For the New Zealand track cyclist, see Callum Saunders (cyclist). Callum SaundersPersonal 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. ## Contents * 1 Club career * 2 International career * 3 Career statistics * 4 Personal life * 5 References * 6 External links ## 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. ## External links[edit] * Callum Saunders at Soccerbase *[Apps]: League appearances *[Gls]: League goals