Otis Khan

Otis Jan Mohammed Khan (born 5 September 1995) is an English-Pakistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Tranmere Rovers.

Otis Khan
Personal information
Full name Otis Jan Mohammed Khan[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995[1]
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England[1]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Tranmere Rovers
Youth career
2002–2012 Manchester United
2012–2013 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Sheffield United 2 (0)
2013–2014 → Buxton (loan) 2 (0)
2015 → Matlock Town (loan) 16 (5)
2015–2016 → Barrow (loan) 8 (4)
2016 Barnsley 3 (0)
2016–2018 Yeovil Town 67 (12)
2018–2020 Mansfield Town 43 (3)
2020 → Newport County (loan) 5 (0)
2020– Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:08, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Khan started his career at Manchester United's youth system before joining Sheffield United's Academy in the summer of 2012.[2] Khan made his first team début in March 2014 in an away game at Crawley Town.[3] While at Sheffield United, Khan played on loan at Buxton before joining Matlock Town on loan on 16 January 2015.[4]

Khan was released from his contract by Sheffield United on 25 January 2016. That same day, League One side Barnsley announced that Khan had signed an 18-month deal with the club after a successful trial.[5]

On 30 June 2016, Khan joined Football League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-year deal.[6] Khan scored on his debut for Yeovil in a 2–0 opening day victory against Notts County.[7]

On 29 June 2018, Khan signed for fellow League Two side Mansfield Town for an undisclosed fee.[8]

On January deadline day 2020, Khan joined fellow League Two side Newport County on a sixth-month loan deal.[9] He made his debut for Newport as a second half substitute in the 1-0 defeat against Cambridge United on 8 February 2020.[10] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2019–20 season.[11]

On 10 August 2020, following his release from Mansfield, Khan joined League Two club Tranmere Rovers on a one-year deal, turning down offers from League One clubs.[12]

International career

Khan is eligible to play for Pakistan as it is the birthplace of his grandfather.[13] In January 2015, Khan was called up to play for the Pakistan national football team in a friendly against Afghanistan but he missed the match as he did not get the necessary visas and vaccinations; he was however confirmed selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches in March 2015.[14]

Khan has since turned down a call-up to the Pakistan national side in the hope of playing for England in the future.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 February 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield United 2013–14[16] League One 2000000020
2014–15[17] League One 0000000000
2015–16[18] League One 0000000000
Total 2000000020
Buxton (loan) 2013–14[16][19][20] NPL Premier Division 2000—0020
Matlock Town (loan) 2014–15[17][21] NPL Premier Division 16500—1[lower-alpha 1]1176
Barrow (loan) 2015–16[18] National League 8400—0084
Barnsley 2015–16[18] League One 3000000030
Yeovil Town 2016–17[22] League Two 29621205[lower-alpha 2]1388
2017–18[23] League Two 38643106[lower-alpha 2]14910
Total 671264301128718
Mansfield Town 2018–19[24] League Two 22200212[lower-alpha 2]0263
2019–20[25] League Two 21120103[lower-alpha 2]0271
Total 433203150534
Newport County (loan) 2019–20[25] League Two 50———50
Career totals 14624846117317732
  1. Appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Personal life

In 2016, Khan appeared on the second series of the ITV assault course game show Ninja Warrior UK, completing the course in a time of 2:41.[26]

References
  1. "Otis Khan FDB Profile". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. "04/08/2012 – Sheffield United U18 1 – 0 Walsall U18 (Pre-Season)". s24su.com. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. "Clough's Crawley assessment". Sheffield United F.C. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. "New manager Mark Hume adds to coaching and playing staff". matlocktownfc.co.uk. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. "Khan joins Reds from United - Barnsley Sport from the Barnsley Chronicle". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. "Otis Khan: Yeovil Town sign Barnsley midfielder on one-year deal". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. "Yeovil Town 2–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. "Mansfield Town: Craig Davies, Otis Khan and Tyler Walker all join the Stags". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. "Mansfield's Otis Khan joins Newport on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. Khan Newport debut
  11. "Mansfield Town announce retained list". Mansfield Town F.C. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. "Midfielder Otis Khan joins Tranmere Rovers". Tranmere Rovers FC. 10 August 2018.
  13. "Otis set for international experience". Sheffield United F.C. Official Website. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  14. "Matlock Town striker Otis Khan misses out on Pakistan debut". Derby Telegraph. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  15. "Khan will never give up hopes of an England call-up". The League Paper. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  16. "Games played by Otis Khan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  17. "Games played by Otis Khan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  18. "Games played by Otis Khan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  19. "Chorley 0–0 Buxton – match report". Buxton Advertiser. Johnston Press. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  20. "Buxton 0–2 FC United of Manchester – match report". Buxton Advertiser. Johnston Press. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  21. "First Team – Fixtures & Results – 2014/15". matlocktownfc.co.uk. Matlock Town F.C. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  22. "Games played by Otis Khan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  23. "Games played by Otis Khan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  24. "Games played by Otis Khan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  25. "Games played by Otis Khan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  26. "Ninja Warrior Star Khan Signs For Barnsley". lfe.org.uk. League Football Education (LFE). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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