Christian Saydee

Christian Saydee
Saydee with AFC Bournemouth in 2021
Personal information
Full name Christian Nyensuah Saydee
Date of birth (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Hillingdon, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 38
Youth career
2010–11 Pro Touch SA
2011–2018 Reading
2018–19 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 AFC Bournemouth 2 (0)
2020 → Poole Town (loan) 5 (2)
2020–2021 → Weymouth (loan) 3 (0)
2022 → Burton Albion (loan) 18 (0)
2023 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 35 (7)
2023–2025 Portsmouth 65 (5)
2025– Wigan Athletic 41 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:04, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Christian Nyensuah Saydee (born 10 May 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

Career

AFC Bournemouth

Saydee joined the Pro Touch Soccer Academy at age nine, before joining the Reading Academy. He joined the AFC Bournemouth academy in 2018, having been released by Reading in the summer of that year.

In 2020, he was sent on loan to Poole Town in the English seventh division. After that, Saydee was sent on loan to English fifth division club Weymouth. On 31 July 2021, he debuted for Bournemouth during a 5–0 win over MK Dons, scoring a goal and getting an assist on his debut for the club. Saydee made his league debut for the Cherries in the opening fixture of the season; a 2–2 home draw against West Brom.

Loan to Burton Albion

On 31 January 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Burton Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.

Loan to Shrewsbury Town

On 1 September 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2022–23 season. Saydee scored his first goal for the club, and his first in the EFL, in a 2–1 loss to Port Vale on 17 September. Saydee's good form in the tail-end of 2022 earned him Shrewsbury Town's player of the month award for December, scoring two goals across a victory against Bolton Wanderers and a loss to Cambridge United. He then scored a career-first brace in senior football, netting two goals in a 4–0 victory against former club Burton Albion on 14 January.

Portsmouth

On 14 June 2023, Saydee signed for EFL League One club Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.

Wigan Athletic

On 19 June 2025, Saydee signed for EFL League One side Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

Personal life

Born in England, Saydee is of Liberian descent.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2020–21 Championship 0000000000
2021–22 2010210051
2022–23 Premier League 000010—10
Total 2010310061
Weymouth (loan) 2020–21 National League 30———30
Burton Albion (loan) 2021–22 League One 180———180
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2022–23 League One 357300000357
Portsmouth 2023–24 League One 362002141424
2024–25 Championship 2931010—313
Total 655103141737
Wigan Athletic 2025–26 League One 4123020—462
2026–27 League One 000000—00
Total 4123020—462
Career total 1641480824118417

Honours

Portsmouth

References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2023/24: Portsmouth – Under 21 Contract players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 87. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 Christian Saydee at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Christian Saydee". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Christian Saydee". AFCB. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Peter Rutzler (18 February 2020). "Bournemouth's future stars: They've made first-team squads but still mop floors". New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Liberian Youngster Christian Saydee Join Poole Town F.C on Season loan deal". facebook.com.
  7. ↑ "Saydee loaned to Weymouth". afcb.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "AFC Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Burton Albion sign striker Christian Saydee on loan from AFC Bournemouth". Burton Albion FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Saydee completes loan move to Shrews". AFC Bournemouth. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee off the mark in football league". AFC Bournemouth. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee dominates December awards". AFC Bournemouth. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Loan Watch: Saydee nets double as Hill and Lowe make debuts". AFC Bournemouth. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Moon, Andy (14 June 2023). "Portsmouth sign Norris, Shaughnessy and Saydee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Liberia has 'loads of Tim Weahs' after USMNT striker becomes cap-tied". ESPN.com. 8 June 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Christian Saydee in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  23. ↑ "League One 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
    "Portsmouth Squad Details 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2026.