Wesley Saïd
Wesley Saïd (born 19 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club RC Lens. He is a former France youth international, having represented his country from under-16 to under-21 level.
_52.jpg.webp) Saïd with Lens in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Noisy-le-Grand, France | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Noisy-le-Grand | ||
| 2004–2006 | Villiers-sur-Marne | ||
| 2006–2013 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Rennes B | 26 | (10) |
| 2013–2017 | Rennes | 32 | (4) |
| 2014 | → Laval B (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Laval (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dijon (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dijon B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Dijon | 63 | (13) |
| 2019–2021 | Toulouse | 23 | (2) |
| 2021– | Lens | 42 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:15, 30 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Rennes
Born in Noisy-le-Grand, Saïd is a youth exponent of Rennes. He made his Ligue 1 debut at 31 August 2013 against Lille 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 Laval for the 2014–15 season on the last day of the transfer window.[1]
Saïd was loaned to Ligue 2 side Dijon for the 2015–16 season.[2]
International career
Born in France to a Réunionnais father (of Comorian descent) and a Mauritian mother,[8][9] Saïd is a former France youth international.
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 June 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||||
| Rennes | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| Laval B (loan) | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 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 B (loan) | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dijon | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 8 | |
| Total | 63 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 17 | ||
| Toulouse | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| Lens | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| Total | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 45 | 12 | ||||
| Career total | 228 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 54 | ||
- Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
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 Said: RC Lens sign winger from Toulouse". www.msn.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "Wesley Saïd prolonge jusqu'en 2026 avec Lens". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "Wesley Saïd : " Je suis quelqu'un qui s'adapte facilement "".
- "Wesley Saïd : So foot ! | 5-Plus Dimanche".
- "W. Saïd". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
External links
- Wesley Saïd at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Wesley Saïd at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)