Chaouki Ben Saada

Chaouki Ben Saada
Personal information
Full name Chaouki Ben Saada
Date of birth (1984-07-01) July 1, 1984
Place of birth Bastia, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Troyes
Number 18
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– Troyes 25 (2)
National team‡
2005– Tunisia 40 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:16, 1 February 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2013

Chaouki Ben Saada (Arabic: شوقي ابن سعادة‎‎) (born July 1, 1984 in Bastia, France) is a Tunisian footballer, currently playing for Troyes AC in France.

Career

Ben Saada plays as either a midfielder or a striker, and in 170 appearances with Bastia, he scored 16 goals for the team.

Despite much interest from bigger clubs, he remained with Bastia. However, on July 2, 2008, he signed with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for 1.5 million euros along with teammate Kafoumba Coulibaly. He agreed 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.

On August 2012, Ben Saada moved to Ligue 2 club AC 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.[1]

International career

He 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.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. November 11, 2005 Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France  DR Congo
?
2 – 2
 Friendly
2. January 27, 2008 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana  South Africa
2 – 0
3 – 1
 2008 African Cup of Nations
3. February 4, 2008 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana  Cameroon
1 – 2
2 – 3
 2008 African Cup of Nations
4. June 7, 2008 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles  Seychelles
2 – 0
2 – 0
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
5. June 21, 2008 Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia  Burundi
1 – 0
2 – 1
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

References

  1. ↑ "[TV] Présentation Ben Saada" (in French). estac.fr. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.


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