Christian Saydee
 Saydee with AFC Bournemouth in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Nyensuah Saydee[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–11 | Pro Touch SA | ||
| 2011–2018 | Reading | ||
| 2018–19 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Poole Town (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Weymouth (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 35 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Portsmouth | 65 | (5) |
| 2025– | Wigan Athletic | 21 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 January 2026 | |||
Christian Nyensuah Saydee (born 10 May 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.
Career
[edit]AFC Bournemouth
[edit]Saydee joined the Pro Touch Soccer Academy at age nine, before joining the Reading Academy.[4] He joined the AFC Bournemouth academy in 2018, having been released by Reading in the summer of that year.[5]
In 2020, he was sent on loan to Poole Town in the English seventh division.[6] After that, Saydee was sent on loan to English fifth division club Weymouth.[7] 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.[2] Saydee made his league debut for the Cherries in the opening fixture of the season; a 2–2 home draw against West Brom.[8]
Loan to Burton Albion
[edit]On 31 January 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9]
Loan to Shrewsbury Town
[edit]On 1 September 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2022–23 season.[10] Saydee scored his first goal for the club, and his first in the EFL, in a 2–1 loss to Port Vale on 17 September.[11] 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.[12] He then scored a career-first brace in senior football, netting two goals in a 4–0 victory against former club Burton Albion on 14 January.[13]
Portsmouth
[edit]On 14 June 2023, Saydee signed for EFL League One club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.[14]
Wigan Athletic
[edit]On 19 June 2025, Saydee signed for EFL League One side Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.
Personal life
[edit]Born in England, Saydee is of Liberian descent.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Bournemouth | 2020–21[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22[17] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Weymouth (loan) | 2020–21[16] | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2021–22[17] | League One | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2022–23[18] | League One | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| Portsmouth | 2023–24[19] | League One | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 4 |
| 2024–25[20] | Championship | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 64 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 6 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2025–26 | League One | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Career total | 126 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 15 | ||
Honours
[edit]Portsmouth
References
[edit]- ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Portsmouth – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 87. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- 1 2 Christian Saydee at Soccerway
- ↑ "Christian Saydee". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ↑ "Christian Saydee". AFCB. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ↑ Peter Rutzler (18 February 2020). "Bournemouth's future stars: They've made first-team squads but still mop floors". New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ↑ "Liberian Youngster Christian Saydee Join Poole Town F.C on Season loan deal". facebook.com.
- ↑ "Saydee loaned to Weymouth". afcb.co.uk.
- ↑ "AFC Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Burton Albion sign striker Christian Saydee on loan from AFC Bournemouth". Burton Albion FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Saydee completes loan move to Shrews". AFC Bournemouth. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee off the mark in football league". AFC Bournemouth. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee dominates December awards". AFC Bournemouth. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee nets double as Hill and Lowe make debuts". AFC Bournemouth. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ Moon, Andy (14 June 2023). "Portsmouth sign Norris, Shaughnessy and Saydee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Liberia has 'loads of Tim Weahs' after USMNT striker becomes cap-tied". ESPN.com. 8 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 3–2 Barnsley: Pompey seal promotion to Championship with dramatic win". Sky Sports. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Christian Saydee at Soccerway
- Christian Saydee at WorldFootball.net
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Hillingdon
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hillingdon
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Weymouth F.C. players
- Poole Town F.C. players
- Burton Albion F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Black British sportsmen
- English people of Liberian descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen