Imran Shahid Kayani (; born 24 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Isthmian League Premier Division club Whitehawk. Born in England, he represents the Pakistan national team.
Club career Kayani started as a youth playing for Chelsea Elite from the age of 11 to 16. He also represented the Surrey county, through which Royal Russell offered him a scholarship where he was able to train full time alongside getting his A levels. During this time, he was also selected to represent England Schoolboys where he scored on his debut against Wales. Kayani is also listed among the graduates of AF Global Football, a football development organisation.
Upon the completion of his scholarship, Kayani signed for Sutton United youth academy in August 2020. Kayani gained his first-team experience on loan at Bedfont Sports at the Isthmian League South Central Division, who he also played for in July 2021.
Kayani joined the under-23 side of National League South club Slough Town in August 2021. He made 26 appearances for the club first team in the 2021–22 season, scoring four times. He also scored a hat-trick against Hartley Wintney's U23 while playing for Slough Town under-23 team. In December 2021, Kayani joined Southern Football League side Kings Lanley on loan. In October 2022, Kayani was loaned to Hartley Wintney, whom he grabbed the club attention when he previously scored a hat trick against them. In February 2023, Kayani joined Isthmian League side Kingstonian on a 28-day loan. After his short stint at Kingstonian, Kayani joined Hanwell Town. He scored on his debut against Swindon Supermarine in a 1–3 home defeat.
In June 2023, Kayani signed for Dover Athletic following his departure from Slough Town.
After his short spell at Dover Athletic, Kayani signed for Isthmian League side Whitehawk in September 2023. He scored on his home debut in a 4–0 victory against Redhill at the 2023–24 FA Cup qualifying rounds. He scored 4 goals in his first three matches. Throughout his stay, Kayani had played 46 times for the Hawks, and scoring fourteen goals, including a hat trick in a four-one win at Kingstonian.
In September 2024, Kayani moved to Isthmian League side Cray Wanderers, where he made thirteen total appearances. On 2 November 2024, Kayani moved Isthmian League South Central Division club Westfield based in Surrey, playing eight games and scoring twice.
On 13 December 2024, Kayani returned to Whitehawk, along with former teammate Rob O'Toole.
After being without a club at the start of the 2025-26 season, Kayani re-signed for Whitehawk in September 2025, but left the club the following month, joining Kingstonian.
In March 2026 he re-joined Westfield,https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/westfield/appearances/2025-2026/imran-kayani/1012573 before re-signing for the third time with Whitehawk for the start of the 2026-2027 season.https://x.com/HawksFCOfficial/status/2067234680248680724
International career In August 2023, Kayani declared his intention to play for Pakistan as it is his country of heritage. Three months later in November 2023, Kayani was called up by the Pakistan national team for the second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He made his international debut on 16 November 2023 as a substitute against Saudi Arabia in their 4–0 away defeat.
Personal life Kayani's family originate from the city of Rawalpindi in Pakistan. He enrolled in Queen Mary University of London in 2021 to complete his bachelor in Computer Science.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSutton United2020–21National League0000000000Bedfont Sports (loan)2020–21Isthmian League South Central Division0010—0010Bedfont Sports2021–22Isthmian League South Central Division1000—0010Slough Town2021–22National League South16200—211832022–23National League South25310—10273Total415100031456Kings Langley (loan)2021–22SFL Premier Division South2000—0020Hartley Wintney (loan)2022–23SFL Premier Division South5000—1060Kingstonian (loan)2022–23 Isthmian League Premier Division7300—0073Hanwell Town (loan)2022–23SFL Premier Division South3100—1041Dover Athletic2023–24National League South2000—0020Whitehawk2023–24Isthmian League Premier Division321121—8242142024–25Isthmian League Premier Division4000—0040Total361121—824614Cray Wanderers2024–25Isthmian League Premier Division5060—20130Westfield2024–25Isthmian League South Central Division7200—1082Whitehawk2024–25Isthmian League Premier Division20100—002012025–26Isthmian League Premier Division3010—1050Total23110—10251Kingstonian2025–26Isthmian League South Central Division9100—10101Westfield2025–26Isthmian League South Central Division7100—31102Career total149251110020418030
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPakistan202320202440202510Total70
See also
British Asians in association football List of Pakistan international footballers born outside Pakistan
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