Charlie Savage (footballer)

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Charlie Savage
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Savage with Manchester United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Charlie William Henry Savage [1]
Date of birth (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Reading
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2021 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Manchester United 0 (0)
2023Forest Green Rovers (loan) 15 (1)
2023– Reading 44 (5)
International career
2019 Wales U17 3 (0)
2021 Wales U18 1 (0)
2021 Wales U19 5 (1)
2022– Wales U21 7 (0)
2023– Wales 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:14, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Charlie William Henry Savage (born 2 May 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Reading and the Wales national team.

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Early life

Savage was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, [2] and was educated at Manchester Grammar School. [3] He followed in the footsteps of his father, former Wales international footballer Robbie Savage, by joining the youth ranks of Manchester United. [4] [5]

Club career

Savage signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in April 2021. [6] [7] He made his first-team debut for United on 8 December 2021, replacing Juan Mata in the 89th minute of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League match against Young Boys, [8] while his father, Robbie Savage, was co-commentating on the match for BT Sport. [9] On 22 May 2022, Savage was named in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time, against Crystal Palace. [10]

In January 2023, Savage joined Forest Green Rovers for the remainder of the 2022–23 season, [11] making his debut for the club on 14 February 2023 in a home defeat to Charlton Athletic [12] and scoring his first league goal in a 3–1 defeat by Bristol Rovers on 11 March 2023. [13]

On 22 July 2023, Savage signed for Reading on a four-year contract. [14] [15] He scored his first goal for Reading in a 4–0 win over Millwall in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023. [16]

International career

Savage has represented Wales at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. [17] He was called up to the under-19 team for a friendly tournament in Croatia in September 2021, [18] and scored in a 3–2 defeat to Austria. [19] In September 2022, Savage was called up to the Wales under-21 squad for the first time. [20]

In October 2023, Savage received his first call-up to the Wales senior national team for a friendly match against Gibraltar and an UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Croatia. [21] [22] He won his first cap for Wales in the former match, on 11 October, starting in a 4–0 win over Gibraltar. [23]

Style of play

A central midfielder like his father, Savage is comfortable both defending and going forward. [24] Despite the similarities, Savage has said that he does not see the likeness, stating that he is more of a technical, ball playing midfielder, rather than a tenacious player like his father was. [25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2024 [26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2021–22 [27] 3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2022–23 [28] 4 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Total7070
Manchester United 2021–22 Premier League 0000001 [lower-alpha 2] 010
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2022–23 [28] League One 151151
Reading 2023–24 [29] League One40310212 [lower-alpha 1] 1455
Career total55410211091686
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 6 June 2024 [30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 202310
202410
Total20

Honours

Individual

See also

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