Charlie William Henry Savage (born 2 May 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United. He has represented Wales at various youth international levels and is the son of former Welsh international Robbie Savage.
![]() Charlie Savage with Manchester United in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charlie William Henry Savage[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 19)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 51 | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester United | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Wales U18 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Wales U19 | 5 | (1) |
2022– | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:46, 4 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 29 September 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Leicester[2] and with education including Manchester Grammar School,[3] Savage followed in the footsteps of his father, former Welsh international footballer Robbie Savage, by joining the youth ranks of Manchester United.[4][5]
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]
Savage has represented Wales at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[11] He was called up to the under-19 team for a friendly tournament in Croatia in September 2021,[12] and scored in a 3–2 defeat to Austria.[13] In September 2022, Savage was called up to the Wales under-21 squad for the first time.[14]
A central midfielder like his father, Savage is comfortable both defending and going forward.[15] 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.[16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Manchester United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Manchester United F.C. – current squad | |
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