Romain Saïss

Romain Saïss
Saïss with Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Romain Ghanem Paul Saïss[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990
Place of birth Bourg-de-Péage, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Valence 13 (4)
2011–2013 Clermont 48 (1)
2013–2015 Le Havre 61 (3)
2015–2016 Angers 35 (2)
2016– Wolverhampton Wanderers 66 (4)
National team‡
2012– Morocco 27 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:04, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2018

Romain Ghanem Paul Saïss (born 26 March 1990) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers and Morocco national team as a defender or a midfielder.

Romain Saiss joined Wolves from French Ligue One side Angers in August 2016. The midfielder put pen to paper on a four-year deal after joining for an undisclosed fee. Saïss made 35 appearances for Angers in 2015/16, helping the club to a ninth place Ligue 1 finish. Prior to his time with Angers, he had spells with Le Havre, Clermont and Valence. The midfielder has also featured at international level for Morocco.

Club career

On 3 July 2015, Saïss left Le Havre and joined Ligue 1 side Angers on a two-year contract.[3]

On 30 August 2016, he moved to England, joining Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.[4] He made his debut on 17 September 2016 in a 2–0 win at Newcastle.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 September 2017 in a 4–0 win against Burton Albion.[6]

International career

Saïss, who was born and raised in France, chose to represent the Morocco national team, for which he qualified through ancestry. He made his debut in a 1–0 friendly loss to Togo in November 2012.[7]

In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2018[9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valence 2010–11 CFA 2 13400——134
Total 13400——134
Clermont 2011–12 Ligue 2 1711000—181
2012–13 Ligue 2 3100020—330
Total 4811020—511
Le Havre 2013–14 Ligue 2 2710010—281
2014–15 Ligue 2 3421010—362
Total 6131020—643
Angers 2015–16 Ligue 1 3521010—372
Total 3521010—372
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17[10] Championship 2401000—250
2017–18[11] Championship 4241010—364
Wolves total 664201000664
Career total 2151450600022614

International

As of match played 25 June 2018[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 201210
201300
201400
201500
201670
2017121
201870
Total271

International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[12]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 January 2017Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon Togo2–13–12017 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

References

  1. ↑ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Romain Saïss signe deux ans à Angers [Romain Saïss signs for two years at Angers]". L'Equipe (in French). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Romain Saiss: Wolves sign Angers midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 30 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Newcastle 0–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Burton Albion 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 30 September 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.hac-foot.com/actualite/romain-saiss-au-hac-pour-2-ans.html
  8. ↑ "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
  9. ↑ "R. Saïss". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Romain Saïss in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Romain Saïss in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Romain Saïss". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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