Said Ahmed Said
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Said Ahmed Said | ||
Date of birth | 20 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2011[1] | Internazionale | ||
2010–2011 | → Chievo (loan) | ||
2011–2012 | Genoa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Genoa | 5 | (1) |
2014 | → Monza (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Mantova (loan) | 34 | (5) |
2015–2016 | → Olhanense (loan) | 34 | (8) |
2016–2019 | Hajduk Split | 67 | (21) |
2019–2021 | Rio Ave | 5 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Lokeren (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2021– | Argeș Pitești | 20 | (2) |
National team | |||
2012 | Italy U19[2] | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2022 |
Said Ahmed Said (born 20 April 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for FC Argeș Pitești. Said is of Ghanaian descent.
Biography[]
Internazionale[]
Born in Ghana, Said moved to Italy at a young age. He was a product of Internazionale's youth system. He scored 14 goals for the under-17 team in the 2009–10 season and was also the second-highest goalscorer, behind teammate Fabio Hoxha.[3] On 31 August 2010 Said departed Inter on loan for ChievoVerona's Primavera team,[4] however he only featured 9 times.[5]
Genoa[]
In August 2011 Said transferred to Genoa. He made his Serie A debut on 1 November 2012, against ACF Fiorentina.[6]
On 2 January 2014 Said was loaned to Monza.[7] He was farmed out to Mantova in Summer 2014.[6][8]
Olhanense[]
On 31 August 2015, Said was signed by Olhanense on a temporary deal.[9] Said scored 8 goals in 36 matches at Olhanense in the LigaPro.[10]
Hajduk Split[]
On 5 July 2016, Said was signed by HNK Hajduk Split. Said made his Hajduk debut on 14 July 2016 in a 2–2 draw against Politehnica Iași at the Emil Alexandrescu Stadium in Romania in the Second Round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying.[11] Said came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and scored the equalising goal in the 94th minute.[11] Said made his 1. HNL debut on 17 July 2016, playing 60 minutes before coming off for Zvonimir Kožulj in a 2–0 win over HNK Cibalia.[12] On 24 August 2017, he missed a penalty against Everton in a Europa League Qualifier.[13] On 19 August 2018, in the 90th minute of Hajduk's home loss against Gorica, he received a red card and a 4-match suspension after headbutting Gorica's goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina.[14]
Rio Ave[]
On 31 January 2019, Said was signed by Rio Ave.[15] After four caps in 2019, the forward was loaned on to Lokeren in Belgium for one year.[16]
References[]
- ^ Esordienti 2004/2005 at giovanili.inter.it
- ^ FIGC
- ^ "U17 Serie A A e B 2009/10". F.C. Internazionale Milano. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Rincon and Said to Chievo". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Fullsoccer (in Italian)
- ^ a b "Striker Said Ahmed Said joined Hajduk". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Un nuovo arrivo, dal Genoa l'attaccante Said" (in Italian). A.C. Monza Brianza 1912. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Belgian side Lokeren sign Ghanaian forward Said Ahmed Said on loan". Footballghana. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "SAID É REFORÇO NO ATAQUE" (in Portuguese). S.C. Olhanense. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Italy – S. Said – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
- ^ a b http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000789/match=2020096/postmatch/index.html
- ^ "Cibalia – Hajduk 0:2".
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (24 August 2017). "Hajduk Split v Everton: Europa League qualifying play-off, second leg – live!". The Guardian.
- ^ "Slobodna Dalmacija – Bijeli brod i dalje tone: Zaslužena pobjeda gostiju, Said nokautirao Kahlinu". 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Ahmed Said više nije igrač Hajduka!".
- ^ Said Ahmed Said vient renforcer l'attaque de Lokeren at RTBF.be
External links[]
- Said Ahmed Said at Soccerway
- Italian footballers
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- A.C. Monza players
- Mantova 1911 players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- Rio Ave F.C. players
- K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
- FC Argeș Pitești players
- Liga I players
- Serie A players
- Serie C players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Italy youth international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Association football forwards
- Italian sportspeople of African descent
- Ghanaian emigrants to Italy
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Italian people of Ghanaian descent
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumasi