 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.

### 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. After the season, he moved to Kozakken Boys competing in the Tweede Divisie, where he scored eight goals through two seasons.

### 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. 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.
Tejan joined Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol on 19 July 2022. 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. The transfer was a loan until 31 December 2022, with an option to buy. 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. Tejan returned to TOP on 1 January 2023.

### ŁKS

On 3 July 2023, Tejan signed a two-year contract with recently promoted Polish Ekstraklasa side ŁKS Łódź. He became the first ever Dutch player to represent the team. 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. 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.

### Dunkerque

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

## Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Tejan is of Jamaican descent through his father. He was diagnosed with alopecia areata since the age of 16.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 22 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jong FC Volendam | 2016–17 | Derde Divisie | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| Jong FC Volendam | 2017–18 | Derde Divisie | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| Jong FC Volendam | Total | 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 | 3 | 35 | 22 |
| Kozakken Boys | 2019–20 | Tweede Divisie | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 |
| Kozakken Boys | 2020–21 | Tweede Divisie | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| Kozakken Boys | Total | Total | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 8 |
| TOP Oss | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 14 |
| TOP Oss | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 |
| TOP Oss | Total | Total | 50 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 17 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 |
| Dunkerque | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 214 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 234 | 65 |
* ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Moldovan Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in Derde Divisie promotion play-offs
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League