Callum Saunders


Callum Luke Saunders is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Curzon Ashton in the National League North.
Saunders was born in Istanbul when his father, former professional footballer Dean Saunders, was playing for the Turkish club Galatasaray.

Club career

Saunders began his career in the Crewe Alexandra Academy and signed a professional contract with the club in June 2014. He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in a 2–1 defeat away at Fleetwood Town, and scored his first Crewe goal at Doncaster on 12 December 2015. On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Saunders had been released by the club.
He then signed for Notts County at the beginning of the 2017–18 season but was released at the end of the season.
Saunders signed for Northern Premier League side Nantwich Town on the eve of the 2018–19 season, scoring 10 goals in 36 games, before joining Curzon Ashton in the summer of 2019.

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International career

Saunders has represented Wales at under-17 and under-19 level, and made his under-21 debut on 17 November 2015, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute against Romania.