Christian Saydee

Christian Saydee
Saydee with AFC Bournemouth in 2021
Personal information
Full name Christian Nyensuah Saydee[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 15
Youth career
2010–2011 Pro Touch SA
2011–2018 Reading
2018–2019 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– Portsmouth 56 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 (UTC)

Christian Nyensuah Saydee (born 10 May 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.

Career

AFC Bournemouth

Saydee started his career with Premier League club AFC 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.[2] 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 17 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 14 January.[12]

Portsmouth

On 14 June 2023, Saydee signed for EFL League One club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.[13]

Personal life

Born in England, Saydee is of Liberian descent.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Bournemouth 2020–21[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[16] 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 1
2022–23[17] 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[15] National League 3 0 — — — 3 0
Burton Albion (loan) 2021–22[16] League One 18 0 — — — 18 0
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2022–23[17] League One 35 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 35 7
Portsmouth 2023–24[18] League One 36 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 42 4
2024–25[19] Championship 20 2 1 0 1 0 — 22 2
Total 56 4 1 0 3 1 4 1 64 6
Career total 114 11 5 0 6 2 4 1 126 14

Honours

Portsmouth

References

  1. ^ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Portsmouth – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 87. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Christian Saydee at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Christian Saydee". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 6 August 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. ^ Moon, Andy (14 June 2023). "Portsmouth sign Norris, Shaughnessy and Saydee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Liberia has 'loads of Tim Weahs' after USMNT striker becomes cap-tied". ESPN.com. 8 June 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Portsmouth 3–2 Barnsley: Pompey seal promotion to Championship with dramatic win". Sky Sports. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.