Sheldon Kendall
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheldon Anthony Kendall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 2007[2] | ||
| Place of birth | England[3] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Gillingham (on loan from Millwall) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Balham Blazers | ||
| – | AFC Whyteleafe | ||
| – | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Gillingham (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2026 | Guyana U20 | 2 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 18 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00, 18 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
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Sheldon Anthony Kendall (born 31 December 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club Gillingham, on loan from EFL Championship club Millwall. Born in England, he has represented Guyana at under-20 level.
Early life
Kendall began playing football at the age of seven with Balham Blazers before moving to AFC Whyteleafe, where he was spotted by professional scouts at under-14 level.[4] He joined the Millwall academy as a thirteen-year-old, at under-14 level.[5][6]
Club career
Millwall
Kendall signed his first professional contract with Millwall in January 2025, at the age of seventeen.[5] A week later he was named in the match-day squad for the FA Cup third round tie against Dagenham & Redbridge at The Den on 13 January 2025, and made his professional debut as an 84th-minute substitute for Mihailo Ivanović in a 3–0 win.[6][7] He was included in four first-team match-day squads that season, while playing regularly for Kevin Nugent's under-21 side, and was named Millwall's Academy Player of the Season for 2024–25.[6] Nugent described the summer of 2025 as "big" for Kendall, saying the club had deliberately not "over-coached" him.[6]
In August 2025 Kendall made two substitute appearances in the EFL Cup, against Newport County and Coventry City.[8][9] He signed a new long-term contract with the club on 16 January 2026.[9] In April 2026 he was shortlisted for the Championship academy award at the 2025–26 EFL Awards.[10]
Gillingham (loan)
After featuring in four pre-season friendlies for Millwall, Kendall joined League Two club Gillingham on a season-long loan on 4 August 2026, becoming manager Gareth Ainsworth's eleventh signing of the summer.[8][11][12] He made his Gillingham debut as a substitute in a 3–0 EFL Cup defeat to Luton Town on 8 August 2026,[13] and his English Football League debut as a substitute in a 0–0 draw away to Fleetwood Town on 22 August.[14]
On 19 September 2026, Kendall came off the bench against Bristol Rovers at Priestfield and scored with his first touch, a weaker-foot volley from a Nick Freeman cross, for his first Football League goal; he added a second in the 89th minute to complete a 3–0 win.[15] Ainsworth called it "the stuff of dreams" and described the first goal as "a top-striker's finish".[15] Millwall under-21 manager Kevin Nugent said it had been "the right time" for Kendall to go out on his first loan, to gain experience of playing in front of crowds.[16] He made his first senior start in an EFL Trophy tie against Cambridge United.[16]
International career
Born in England, Kendall has represented Guyana at youth level. He was named in the Guyana Football Federation's 21-man squad for the 2026 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying group in Curaçao in February 2026.[17] He made his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Curaçao on 24 February 2026,[18] and scored twice, in the 7th and 56th minutes, in a 5–0 win over Anguilla four days later.[19] The match was marred by a brawl in the closing minutes;[19] the CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee subsequently disqualified both teams from the competition and gave Kendall one of four four-match suspensions handed to Guyana players.[20][21]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 October 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2024–25[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025–26[23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2026–27[14] | League Two | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Career total | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
Individual
- Millwall Academy Player of the Season: 2024–25[6]
References
- ↑ "Squad List 2026/27 & U21 Registered Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. 8 September 2026. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Sheldon Kendall". extratime.com. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ "Sheldon Kendall". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ Fletcher, James. "From Whyteleafe to the Den – Sheldon Kendall's Journey to the Professional Stage". AFC Whyteleafe Youth. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scott, Will (10 January 2025). "Millwall sign academy duo to new deals". Southwark News. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Scott, Will (3 June 2025). "'It's quite a big summer' – Millwall academy coach on Sheldon Kendall's impressive rise". Southwark News. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ Aarons, Ed (13 January 2025). "Mihailo Ivanovic's bizarre goal inspires Millwall to FA Cup win over Dagenham". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Panting, Matthew (4 August 2026). "Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth signs winger Sheldon Kendall from Millwall on a season-long loan". KentOnline. KM Media Group. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Scott, Will (16 January 2026). "Sheldon Kendall signs new, long-term contract with Millwall". Southwark News. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ Scott, Will (8 April 2026). "Millwall trio nominated for EFL Awards". Southwark News. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ Scott, Will (4 August 2026). "Millwall winger Sheldon Kendall joins Gillingham on loan". Southwark News. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "Gillingham sign Kendall on loan from Millwall". BBC Sport. 4 August 2026. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "Gillingham 0–3 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 8 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Games played by Sheldon Kendall in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Cawdell, Luke (20 September 2026). "Millwall loanee Sheldon Kendall volleyed in his first Football League goal with his first touch after coming off the bench in Gillingham's game against Bristol Rovers – and moments later scored again!". KentOnline. KM Media Group. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Scott, Will (29 September 2026). "Under-21s boss says it was the 'right time' to send Millwall forward to Gillingham – and explains loan decisions". Southwark News. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "GFF names squad for CONCACAF Men's U-20 Qualifiers". Stabroek News. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "Curaçao U20 vs Guyana – Men's Under 20 Qualifiers". CONCACAF. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Guyana thumps lowly Anguilla 5-0". Stabroek News. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "Concacaf Disciplinary Committee Sanctions Men's U-20 National Teams of Anguilla and Guyana". CONCACAF. Retrieved 18 October 2026.
- ↑ "Guyana, Anguilla disqualified from Concacaf Men's U-20 competition following on-field altercation". News Room Guyana. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Sheldon Kendall in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Sheldon Kendall in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
External links
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