Chaouki Ben Saada

Tunisian footballer

Chaouki Ben Saada
Personal information
Full name Chaouki Ben Saada[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-01) 1 July 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Bastia, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Youth career
1993–2001 Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Bastia 170 (16)
2008–2011 Nice 80 (9)
2011–2012 Lens 35 (2)
2012–2014 Arles-Avignon 34 (2)
2014–2019 Troyes 95 (8)
2019–2022 Bastia 61 (7)
International career
2003–2004 France U21 5 (0)
2005–2010 Tunisia 38 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chaouki Ben Saada (Arabic: شوقي بن سعادة; born 1 July 1984) is a French-born former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Born in Bastia, France, Ben Saada made 170 appearances for Bastia, scoring 16 goals for the team.

On 2 July 2008, he signed with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for €1.5 million along with teammate Kafoumba Coulibaly, agreeing to a three-year contract.

After a three-year stint with Nice, he signed a two-year deal with Ligue 2 outfit RC Lens on 24 August 2011.

In August 2012, Ben Saada moved to Ligue 2 club Arles-Avignon on a two-year contract. In October 2014, he then signed a one-year contract with Troyes AC, extending his stay in the Ligue 2.[2]

International career

Ben Saada played international football for France at youth level, earning an Under-17 World Championship medal in 2001. Since then, he adopted the Tunisian nationality of his parents, and first played for the national side in March 2005. He has won 12 international caps, scoring 1 goal (as of 7 June 2006). He was in the Tunisian squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations, but was initially omitted from the squad for 2006 World Cup, before being called up to replace Issam Jomaa, who withdrew with a knee injury.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Saada goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Chaouki Ben Saada
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 2005 Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France  DR Congo 1–1 2–2 Friendly
2 27 January 2008 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana  South Africa 2–0 3–1 2008 African Cup of Nations
3 4 February 2008 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana  Cameroon 1–2 2–3 2008 African Cup of Nations
4 7 June 2008 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles  Seychelles 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
5 21 June 2008 Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia  Burundi 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "[TV] Présentation Ben Saada" (in French). estac.fr. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. ^ Chaouki Ben Saada at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

  • Chaouki Ben Saada – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • Chaouki Ben Saada at Soccerway
  • FFF Profile
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