Christian Saydee

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Christian Saydee
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Saydee with AFC Bournemouth in 2021
Personal information
Full name Christian Nyensuah Saydee [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 9
Youth career
2010–11 Pro Touch SA
2011–2018 Reading
2018–19 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2025 Portsmouth 65 (5)
2025– Wigan Athletic 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Nyensuah Saydee (born 10 May 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

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Career

AFC Bournemouth

Saydee joined the Pro Touch Soccer Academy at age nine, before joining the Reading Academy. [4] He joined the AFC Bournemouth academy in 2018, having being released by Reading in the summer of that year. [5]

In 2020, he was sent on loan to Poole Town in the English seventh division. [6] After that, Saydee was sent on loan to English fifth division club Weymouth. [7] 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. [8]

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. [9]

Loan to Shrewsbury Town

On 1 September 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2022–23 season. [10] 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. [11] 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. [12] 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. [13]

Portsmouth

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

Wigan Athletic

On 19 June 2025, Saydee signed for EFL League One side Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

Personal life

Born in England, Saydee is of Liberian descent. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2020–21 [16] Championship 0000000000
2021–22 [17] 2010210051
2022–23 [18] Premier League 000010—10
Total2010310061
Weymouth (loan) 2020–21 [16] National League 30———30
Burton Albion (loan) 2021–22 [17] League One 180———180
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2022–23 [18] League One357300000357
Portsmouth 2023–24 [19] League One 362002141424
2024–25 [20] Championship2821010—302
Total644103141726
Wigan Athletic 2025–26 League One410010—51
Career total1261250724113915

    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. 1 2 Christian Saydee at Soccerway
    3. ↑ "Christian Saydee". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
    4. ↑ "Christian Saydee". AFCB. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
    5. ↑ Peter Rutzler (18 February 2020). "Bournemouth's future stars: They've made first-team squads but still mop floors". New York Times . Retrieved 22 June 2025.
    6. ↑ "Liberian Youngster Christian Saydee Join Poole Town F.C on Season loan deal". facebook.com.
    7. ↑ "Saydee loaned to Weymouth". afcb.co.uk.
    8. ↑ "AFC Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport.
    9. ↑ "Burton Albion sign striker Christian Saydee on loan from AFC Bournemouth". Burton Albion FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
    10. ↑ "Saydee completes loan move to Shrews". AFC Bournemouth. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    11. ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee off the mark in football league". AFC Bournemouth. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    12. ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee dominates December awards". AFC Bournemouth. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    13. ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee nets double as Hill and Lowe make debuts". AFC Bournemouth. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    14. ↑ Moon, Andy (14 June 2023). "Portsmouth sign Norris, Shaughnessy and Saydee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
    15. ↑ "Liberia has 'loads of Tim Weahs' after USMNT striker becomes cap-tied". ESPN.com. 8 June 2021.
    16. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
    17. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
    18. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    19. ↑ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
    20. ↑ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
    21. ↑ "Portsmouth 3–2 Barnsley: Pompey seal promotion to Championship with dramatic win". Sky Sports. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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