Christian Saydee
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Saydee
| image = Christian Saydee 2021.jpg
| caption = Saydee with AFC Bournemouth in 2021
| full_name = Christian Nyensuah Saydee{{cite web |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/e19424f0-c744-11ee-853d-45dc8c5cdb15.pdf |title=EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Portsmouth – Under 21 Contract players |publisher=English Football League |page=87 |access-date=6 May 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hillingdon, England
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|order=flip}}{{Cite web |title=Christian Saydee |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/teams/first-team/christian-saydee/ |access-date=6 August 2022 |publisher=AFC Bournemouth}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Wigan Athletic
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = 2010–11
| youthclubs1 = Pro Touch SA
| youthyears2 = 2011–2018
| youthclubs2 = Reading
| youthyears3 = 2018–19
| youthclubs3 = AFC Bournemouth
| years1 = 2019–2023
| clubs1 = AFC Bournemouth
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = → Poole Town (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = → Weymouth (loan)
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = → Burton Albion (loan)
| caps4 = 18
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = → Shrewsbury Town (loan)
| caps5 = 35
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2023–2025
| clubs6 =Portsmouth
| caps6 = 65
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 =Wigan Athletic
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| club-update = 20 June 2025
}}
Christian Nyensuah Saydee (born 10 May 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|WiganAth}} club Wigan Athletic.
Career
=AFC Bournemouth=
Saydee started his career with Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/teams/under-21s/christian-saydee/|title=Christian Saydee|website=AFCB}} In 2020, he was sent on loan to Poole Town in the English seventh division.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1047537949023177&id=508523622924615&comment_id=1047880335655605|title=Liberian Youngster Christian Saydee Join Poole Town F.C on Season loan deal|publisher=facebook.com}} After that, Saydee was sent on loan to English fifth division club Weymouth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/saydee-loaned-to-weymouth/|title=Saydee loaned to Weymouth|publisher=afcb.co.uk}} 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.{{Soccerway|591232}} Saydee made his league debut for the Cherries in the opening fixture of the season; a 2–2 home draw against West Brom.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58021521|title=AFC Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion|publisher=BBC Sport}}
==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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/3101-saydee/ |title=Burton Albion sign striker Christian Saydee on loan from AFC Bournemouth |publisher=Burton Albion FC |date=31 January 2022 |accessdate=1 February 2022}}
==Loan to Shrewsbury Town==
On 1 September 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/saydee-completes-loan-move-to-shrews|title=Saydee completes loan move to Shrews|publisher=AFC Bournemouth |date=1 September 2022 |accessdate=25 January 2023}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/loan-watch-saydee-off-the-mark-in-football-league|title=Loan Watch: Saydee off the mark in football league|publisher=AFC Bournemouth |date=20 September 2022 |accessdate=25 January 2023}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/loan-watch-saydee-dominates-december-awards|title=Loan Watch: Saydee dominates December awards|publisher=AFC Bournemouth |date=5 January 2023 |accessdate=25 January 2023}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/loan-watch-saydee-nets-double-as-hill-and-lowe-make-debuts|title=Loan Watch: Saydee nets double as Hill and Lowe make debuts|publisher=AFC Bournemouth |date=14 January 2023 |accessdate=25 January 2023}}
= Portsmouth =
On 14 June 2023, Saydee signed for EFL League One club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite news |last=Moon |first=Andy |date=14 June 2023 |title=Portsmouth sign Norris, Shaughnessy and Saydee |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65902841 |access-date=2023-06-14}}
=Wigan Athletic=
On 19 June 2025, Saydee signed for EFL League One side Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.
Personal life
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 21 April 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| 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|AFC Bournemouth
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|126933|2020|accessdate=18 August 2021}} |rowspan=2|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|126933|2021|accessdate=18 August 2021}}
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|126933|2022|accessdate=25 January 2023}}
|rowspan=1|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!2||0||1||0||3||1||0||0||6||1 | ||||||||||
| Weymouth (loan)
|3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Burton Albion (loan)
|18 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan)
|League One |35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| rowspan="2" |Portsmouth
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|126933|2023|accessdate=27 August 2024}} |rowspan=1|League One |36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|126933|2024|accessdate=27 August 2024}}
|Championship |28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 2 | ||
| Wigan
|League One | |colspan="2"|— | |||||||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!64 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 6 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!122||11||5||0||6||2||4||1||134||14 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|591232}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|christian-saydee}}
{{Portsmouth F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saydee, Christian}}
Category:People from Hillingdon
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hillingdon
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Weymouth F.C. players
Category:Poole Town F.C. players
Category:Burton Albion F.C. players
Category:AFC Bournemouth players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Black British sportsmen