Wesley Saïd
Wesley Saïd (born 19 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC.
 Saïd in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Noisy-le-Grand, France | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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– | Toulouse | 21 | (2) |
| 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2016 | |||
Club career
Born in Noisy-le-Grand, Saïd is a youth exponent of Rennes. He made his Ligue 1 debut at 31 August 2013 against Lille OSC 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 Stade Lavallois for the 2014–2015 season on the last day of the transfer window.[1]
Saïd was loaned to Ligue 2 side Dijon FCO for the 2015–16 season.[2]
In July 2017, Saïd signed a four-year contract with Dijon FCO. 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]
On 3 August 2019, Toulouse announced the signing of Saïd on a four-year deal.[5]
International career
Born in France to a Réunionnais father (of Comorian descent) and a Mauritian mother,[6][7] Saïd is a former France youth international.
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2019[8]
| 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
- "Saïd quitte Rennes". L'Equipe (in French). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- "Saïd (Rennes) prêté à Dijon (in French)". L'Equipe. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "Wesley Saïd revient à Dijon". L'Équipe (in French). 7 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- "Rennes - Mercato : ASSE, Wesley Saïd revient à Dijon FCO (Off.)". Foot sur 7 (in French). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- "Wesley Saïd est Toulousain !". Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Wesley Saïd : " Je suis quelqu'un qui s'adapte facilement "".
- http://www.5plus.mu/actualite/wesley-said-so-foot
- "W. Saïd". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2016.