Wesley Saïd

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Wesley Saïd
Stade rennais vs USM Alger, July 16th 2016 - Wesley Saïd 1.jpg
Saïd in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Noisy-le-Grand, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lens
Number 22
Youth career
2001–2004 Noisy-le-Grand
2004–2006 Villiers-sur-Marne
2006–2013 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Rennes II 26 (10)
2013–2017 Rennes 32 (4)
2014–2015 → Laval (loan) 30 (4)
2015–2016 → Dijon (loan) 9 (1)
2017–2019 Dijon 63 (13)
2019–2021 Toulouse 23 (2)
2021– Lens 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 France U16 11 (9)
2011–2012 France U17 8 (2)
2012–2013 France U18 4 (2)
2013 France U19 6 (0)
2014–2015 France U20 8 (0)
2016 France U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:07, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016

Wesley Saïd (born 19 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lens. He has represented France international at youth levels U16 through U21.

Club career[]

Rennes[]

Born in Noisy-le-Grand, Saïd is a youth exponent of Rennes. He made his Ligue 1 debut at 31 August 2013 against Lille in a goalless draw at Stade de la Route de Lorient starting in the first eleven and was substituted for Jonathan Pitroipa after 73 minutes.

He was loaned to Laval for the 2014–15 season on the last day of the transfer window.[1]

Saïd was loaned to Ligue 2 side Dijon for the 2015–16 season.[2]

Dijon[]

In July 2017, Saïd signed a four-year contract with Dijon. The transfer fee paid to Rennes was reported as €1.5 million with a possible €500,000 more in bonuses and a 20% sell-on clause.[3][4]

Toulouse[]

On 3 August 2019, Toulouse announced the signing of Saïd on a four-year deal.[5]

Lens[]

On 22 June 2021, Saïd signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lens.[6]

International career[]

Born in France to a Réunionnais father (of Comorian descent) and a Mauritian mother,[7][8] Saïd is a former France youth international.

Career statistics[]

As of 1 July 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rennes 2013–14 Ligue 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 — — 9 0
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2016–17 25 4 2 1 2 1 — — 29 6
Total 32 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 39 6
Laval (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 2 30 4 2 1 1 0 — — 33 5
Dijon (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 — — 10 1
Dijon 2017–18 Ligue 1 29 9 1 0 1 0 — — 31 9
2018–19 34 4 4 1 2 2 — 2 1 42 8
Total 63 13 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 73 17
Career total 134 22 10 3 9 3 0 0 2 1 155 29

References[]

  1. ^ "Saïd quitte Rennes". L'Equipe (in French). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Saïd (Rennes) prêté à Dijon (in French)". L'Equipe. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Wesley Saïd revient à Dijon". L'Équipe (in French). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Rennes - Mercato : ASSE, Wesley Saïd revient à Dijon FCO (Off.)". Foot sur 7 (in French). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Wesley Saïd est Toulousain !". Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Wesley Said: RC Lens sign winger from Toulouse". www.msn.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Wesley Saïd : " Je suis quelqu'un qui s'adapte facilement "".
  8. ^ "Wesley Saïd : So foot ! | 5-Plus Dimanche".
  9. ^ "W. Saïd". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

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