Demba Savage
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Honka | ||
Number | 80 | ||
Youth career | |||
Warriors FC | |||
Rico FC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2005 | Gambia Ports Authority | ||
2005–2008 | KPV | 32 | (8) |
2008–2012 | Honka | 74 | (21) |
2012−2015 | HJK | 107 | (42) |
2016 | Häcken | 19 | (3) |
2017−2018 | HJK | 24 | (6) |
2018 | BB Erzurumspor | 12 | (2) |
2018− | Honka | 37 | (5) |
International career | |||
2008– | Gambia | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2020 |
Demba Savage (born 17 June 1988) is a Gambian football midfielder who plays for FC Honka in Finland. A right winger, who can also operate on the left wing or as a striker, he is mostly known for his blazing speed and dribbling skills.
Career
Club
Savage started playing football on the streets of Banjul as a boy. In his school, Saint Mary's, he became a star player. After finishing secondary school, he played for Warriors FC and Rico FC. In 2003, he signed for Gambia Ports Authority F.C. In the 2003–2004 season, he was the top goalscorer in the league with GPA F.C..[1]
In 2006, he signed for Finnish second tier club KPV. In his first season, he mostly played with KPV's reserve team, but in 2007, he took his place in the first team.
In August 2008, he was loaned to the Finnish Premier Division side FC Honka.[2] Honka used its option for a permanent move after the season.
On 7 February 2012 the reigning Finnish champions, HJK, announced that they had signed Savage along with teammate Rasmus Schüller.[3] Qualified for the Europa League group stages 2014 with HJK with a 5–4 aggregate victory over SK Rapid Wien.
On 28 October 2015, Savage signed for Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken,[4] following HJK teammate Rasmus Schüller who had signed for BK Häcken earlier in the month.[5]
On 27 February 2017, Savage returned to HJK on a two-year contract.[6]
International
In June 2008, Savage debuted in Gambia's national team in a World Cup qualification match against Liberia. He has also played in Gambia's youth national teams.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 December 2017[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
HJK | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 40 | 12 | |
2013 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 38 | 16 | |||
2014 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | 40 | 14 | |||
2015 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 30 | 10 | |||
Total | 107 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 148 | 52 | ||
Häcken | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 26 | 7 | ||
HJK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 31 | 6 | ||
Career total | 150 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 4 | - | - | 205 | 65 |
References
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gamb04.html Gambian league 2003/2004
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ HJK signs Savage and Schüller Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ "Demba Savage klar för Häcken!". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Finsk landslagsman klar för Häcken!". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Taiturimainen laitahyökkääjä Demba Savage palaa Klubiin". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "D.Savage". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
External links
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- Player profile on KPV website
- Demba Savage – FIFA competition record (archived)
- The Observer.gm: Star Profile: Demba Savage
- Demba Savage at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1988 births
- Gambian footballers
- Gambian expatriate footballers
- Kokkolan Palloveikot players
- FC Honka players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- BK Häcken players
- Erzurumspor footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Allsvenskan players
- The Gambia international footballers
- People from Banjul
- Gambia Ports Authority FC players
- Association football wingers
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey