Demba Savage
Birth date17 June 1988 (age 38)
Birth placeBanjul, Gambia
Height1.80 m
PositionWinger
Youthclubs 1Warriors FC
Youthclubs 2Rico FC
Years 12003–2004
Clubs 1Gambia Ports Authority
Goals 112
Years 22006–2008
Clubs 2KPV
Caps 232
Goals 28
Years 32008–2012
Clubs 3Honka
Caps 374
Goals 321
Years 42012−2015
Clubs 4HJK
Caps 4107
Goals 442
Years 52016
Clubs 5Häcken
Caps 519
Goals 53
Years 62017−2018
Clubs 6HJK
Caps 624
Goals 66
Years 72018
Clubs 7BB Erzurumspor
Caps 712
Goals 72
Years 82018−2021
Clubs 8Honka
Caps 874
Goals 810
Years 92022
Clubs 9TPS
Caps 920
Goals 93
Nationalyears 12008–2016
Nationalteam 1Gambia
Nationalcaps 115
Nationalgoals 12
Pcupdate8 October 2022

Demba Savage (born 17 June 1988) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. 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 the 2003–04 season, he played for Gambia Ports Authority and was the GFA League First Division top scorer with 12 goals.[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]

On 1 April 2022, Savage joined TPS on a one-year deal.[7]

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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HJK2012Veikkausliiga3012005050—4012
2013Veikkausliiga2811206421—3816
2014Veikkausliiga24113030103—4014
2015Veikkausliiga258121030—3010
Total1074262154204—14852
Häcken2016Allsvenskan19354—20—267
HJK2017Veikkausliiga24640—40—326
BB Erzurumspor2017–181. Lig122————12|2
Honka2018Veikkausliiga121————121
2019Veikkausliiga27420———294
2020Veikkausliiga20251———253
2021Veikkausliiga15330—2[a]0—203
Total84101010020009611
TPS2022Ykkönen20310———213
Career total26666267154284—33581
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Gambian league 2003/2004
  2. ^ "FC Honka - Uutiset: Honka vahvisti keskikenttäänsä Demba Savagella". Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  3. ^ HJK signs Savage and Schüller Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  4. ^ "Demba Savage klar för Häcken!" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Finsk landslagsman klar för Häcken!" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Taiturimainen laitahyökkääjä Demba Savage palaa Klubiin" (in Finnish). hjk.fi. HJK Helsinki. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. ^ "80 MAALIA VEIKKAUSLIIGASSA ISKENYT DEMBA SAVAGE VAHVISTAA TPS:N HYÖKKÄYSTÄ" (in Finnish). TPS. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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