Alumni - Rayan Kolli, QPR Footballer

We have been thrilled to track the success of former student Rayan Kolli this season as he had another superb season as a professional footballer. Rayan is a centre-forward in his third season with Championship side Queen's Park Rangers. This season, he had to wait a while for his chance, but he was finally given his chance to impress around Christmas time and never looked back. Over the course of the 2025-26 season he made a total of 26 appearances, registering five goals. This included being part of the front-line which set a new record - six goals from six touches in the box.

Rayan has become a firm fan favourite, which led to him being runner-up in QPR's young player of the year award. This season, Rayan met the club's threshold for graduating from the academy to the first team dressing room, having completed over 1,800 senior league and cup minutes. As if that was not enough, he also this season received his first full international call up, forming part of the Algeria 'A' training camp for the October friendlies.

Rayan left school in June 2021 to pursue his footballing dream - five years later and he has just started pre-season training ahead of next season. Well done to him for the hard work and commitment that got him to this point. 

Rayan is part of our Alumni Network! If you're a former student that wants to connect with the school, it takes two minutes to join at www.isleworthsyon.org/alumni. Stay Connected, Make a Difference, Stay Isleworthian.

You can watch QPR's 11-minute video about Rayan below: