Elias Saad

Elias Saad (born 27 December 1999) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli and the Tunisia national team.[2]

Elias Saad
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999
Place of birth Wilhelmsburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli
Number 26
Youth career
2017–2018 Buxtehuder SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 30 (13)
2021–2022 Eintracht Norderstedt 38 (18)
2023– FC St. Pauli II 4 (3)
2023– FC St. Pauli 12 (4)
International career
2019 Germany (Futsal) 5 (1)
2023– Tunisia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:04, 4 September 2023 (UTC)~

Club career

From Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, in 2017 Saad played under-19 football for Buxtehuder SV.[3] In 2019 he joined Futsal Bundesliga team Hamburg Panthers[4] and became the youngest player to make an appearance for the Germany national futsal team.[5] He also played football for HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst in the fifth-tier Oberliga Hamburg, making 29 appearances in which he scored eleven goals and was credited with seven assists.[3] Whilst playing amateur football in Hamburg Saad also trained as a wholesale and retail salesman.[3][6] In March 2021 Saad agreed to join Regionalliga Nord side FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03, signing a two-year contract.[7]

On 1 December 2022, Saad was announced as signing for 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.[8][9] He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga for St. Pauli as a substitute against Eintracht Braunschweig on 16 April 2023.[10] He scored his first league goal for the club the following week in the derby game against Hamburger SV.[10] The following week he made his first league start for St. Pauli, at home against Arminia Bielefeld on 30 April 2023.[11]

International career

In August 2023 Saad received his first call-up to the Tunisia national team.[12]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Saad is of Tunisian descent.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 September 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 2019–29 Oberliga Hamburg 2410–––241
2020–21 Oberliga Hamburg 63–––63
Total 30130000003013
Eintracht Norderstedt 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord North group 21810––228
2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 1710–––1710
Total 38181000003918
FC St. Pauli II 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 43–––43
FC St. Pauli 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 7200––72
2023–243 2. Bundesliga 5211––63
Total 124110000135
Career total 84382100008639
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal

References
  1. "Elias Saad » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. Elias Saad at Soccerway
  3. Schneider, Mirko (13 September 2022). "Eintracht Norderstedt: Flügelflitzer Elias Saad will Profi werden" [Eintracht Norderstedt: Winger Elias Saad wants to become a professional]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. "Personelle Lage bei Sparta Futsal HSC entspannt sich" [Personnel situation at Sparta Futsal HSC relaxes]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. Hardt, Andreas (9 May 2023). "Futsal und Amateure: Wie Elias Saad zum Durchstarter wurde" [Futsal and amateurs: How Elias Saad became a high-flyer]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. Bode, Hanno (4 January 2023). "Unverhofft kommt oft: Wie Elias Saad Profi beim FC St. Pauli wurde" [The unexpected often happens: How Elias Saad became a professional at FC St. Pauli]. NDR (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. Heiden, Niklas (16 March 2021). "Deal fix: Elias Saad stürmt ab Sommer für Norderstedt" [Deal fixed: Elias Saad to play for Norderstedt in summer]. Amateur Fußball Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. "Der FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Stürmer Elias Saad" [FC St. Pauli signs forward Elias Saad]. FC St. Pauli. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. Mey, Christopher (1 December 2022). "Von Eintracht Norderstedt zum FC St. Pauli: Der Wechsel von Elias Saad" [From Eintracht Norderstedt to FC St. Pauli: The transfer of Elias Saad]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  10. Wolff, Sebastian (24 April 2023). "Saad ist St. Paulis Derby-Gewinner" [Saad is St Pauli's derby winner]. kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. Weber, Nils (30 April 2023). "Saads Startelf-Debüt bei St. Pauli: Mächtig Wirbel, viel Applaus" [Saad's starting eleven debut for St. Pauli: A lot of commotion, a lot of applause]. MOPO (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  12. "St. Paulis Saad lebt seinen Traum" [St Pauli's Saad lives his dream]. kicker (in German). 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  13. "Football, Interview Elias Saad : « Jouer pour la Tunisie sera une fierté. » – Ettachkila".
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