Draft:Abraham Kanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abraham Philip Kanu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Reading | 10 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Wealdstone (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abraham Philip Kanu (born 3 July 2005) is an Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Wealdstone, on loan from EFL League One club Reading.
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]On 13 September 2022, Reading announced that Kanu had signed his first professional club with the club.[3]
On 13 August 2024, Kanu made his professional debut for Reading in a 2–2 EFL Cup game with Colchester United.[4] Kanu started the game and played 34 minutes before being replaced by Tyler Bindon after picking up a booking and narrowly avoiding a second. Kanu made his league debut for Reading on 23 November 2024, coming on as a 68th minute substitute for Amadou Mbengue in a 2-1 away victory over Peterborough United.[5]
On 2 July 2025, Reading announced that Kanu had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[6]
On 24 July 2025, Kanu joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[7][8]
On 11 May 2026, Reading announced that they had activated a clause to extend Kanu's contract until the summer of 2027.[9]
On 25 September 2026, Kanu joined Wealdstone on a short-term loan deal until December.[10]
International
[edit]On 19 March 2025, Reading announced that Kanu received his first call up to represent Sierra Leone, in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau and Egypt.[11] However, on 22 March 2025, Kanu was handed his debut for the Sierra Leone U20's in their friendly match against Morocco.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 November 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2025–26 | National League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2026–27 | National League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 68 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ↑ 1 appearance in the National League Cup, 3 appearances and 1 goal in the FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in the National League Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ↑ "Abraham Kanu". Premier League. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "AMADOU MBENGUE SIGNS SHORT-TERM DEAL TO JOIN ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Colchester United (4)2-2(3) Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ "Peterborough 1-2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ↑ "Young Royals commit to new deals". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Abraham Kanu Joins Forest Green Rovers on Season-Long Loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Abraham Kanu signs". fgr.co.uk. Forest Green Rovers F.C. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Released and Retained List 2026: Under-21s". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Abraham Kanu joins Wealdstone". Reading FC. 25 September 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "International Preview - Four Royals head around the world". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ "𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐗𝐈 𝐯𝐬. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐨". instagram.com/slfa_sl. Sierra Leone Football Association Instagram. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ Abraham Kanu at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Abraham Kanu at Soccerway