Personal information | |||
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Full name | Said Ahmed Said | ||
Date of birth | (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2011 | 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) |
2021–2022 | Argeș Pitești | 21 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Panserraikos | 21 | (8) |
International career | |||
2012 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 |
Said Ahmed Said (born 20 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in Ghana, he has represented Italy at youth level.
Career
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. On 31 August 2010 Said departed Inter on loan for ChievoVerona's Primavera team, however he only featured 9 times.
Genoa
In August 2011 Said transferred to Genoa. He made his Serie A debut on 1 November 2012, against ACF Fiorentina.
On 2 January 2014 Said was loaned to Monza. He was farmed out to Mantova in Summer 2014.
Olhanense
On 31 August 2015, Said was signed by Olhanense on a temporary deal. Said scored 8 goals in 36 matches at Olhanense in the LigaPro.
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. Said came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and scored the equalising goal in the 94th minute. 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. On 24 August 2017, he missed a penalty against Everton in a Europa League Qualifier. 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.
Rio Ave
On 31 January 2019, Said was signed by Rio Ave. After four caps in 2019, the forward was loaned on to Lokeren in Belgium for one year.
References
- "Said Ahmed Said" (in Greek). Panserraikos F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- FIGC
- Esordienti 2004/2005 at giovanili.inter.it
- "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)
- ^ "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".
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- "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
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kumasi
- Men's association football forwards
- Italian men's footballers
- Genoa CFC players
- AC 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
- Panserraikos F.C. players
- Liga I players
- Serie A players
- Serie C players
- Croatian Football League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Italy men's youth international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Ghanaian emigrants to Italy
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Italian people of Ghanaian descent
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen