Callum Saunders
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Luke Saunders[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nantwich Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Notts County | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Nantwich Town | 4 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:25, 29 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:35, 10 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Callum Luke Saunders (born 26 September 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward. His father Dean Saunders is a former professional footballer. He was born in Istanbul[3] when his father was playing for the Turkish club Galatasaray.
Club career
Saunders began his career in the Crewe Alexandra Academy and signed a professional contract with the club in June 2014.[4] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in a 2–1 defeat away at Fleetwood Town,[5] and scored his first Crewe goal at Doncaster on 12 December 2015.[6]
On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Saunders had been released by the club.[7]
Following his release from Crewe he signed for Notts County at the beginning of the 2017–18 season but he was released by the club at the end of the season.[8]
Saunders signed for the Nantwich Town on the eve of the 2018–19.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 2 January 2018.[10]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[11] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2014–15 | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Notts County | 2017–18 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
International career
Saunders has represented Wales at under-17 and under-19 level,[12][13] and made his under-21 debut on 17 November 2015, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute against Romania.[14]
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Callum Saunders". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "Player Profile". crewealex.net. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ↑ "Callum Saunders signs first pro contract at Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Fleetwood 2-1 Crewe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Doncaster 3-2 Crewe". BBC Sport. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Retrieved: 9 May 2017
- ↑ "Notts County: Shola Ameobi and Alan Smith leave League Two club". BBC Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "Callum Saunders player profile". nantwichtownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 Aug 2018.
- ↑ "Callum Saunders". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
- ↑ "Men U19 v Montenegro". FAW. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Wales 3 Greece 0". UEFA. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Wales 1-1 Romania". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
External links
- Callum Saunders at Soccerbase
