Kazaiah Sterling

Kazaiah Roy Barrett Sterling (born 9 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Kazaiah Sterling
Personal information
Full name Kazaiah Roy Barrett Sterling[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998[2]
Place of birth Enfield, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Greenock Morton
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Youth career
Leyton Orient
2015–2017 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– 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) 1 (0)
National team‡
2015 England U17 7 (2)
2015 England U18 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:05, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:09, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

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]

Loans

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's loan to Doncaster Rovers.[10] He scored his first goal for Doncaster when he scored 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, having previously been at Leyton Orient.[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 Hotspur, after his loan at Southend United came to an end.[15]

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

Career statistics
As of match played 2 January 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2017–18[17] 000000100010
2018–19[18] 001000000010
Tottenham U23s 2018–19 ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
Sunderland (loan) 2018–19[18] 810000——81
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2019–20[19] 300000—1[lower-alpha 1]141
Southend United (loan) 2020–21[20] 1000010—1[lower-alpha 1]1121
Greenock Morton (loan) 2020–21[20] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 21110101042283
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

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. https://www.bt.com/sport/news/2021/january/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. "Games played by Kazaiah Sterling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  18. "Games played by Kazaiah Sterling in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  19. "Games played by Kazaiah Sterling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  20. "Games played by Kazaiah Sterling in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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