For the New Zealand track cyclist, see Callum Saunders (cyclist).

Callum Saunders
Personal information
Full name Callum Luke Saunders[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 27)[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
0000–2014 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)

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.

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]

International career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Saunders was born in Istanbul when his father, former professional footballer Dean Saunders, was playing for the Turkish club Galatasaray.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Callum Saunders". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Callum Saunders signs first pro contract at Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Fleetwood 2-1 Crewe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Doncaster 3-2 Crewe". BBC Sport. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ^ Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Retrieved: 9 May 2017
  7. ^ "Notts County: Shola Ameobi and Alan Smith leave League Two club". BBC Sport. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Callum Saunders player profile". nantwichtownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Curzon Ashton first team profiles". Curzon Ashton FC. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Signing: Dabbers Welcome Back Saunders On Dual-Registration". Nantwich Town FC. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  11. ^ Gordon, James (21 July 2021). "Saturday's Transfer List - September 11th 2021". Northern Premier League.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Men U19 v Montenegro". FAW. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Wales 3 Greece 0". UEFA. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Wales 1-1 Romania". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Callum Saunders". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  17. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  18. ^ "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Callum Saunders | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  19. ^ "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Callum Saunders | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  20. ^ "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Callum Saunders | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  21. ^ "Witton Albion | Appearances | Callum Saunders Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  22. ^ "Player Profile". crewealex.net. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

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