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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arjan Raikhy
| image =
| fullname = Arjan Singh Raikhy<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 October 2020|title=2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020174721/https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523 |archive-date=2020-10-20 |access-date=9 January 2020|website=Premier League Website}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wolverhampton]], England
| height = 1.83 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| clubnumber = 47
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[West Bromwich Albion Academy|West Bromwich Albion]]
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2021
| youthclubs2 = [[Aston Villa Under-23s and Academy|Aston Villa]]
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = → [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = → [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 25 May 2022
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Arjan Singh Raikhy''' (born 20 October 2002) is a [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]. He is a product of the Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion academies.

==Career==
===Youth football===
Raikhy played at [[West Bromwich Albion]] in his early teens, before switching to the nearby [[Aston Villa Academy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dean Smith sent 'special' demand after Jack Grealish watches Aston Villa youngsters dazzle |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-news-grealish-liverpool-20603588 |access-date=29 July 2021 |agency=[[Birmingham Mail]] |date=15 May 2021}}</ref>

Having played regularly for the under-18 side in the 2019–20 season, Raikhy featured for the Aston Villa U21 side in the [[EFL Trophy]] against [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]], losing 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=MATCH REPORT: United 3 - 1 Villa U21 |url=https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/matches/fixtures/first-team/202021/november/carlisle-united-vs-aston-villa-u21-on-10-nov-20/ |website=[[Carlisle United F.C.]] |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

Having been a key player in Villa's Under-18 [[FA Youth Cup]] squad that season, on 24 May 2021, Raikhy was part of the side that defeated [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool U18]] 2–1 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Preece|first=Ashley|date=2021-05-24|title=Aston Villa vs Liverpool FA Youth Cup final LIVE updates|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-youth-cup-liverpool-20666405|access-date=2021-05-24|website=BirminghamLive|language=en}}</ref>

===Aston Villa debut and loans===
Raikhy was named in the [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an [[FA Cup]] third-round tie against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/Villa-hand-senior-debuts-to-all-starting-XI/|title=Aston Villa name young and inexperienced side for their FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool |access-date=8 January 2021 |website=www.avfc.co.uk |publisher=Aston Villa F.C.|date=8 January 2021}}</ref> On 7 July 2021, Raikhy was one of several young players who signed a new contract with Aston Villa.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 July 2021|title=Young Lions sign new contracts|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/july/Young-Lions-sign-new-contracts/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Aston Villa Football Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707114602/https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/july/Young-Lions-sign-new-contracts/ |archive-date=2021-07-07 }}</ref>

On 20 August, Raikhy joined [[National League (English football)|National League]] side [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=20 August 2021|title=Raikhy joins Stockport County on loan|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/Raikhy-joins-Stockport-County-on-loan/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Aston Villa Football Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820131913/https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2021/august/Raikhy-joins-Stockport-County-on-loan/ |archive-date=2021-08-20 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-20|title=Exciting midfielder joins County on loan|url=https://www.stockportcounty.com/exciting-midfielder-joins-county-on-loan/|access-date=2021-08-20|website=Stockport County|language=en-US}}</ref> He made his National League debut in a 1–0 victory over [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Southend United 0-1 Stockport County|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58289765|access-date=2021-08-31}}</ref> He made eight appearances for Stockport, including one [[Player of the match|man of the match]] award, before being recalled to Aston Villa on 3 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-03|title=Midfielder returns to parent club|url=https://www.stockportcounty.com/midfielder-returns-to-parent-club/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Stockport County|language=en-US}}</ref>

On 24 January 2022, Raikhy went on loan to the National League once again, this time joining [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-24|title=Mariners Secure Raikhy On Loan! - Grimsby Town Football Club|url=https://gtfc.co.uk/mariners-secure-raikhy-on-loan/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=gtfc.co.uk|language=en-GB}}</ref> The following day, he made his Grimsby debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 defeat to [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Wrexham debutant Palmer sinks Mariners|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60019019|access-date=2022-01-25}}</ref> On 5 June 2022, Raikhy played in the [[2022 National League play-off Final|National League play-off final]] at the [[London Stadium]] as Grimsby beat [[Solihull Moors F.C.|Solihull Moors]] in extra time to secure promotion back to the [[English Football League|Football League]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peddy |first=Chris |date=5 June 2022 |title=Grimsby beat Solihull Moors to seal EFL return |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61628696 |access-date=2022-06-05}}</ref> This marked an unusual achievement, as both of the teams he had been at loan to in that National League season had been promoted.

On 16 June 2023, Raikhy was released by Aston Villa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 retained lists |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3537139 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Leicester City ===
On 17 August 2023, Raikhy signed for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dorsett |first=Rob |date=17 August 2023 |title=Arjan Raikhy: Punjabi wonderkid joins former Premier League champions Leicester after leaving Aston Villa |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/12941599/arjan-raikhy-punjabi-wonderkid-joins-former-premier-league-champions-leicester-after-leaving-aston-villa |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Raikhy is from a [[British Punjabi]] [[Sikh]]<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/arjanraikhy20/status/1382419105937043460</ref> family, he was born in [[Wolverhampton]] and attended school in [[Telford]].<ref name="Background">{{cite web |title='Dad, he looks like me' - The Aston Villa teenager who blazed a trail against Liverpool |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-punjabi-villans-raikhy-19619712 |website=[[Birmingham Mail]] |access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|19 September 2023}}<ref>{{Soccerway|arjan-raikhy/627167|access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[EFL Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[2020–21 Aston Villa F.C. season|2020–21]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Premier League]]
|0||0||1||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in [[EFL Trophy]]}}||0||2||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Aston Villa F.C. season|2021–22]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[2022–23 Aston Villa F.C. season|2022–23]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||3||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!5!!0
|-
|[[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] (loan)
|[[2021–22 National League|2021–22]]
|[[National League (English football)|National League]]
|5||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||8||0
|-
|[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] (loan)
|[[2021–22 National League|2021–22]]
|National League
|7||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=NLP|Appearances in [[National League play-offs]]}}||0||9||0
|-
|[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|[[2023–24 Leicester City F.C. season|2023–24]]
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=EFLT}}||1||1||1
|-
! colspan="3" |'''Career total'''
!12!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!7!!1!!23!!1
|}
{{notelist}}

== Honours ==
'''Aston Villa U18'''
*[[FA Youth Cup]]: [[2020-21 FA Youth Cup|2020–21]]
'''Grimsby Town'''

* [[National League play-offs]]: [[2022 National League play-off Final|2022]]
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== See also ==
*[[List of Sikh Footballers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}



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[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Aston Villa F.C. players]]
[[Category:British Asian footballers]]
[[Category:British sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:English people of Punjabi descent]]
[[Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:National League (English football) players]]
[[Category:Stockport County F.C. players]]
[[Category:Leicester City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Wolverhampton]]

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