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Callum Luke Saunders (born 26 September 1995) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ashton United in the Northern Premier League.
| 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] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ashton United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Notts County | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Nantwich Town | 36 | (10) |
| 2019 | Curzon Ashton | 16 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Nantwich Town | 27 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Witton Albion | 36 | (17) |
| 2022– | Ashton United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 28 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:35, 10 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Saunders began his career in the Crewe Alexandra Academy and signed a professional contract with the club in June 2014.[3] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in a 2–1 defeat away at Fleetwood Town,[4] and scored his first Crewe goal at Doncaster on 12 December 2015.[5] On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Saunders had been released by the club.[6]
He then signed for Notts County at the beginning of the 2017–18 season but was released at the end of the season.[7]
Saunders signed for Northern Premier League side Nantwich Town on the eve of the 2018–19 season,[8] scoring 10 goals in 36 games, before joining Curzon Ashton in the summer of 2019.[9] He then returned to Nantwich Town in November 2019.[10]
He signed for Northern Premier League Premier League side Witton Albion on a free transfer in September 2021.[11]
Saunders signed for Ashton United in June 2022.[12]
International career
Saunders has represented Wales at under-17 and under-19 level,[13][14] and made his under-21 debut on 17 November 2015, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute against Romania.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 23 April 2022.[16]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[17] | 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 |
| Nantwich Town | 2018–19 | Northern Premier League | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
| Curzon Ashton | 2019–20 | National League North | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Nantwich Town | 2019–20[18] | Northern Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| 2020–21[19] | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22[20] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nantwich Town total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 12 | ||
| Curzon Ashton | 2021–22[21] | Northern Premier League | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 18 |
| Career total | 139 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 162 | 44 | ||
Personal life
Saunders was born in Istanbul when his father, former professional footballer Dean Saunders, was playing for the Turkish club Galatasaray.[22]
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.
- "Callum Saunders". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- "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 August 2018.
- "Curzon Ashton first team profiles". Curzon Ashton FC. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- "Signing: Dabbers Welcome Back Saunders On Dual-Registration". Nantwich Town FC. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Gordon, James (21 July 2021). "Saturday's Transfer List - September 11th 2021". Northern Premier League.
- Ashton United F.C. [@AshtonUnitedFC] (7 June 2022). "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬, 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦!👋 #AUFC are delighted to announce the signing of prolific striker Callum Saunders! He notched 18 @NorthernPremLge goals for @WittonAlbion last campaign; proving to be a first class capture for @clegg_mc's squad! #ONECLUB" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- "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.
- "Callum Saunders". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
- "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Callum Saunders | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Callum Saunders | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Callum Saunders | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- "Witton Albion | Appearances | Callum Saunders Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- "Player Profile". crewealex.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
External links
- Callum Saunders at Soccerbase
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