| Charlie Savage | |
| Full Name: | Charlie William Henry Savage[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Leicester, England |
| Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Reading |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester United |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Manchester United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Reading |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Wales |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:04, 21 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:14, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
Charlie William Henry Savage (born 2 May 2003) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Reading and the Wales national team.
Savage was born in Leicester, Leicestershire, and was educated at Manchester Grammar School.[2] He followed in the footsteps of his father, former Wales international footballer Robbie Savage, by joining the youth ranks of Manchester United.[3] [4]
Savage signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in April 2021.[5] [6] He made his first-team debut for United on 8 December 2021, replacing Juan Mata in the 89th minute of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League match against Young Boys,[7] while his father, Robbie Savage, was co-commentating on the match for BT Sport.[8] On 22 May 2022, Savage was named in a Premier League matchday squad for the first time, against Crystal Palace.[9]
In January 2023, Savage joined Forest Green Rovers for the remainder of the 2022–23 season,[10] making his debut for the club on 14 February 2023 in a home defeat to Charlton Athletic[11] and scoring his first league goal in a 3–1 defeat by Bristol Rovers on 11 March 2023.[12]
On 22 July 2023, Savage signed for Reading on a four-year contract.[13] [14] He scored his first goal for Reading in a 4–0 win over Millwall in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.[15]
Savage has represented Wales at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[16] He was called up to the under-19 team for a friendly tournament in Croatia in September 2021,[17] and scored in a 3–2 defeat to Austria.[18] In September 2022, Savage was called up to the Wales under-21 squad for the first time.[19]
In October 2023, Savage received his first call-up to the Wales senior national team for a friendly match against Gibraltar and an UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier against Croatia.[20] [21] He won his first cap for Wales in the former match, on 11 October, starting in a 4–0 win over Gibraltar.[22]
A central midfielder like his father, Savage is comfortable both defending and going forward.[23] Despite the similarities, Savage has said that he does not see the likeness, stating that he is more of a technical, ball playing midfielder, rather than a tenacious player like his father was.[24]
| Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester United U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Manchester United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Reading | 2023–24 | League One | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 45 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 68 | 6 | |||
| Wales | 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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