Callum Saunders
Callum Luke Saunders (born 26 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stafford Rangers. Born in Turkey, he represented Wales internationally at youth levels U19 and 21.
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 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 | 21 | (6) |
| 2022– | Stafford Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2015 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:48, 20 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:35, 10 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Club career Edit
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] On 19 December 2022, Saunders left Ashton United by mutual consent and joined Stafford Rangers.[13]
International career Edit
Saunders has represented Wales at under-17 and under-19 level,[14][15] and made his under-21 debut on 17 November 2015, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute against Romania.[16]
Personal life Edit
Saunders was born in Istanbul when his father, former professional footballer Dean Saunders, was playing for the Turkish club Galatasaray.[17]
Career statistics Edit
- As of match played 3 December 2022[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | ||
| 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[19] | Northern Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| 2020–21[20] | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22[21] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 12 | ||
| Curzon Ashton | 2021–22[22] | Northern Premier League | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 18 |
| Ashton United | 2022–23[23] | Northern Premier League | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | |
| Career total | 160 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 186 | 50 | ||
- ^ Includes Football League Trophy.
References Edit
- ^ (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Callum Saunders signs for the Boro". www.staffordrangersfc.co.uk. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ . crewealex.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Callum Saunders". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ashton United – Appearances – Callum Saunders". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
External links Edit
- Callum Saunders at Soccerbase