Arjan Raikhy: Punjabi wonderkid joins former Premier League champions Leicester after leaving Aston Villa
Arjan Raikhy's dad to SSN: "It's been a wonderful journey with Aston Villa. Now, it's time for the next chapter. It's a really exciting move for Arjan and it gives kids the chance to dare to dream. The journey continues."; Kam Kandola attends Punjabi Wolves South Asian Heritage Month event
By Rob Dorsett and Dev Trehan
Friday 18 August 2023 13:26, UK
Image:Sikh-Punjabi trailblazer Arjan Raikhy has joined Leicester City
FA Youth Cup winner and former Aston Villa midfielder Arjan Raikhy has joined Leicester City.
Arjan's father Rav Raikhy told Sky Sports News: "We're all so proud to see Arjan sign for Leicester, who are of course former Premier League champions.
"It's been a wonderful journey with Aston Villa, and as a family we're grateful to everyone at the club and the amazing Villa fans for all of the support.
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Raikhy shot to prominence after a wonder goal against Chelsea for Villa's U18s back in November 2020.
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Raikhy ended a memorable season by setting up Ben Chrisene's opener in a 2-1 victory against Liverpool as Villa's U18s lifted the FA Youth Cup.
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The central midfielder enjoyed another productive campaign the following season as he earned the distinction of helping two teams - Stockport County and Grimsby Town - get promoted back to the Football League during two separate loan spells.
Kandola joins Punjabi Wolves as timeline goes on show at Molineux
Image:Kam Kandola is one of the most gifted British South Asian youngsters in English football
Raikhy is former Thomas Telford pupil, which is the same school that was attended by Wolves defender Kam Kandola, who recently featured in a first-of-its-kind children's activity book, focused on players and practitioners from South Asian backgrounds.
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Kandola was joined by his dad Karma and Raikhy's father Rav at Wednesday night's free 'Stories to Tell' event at Molineux, co-hosted by Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Punjabi Wolves to close South Asian Heritage Month.
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Image:The South Asian heritage female player timeline and exhibition goes on display at Molineux
The evening highlighted just some of the achievements of Wolverhampton's South Asian community, while providing an opportunity for guests to hear from a range of generations, people from different professions and sports, including those closer to home who continue to make an impact on and off the field.
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A first-of-its-kind timeline documenting the history of South Asian heritage female players in modern English football has been launched, hoping to inspire a new generation.
There was also an opportunity to hear from players and parents of elite footballers from South Asian backgrounds during spotlight interviews hosted by the PFA's Riz Rehman and Sky Sports News' Dev Trehan.
Image:Guests listen in during a 'Stories to Tell' panel discussion at Molineux
Gurpri Bains, Wolves' equality, diversity and inclusion manager, said: "Our first ever event to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month was an overwhelming success and it was great to see so many people attend what was an inspirational evening.
"South Asia makes up 25 per cent of the world, and it was beautiful to see our event reflective of the large South Asian population across Wolverhampton
Image:The mother of a South Asian heritage female academy footballer speaks to Sky Sports' Dev Trehan on a panel with Wolves' Gurpri Bains
"I would like to thank all members of the panel who gave up their time to talk about their personal stories, and we all appreciated the different ages, diversity and generational contributions in the stories that were shared by the guests.
Image:The Jodi Dancers teach guests some bhangra moves
"Being One Pack is not just a phrase at Wolves, and events like this prove that the club and the Wolverhampton community is one of the most diverse in the country. It was also great to see the academy, Foundation, chair of trustees and the football club all come together to make the event a great success."
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Both clubs came together with the Football Association and Three Lions to make 200 match tickets available to the community for free, with a showcase event held beforehand - shining a light on players from South Asian backgrounds, who have shattered the glass ceiling to play competitive football in England.
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Sporting Khalsa's game with Punjab United was the third annual fixture for the two teams, with the match fittingly ending 3-3 after Punjab United mounted a late comeback from 3-1 down to earn a share of the spoils.
