Said Ahmed Said

Said Ahmed Said (born 20 April 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for Rio Ave as a forward. Said is of Ghanaian descent.

Said
Personal information
Full name Said Ahmed Said
Date of birth (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Rio Ave
Number 22
Youth career
2004–2011[1] 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– Rio Ave 4 (1)
2019–2020 → Lokeren (loan) 14 (0)
National team
2012 Italy U19[2] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2020

Biography

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.[3] On 31 August 2010 Said departed Inter on loan for ChievoVerona's Primavera team,[4] however he only featured 9 times.[5]

Genoa

In August 2011 Said transferred to Genoa. He made his Serie A debut on 1 November 2012, against ACF Fiorentina.[6]

On 2 January 2014 Said was loaned to Monza.[7] He was farmed out to Mantova in Summer 2014.[6][8]

Olhanense

On 31 August 2015, Said was signed by Olhanense on a temporary deal.[9] Said scored 8 goals in 36 matches at Olhanense in the LigaPro.[10]

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.[11] Said came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and scored the equalising goal in the 94th minute.[11] 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.[12] On 24 August 2017, he missed a penalty against Everton in a Europa League Qualifier.[13] 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.[14]

Rio Ave

On 31 January 2019, Said was signed by Rio Ave.[15] After four caps in 2019, the forward was loaned on to Lokeren in Belgium for one year.[16]

References
  1. Esordienti 2004/2005 at giovanili.inter.it
  2. FIGC
  3. "U17 Serie A A e B 2009/10". F.C. Internazionale Milano. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. "Rincon and Said to Chievo". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. Fullsoccer (in Italian)
  6. "Striker Said Ahmed Said joined Hajduk". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "EXCLUSIVE: Belgian side Lokeren sign Ghanaian forward Said Ahmed Said on loan". Footballghana. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. "SAID É REFORÇO NO ATAQUE" (in Portuguese). S.C. Olhanense. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  10. https://int.soccerway.com/players/ahmed-said/275405/
  11. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000789/match=2020096/postmatch/index.html
  12. http://hrnogomet.com/hnl/utakmica.php?id=6258
  13. https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/aug/24/hadjuk-split-v-everton-europa-league-qualifying-play-off-second-leg-live
  14. https://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/sport/hajduk/clanak/id/561657/bijeli-brod-i-dalje-tone-zasluzena-pobjeda-gostiju-said-nokautirao-kahlinu
  15. https://hajduk.hr/vijest/ahmed-said-vise-nije-igrac-hajduka-/11194
  16. Said Ahmed Said vient renforcer l'attaque de Lokeren at RTBF.be

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