Otis Khan


Otis Jan Mohammed Khan is an English-Pakistani footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Khan started his career at Manchester United's youth system before joining Sheffield United's Academy in the summer of 2012. Khan made his first team début in March 2014 in an away game at Crawley Town. While at Sheffield United, Khan played on loan at Buxton before joining Matlock Town on loan on 16 January 2015.
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.
On 30 June 2016, Khan joined Football League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-year deal. Khan scored on his debut for Yeovil in a 2–0 opening day victory against Notts County.
On 29 June 2018, Khan signed for fellow League Two side Mansfield Town for an undisclosed fee.
On January deadline day 2020, Khan joined fellow League Two side Newport County on a sixth-month loan deal. He made his debut for Newport as a second half substitute in the 1-0 defeat against Cambridge United on 8 February 2020. He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2019–20 season.

International career

Khan is eligible to play for Pakistan as it is the birthplace of his grandfather. 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.
Khan has since turned down a call-up to the Pakistan national side in the hope of playing for England in the future.

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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.