Christian Saydee

Christian Saydee (born 10 May 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Bournemouth.[3]

Christian Saydee
Saydee with AFC Bournemouth in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002[1]
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Height 1.822 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shrewsbury Town
(on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
Number 38
Youth career
2010–2011 Pro Touch SA
2011–2018 Reading
2018–2019 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– AFC Bournemouth 2 (0)
2020 → Poole Town (loan) 5 (2)
2020–2021 → Weymouth (loan) 3 (0)
2022 → Burton Albion (loan) 18 (0)
2022– → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 21 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Early career

A youth product of Pro Touch SA and Reading, Saydee moved to Bournemouth's academy at the age of 16.

AFC Bournemouth

Saydee started his career with English Premier League side Bournemouth.[4] In 2020, he was sent on loan to Poole Town in the English seventh division.[5] After that, Saydee was sent on loan to English fifth division club Weymouth.[6] On 31 July 2021, he debuted for Bournemouth during a 5–0 win over MK Dons, scoring a goal and getting an assist on his debut for the club.[1] Saydee made his league debut for the Cherries in the opening fixture of the season; a 2–2 home draw against West Brom.[7]

Loan to Burton Albion

On 31 January 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[8]

Loan to Shrewsbury Town

On 1 September 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2022–23 season.[9] Saydee scored his first goal for the club, and his first in the EFL, in a 2–1 loss to Port Vale on the 17th September.[10] Saydee's good form in the tail-end of 2022 earned him Shrewsbury Town's player of the month award for December, scoring two goals across a victory against Bolton Wanderers and a loss to Cambridge United. [11] He then scored a career-first brace in senior football, netting two goals in a 4-0 victory against former club Burton Albion on the 14th January. [12]

Personal life

Born in England, Saydee is of Liberian descent.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2020–21[14] Championship 0000000000
2021–22[15] 2010210051
2022-23[16] Premier League 000010—10
Total 2010310061
Weymouth (loan) 2020–21[14] National League 30———30
Burton Albion (loan) 2021–22[15] League One 180———180
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2022–23[16] League One 217300000247
Career total 447403100518

    References
    1. Christian Saydee at Soccerway
    2. "Christian Saydee". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
    3. "Shrewsbury Town: Rob Street, Carl Winchester & Christian Saydee all sign on loan". BBC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
    4. "Christian Saydee". AFCB.
    5. "Liberian Youngster Christian Saydee Join Poole Town F.C on Season loan deal". facebook.com.
    6. "Saydee loaned to Weymouth". afcb.co.uk.
    7. "AFC Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport.
    8. "Burton Albion sign striker Christian Saydee on loan from AFC Bournemouth". Burton Albion FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
    9. "Saydee completes loan move to Shrews". AFC Bournemouth. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    10. "Loan Watch: Saydee off the mark in football league". AFC Bournemouth. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    11. "Loan Watch: Saydee dominates December awards". AFC Bournemouth. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    12. "Loan Watch: Saydee nets double as Hill and Lowe make debuts". AFC Bournemouth. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    13. "Liberia has 'loads of Tim Weahs' after USMNT striker becomes cap-tied". ESPN.com. 8 June 2021.
    14. "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
    15. "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
    16. "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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