Kazaiah Sterling

Kazaiah Sterling
Personal information
Full name Kazaiah Sterling[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Leyton Orient
2015–2017 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2019 → Sunderland (loan) 8 (1)
2019 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Leyton Orient (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Southend United (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → Greenock Morton (loan) 7 (0)
2021 Potters Bar Town 6 (3)
2022–2023 South Georgia Tormenta 48 (30)
2024 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 19 (3)
International career‡
2015 England U17 7 (2)
2015 England U18 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:17, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:09, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

Kazaiah Roy Barrett Sterling (born 9 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Born in Enfield and of Jamaican descent,[4] Sterling attended Winchmore School and was in the youth programme at Leyton Orient until Tottenham signed him on 1 July 2015.[5] He represented Tottenham in youth level competitions and played in the EFL Trophy against AFC Wimbledon and Barnet. On 6 December 2017, he made his competitive senior debut for the club, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Dele Alli in Spurs' final Champions League group game against APOEL Nicosia, a 3–0 win at Wembley Stadium.[6]

In the January 2019 transfer window Sterling was loaned out to Sunderland for the remainder of the season.[7] He made his EFL League One debut on 2 February 2019, in a 1–0 home win over AFC Wimbledon, as a 59th-minute substitute for Charlie Wyke.[8] Sterling scored his first senior goal on 3 April 2019, in a 3–0 away win against Accrington Stanley.[9]

In August 2019, Sterling went out on a season long loan to Doncaster Rovers.[10] He scored his first goal for Doncaster in an EFL Trophy tie against Lincoln City on 3 September 2019.[11]

After the Doncaster deal was cut short due to injury, Sterling signed for League Two club Leyton Orient on a six-month loan.[12]

On 9 October 2020, Sterling joined Southend United on loan.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 November, in an EFL Trophy tie against Colchester United.[14] On 5 January 2021, Sterling returned to Tottenham, after his loan at Southend came to an end.[15]

On 1 February 2021, Sterling joined Scottish side Greenock Morton on loan until the end of the season.[16]

On 4 October 2021, Sterling made his debut for Isthmian League Premier Division side Potters Bar Town, providing an assist before the game was abandoned.[17]

On 28 February 2022, Sterling made the move to the United States, signing with third-tier USL League One side South Georgia Tormenta.[18] He had an immediate impact, leading the club in goals and helping clinch a playoff spot. The club would go on to win the league championship on Sterling's four goals in the playoffs. He was named MVP of the championship match.

On 28 February 2024, Sterling signed with USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds on a one-year deal.[19] He was released by Pittsburgh following their 2024 season.[20]

Career statistics

As of Match played 1 October 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18[21] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 1 0
2018–19[22] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2019–20[23] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[24] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Tottenham U23s 2017–18 — 2[b] 0 2 0
2018–19 — 2[b] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Sunderland (loan) 2018–19[22] League One 8 1 0 0 0 0 — — 8 1
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2019–20[23] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 1[b] 1 4 1
Southend United (loan) 2020–21[24] League One 10 0 0 0 1 0 — 1[b] 1 12 1
Greenock Morton (loan) 2020–21[24] Scottish Championship 7 0 0 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Potters Bar Town 2021–22[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 6 3 — — — 2[c] 2 8 5
Tormenta FC 2022 USL League One 26 17 3 1 0 0 29 18
2023 21 15 0 0 0 0 21 15
Total 47 32 3 1 0 0 50 33
Career total 81 36 1 0 4 1 1 0 8 4 95 41
  1. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Tormenta FC

References

  1. ^ "Frenz International Cup: Estudiantes into quarters and FUM shine". Stadium.my. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Kazaiah Sterling". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Kazaiah Sterling profile". Premier League. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Sterling: Kazaiah Sterling". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Kazaiah Sterling profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  6. ^ Gary Rose (6 December 2017). "Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 0 Apoel Nicosia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Sunderland loan for Sterling". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ Hunter, James (2 February 2019). "Sunderland 1–0 AFC Wimbledon: Read James Hunter's match marks after hard-fought win". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Accrington Stanley 0–3 Sunderland". 3 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Doncaster loan for Sterling". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Doncaster Rovers 3 Lincoln City 1: Rovers roar back to begin Leasing.com Trophy campaign with a win". doncasterfreepress.co.uk. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. ^ "ORIENT SIGN STERLING ON LOAN". Leyton Orient F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Kazaiah Sterling: Southend United sign Tottenham Hotspur striker on loan". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Colchester 6–1 Southend". Sky Sports. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Kazaiah Sterling returns to Tottenham as Southend loan ends".
  16. ^ "Kazaiah Sterling joins on loan". gmfc.net. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Potters Bar Town taking it game by game after handing debut to former Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland striker". whtimes.co.uk. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Tormenta FC Sign Former Tottenham Hotspur Forward Kazaiah Sterling". 28 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Hounds sign forward Kazaiah Sterling".
  20. ^ "First roster moves for 2025 announced".
  21. ^ "Games played by Kazaiah Sterling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Kazaiah Sterling in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Kazaiah Sterling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  24. ^ a b c "Games played by Kazaiah Sterling in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Potters Bar Town – Appearances – Kazaiah Sterling". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 31 October 2021.