Demba Savage

Demba Savage (born 17 June 1988) is a Gambian football midfielder who plays for FC Honka in Finland. A right winger, who can also operate on the left wing or as a striker, he is mostly known for his blazing speed and dribbling skills.

Demba Savage
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-17) 17 June 1988
Place of birth Banjul, Gambia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Honka
Number 80
Youth career
Warriors FC
Rico FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Gambia Ports Authority
2005–2008 KPV 32 (8)
2008–2012 Honka 74 (21)
2012−2015 HJK 107 (42)
2016 Häcken 19 (3)
2017−2018 HJK 24 (6)
2018 BB Erzurumspor 12 (2)
2018− Honka 37 (5)
National team
2008– Gambia 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2020

Career

Club

Savage started playing football on the streets of Banjul as a boy. In his school, Saint Mary's, he became a star player. After finishing secondary school, he played for Warriors FC and Rico FC. In 2003, he signed for Gambia Ports Authority F.C. In the 2003–2004 season, he was the top goalscorer in the league with GPA F.C..[1]

In 2006, he signed for Finnish second tier club KPV. In his first season, he mostly played with KPV's reserve team, but in 2007, he took his place in the first team.

In August 2008, he was loaned to the Finnish Premier Division side FC Honka.[2] Honka used its option for a permanent move after the season.

On 7 February 2012 the reigning Finnish champions, HJK, announced that they had signed Savage along with teammate Rasmus Schüller.[3] Qualified for the Europa League group stages 2014 with HJK with a 5–4 aggregate victory over SK Rapid Wien.

On 28 October 2015, Savage signed for Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken,[4] following HJK teammate Rasmus Schüller who had signed for BK Häcken earlier in the month.[5]

On 27 February 2017, Savage returned to HJK on a two-year contract.[6]

International

In June 2008, Savage debuted in Gambia's national team in a World Cup qualification match against Liberia. He has also played in Gambia's youth national teams.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 December 2017[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HJK 2012 Veikkausliiga 3012005050-4012
2013 2811206421-3816
2014 24113030103-4014
2015 258121030-3010
Total 1074262154204--14852
Häcken 2016 Allsvenskan 19354-20-267
HJK 2017 Veikkausliiga 24630-40-316
Career total 15051146154264--20565

References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gamb04.html Gambian league 2003/2004
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. HJK signs Savage and Schüller Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  4. "Demba Savage klar för Häcken!". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. "Finsk landslagsman klar för Häcken!". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. "Taiturimainen laitahyökkääjä Demba Savage palaa Klubiin". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. "D.Savage". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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