Christian Saydee

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

Christian Saydee

Saydee with AFC Bournemouth in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Christian Nyensuah Saydee[1]
Date of birth	(2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Hillingdon, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Wigan Athletic
Number	9
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	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

AFC Bournemouth

Saydee joined the Pro Touch Soccer Academy at age nine, before joining the Reading Academy.^[4] He joined the AFC Bournemouth academy in 2018, having being released by Reading in the summer of that year.^[5]

In 2020, he was sent on loan to Poole Town in the English seventh division.^[6] After that, Saydee was sent on loan to English fifth division club Weymouth.^[7] 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.^[2] Saydee made his league debut for the Cherries in the opening fixture of the season; a 2–2 home draw against West Brom.^[8]

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.^[9]

Loan to Shrewsbury Town

On 1 September 2022, Saydee joined EFL League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2022–23 season.^[10] 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.^[11] 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.^[12] 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.^[13]

Portsmouth

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

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.^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Bournemouth	2020–21[16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22[17]		2	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	5	1
	2022–23[18]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	6	1
Weymouth (loan)	2020–21[16]	National League	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Burton Albion (loan)	2021–22[17]	League One	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2022–23[18]	League One	35	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	35	7
Portsmouth	2023–24[19]	League One	36	2	0	0	2	1	4	1	42	4
	2024–25[20]	Championship	28	2	1	0	1	0	—		30	2
	Total		64	4	1	0	3	1	4	1	72	6
Wigan Athletic	2025–26	League One	4	1	0	0	1	0	—		5	1
Career total			126	12	5	0	7	2	4	1	139	15

Honours

Portsmouth

• EFL League One: 2023–24^[21]