Harvey Sayer

Harvey Sayer (born 6 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for League Two club Colchester United.

Harvey Sayer
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-06) 6 January 2003[1]
Place of birth Gorleston-on-Sea, England
Position(s) Left back
Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 36
Youth career
2008–2011 Bungay Town
2011–2016 Norwich City
2017–2019 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Colchester United 0 (0)
2019 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 England U15
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:48, 29 September 2020 (UTC+1)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:48, 29 September 2020 (UTC+1)

Sayer joined the Norwich City Academy at the age of eight from Bungay Town. He signed for Colchester United in January 2017 and has appeared on loan for Maldon & Tiptree.

Career

Born in Gorleston-on-Sea,[2] Sayer signed for Colchester United in January 2017, having impressed on trial after appearing against Colchester for Suffolk Schools.[3] He had previously played for Bungay Town from the age of five, but joined the Norwich City Academy at eight years old.[4]

Sayer made two appearances for Maldon & Tiptree during the 2019–20 season. He played in their penalty shoot-out defeat to AFC Sudbury in the Alan Turvey Trophy, and he was a second-half substitute in their 4–0 win against Witham Town in the Essex Senior Cup.[5][6]

On 29 September 2020, Sayer was named on the Colchester United first-team bench for their EFL Trophy tie against West Ham United under-21s. He came on as a second-half substitute for Miles Welch-Hayes in the 1–0 defeat.[7][8]

On 11 January 2021, Sayer signed his first professional contract with Colchester, with his new deal keeping him with the club until summer 2023.[9]

International career

Sayer joined up with the England under-15 team for a training camp in February 2018.[2][3][4]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2019–20[10] League Two 0000000000
2020–21[11] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000001010
Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 2019–20[5] Isthmian League North Division 0000–2[lower-alpha 2]020
Career total 0000003030
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. One appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy and one appearance in Essex Senior Cup

References
  1. "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. Bacon, Mike (31 January 2018). "Suffolk teenage footballer Harvey Sayer gets England call-up". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. Hudson, Matt (31 January 2018). "Harvey Gets England Call-Up". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. "Suffolk teenager's England call-up". Suffolk FA. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. "Harvey Sayer". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. "Maldon & Tiptree – Appearances – Harvey Sayer – 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. "Colchester United 0–1 West Ham United U21". Sky Sports. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. Carmichael, Andy (29 September 2020). "Colchester United 0-1 West Ham U21s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  9. Gregory, David (11 January 2021). "Sayer Signs U's Contract". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. "Games played by Harvey Sayer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  11. "Games played by Harvey Sayer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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