Said
Personal information
Full name Said Ahmed Said
Date of birth (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2004–2011[2] 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)
2019–2021 Rio Ave 5 (2)
2019–2020 → Lokeren (loan) 14 (0)
2021–2022 Argeș Pitești 21 (2)
2022–2023 Panserraikos 21 (8)
International career
2012 Italy U19[3] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023

Said Ahmed Said (born 20 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in Ghana, he has represented Italy at youth level.

Career

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.[4] On 31 August 2010 Said departed Inter on loan for ChievoVerona's Primavera team,[5] however he only featured 9 times.[6]

Genoa

In August 2011 Said transferred to Genoa. He made his Serie A debut on 1 November 2012, against ACF Fiorentina.[7]

On 2 January 2014 Said was loaned to Monza.[8] He was farmed out to Mantova in Summer 2014.[7][9]

Olhanense

On 31 August 2015, Said was signed by Olhanense on a temporary deal.[10] Said scored 8 goals in 36 matches at Olhanense in the LigaPro.[11]

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.[12] Said came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and scored the equalising goal in the 94th minute.[12] 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.[13] On 24 August 2017, he missed a penalty against Everton in a Europa League Qualifier.[14] 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.[15]

Rio Ave

On 31 January 2019, Said was signed by Rio Ave.[16] After four caps in 2019, the forward was loaned on to Lokeren in Belgium for one year.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Said Ahmed Said" (in Greek). Panserraikos F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Esordienti 2004/2005 at giovanili.inter.it
  3. ↑ FIGC
  4. ↑ "U17 Serie A A e B 2009/10". F.C. Internazionale Milano. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rincon and Said to Chievo". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Fullsoccer (in Italian)
  7. 1 2 "Striker Said Ahmed Said joined Hajduk". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Belgian side Lokeren sign Ghanaian forward Said Ahmed Said on loan". Footballghana. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "SAID É REFORÇO NO ATAQUE" (in Portuguese). S.C. Olhanense. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Italy – S. Said – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".
  12. 1 2
  13. ↑ "Cibalia – Hajduk 0:2".
  14. ↑ Steinberg, Jacob (24 August 2017). "Hajduk Split v Everton: Europa League qualifying play-off, second leg – live!". The Guardian.
  15. ↑ "Slobodna Dalmacija – Bijeli brod i dalje tone: Zaslužena pobjeda gostiju, Said nokautirao Kahlinu". 19 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ahmed Said više nije igrač Hajduka!".
  17. ↑ Said Ahmed Said vient renforcer l'attaque de Lokeren at RTBF.be
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