| Elias Saad | |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Left winger |
| Currentclub: | FC St. Pauli |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Buxtehuder SV |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Eintracht Norderstedt |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | FC St. Pauli II |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | FC St. Pauli |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany (Futsal) |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Tunisia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 07:59, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Elias Saad (born 27 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club FC St. Pauli. Born in Germany to Tunisian parents, he represents the Tunisia national team internationally, having previously been a former international for the Germany national futsal team.
From Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, in 2017 Saad played under-19 football for Buxtehuder SV.[1] In 2019 he joined Futsal Bundesliga team Hamburg Panthers[2] and became the youngest player to make an appearance for the Germany national futsal team.[3] 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.[1] Whilst playing amateur football in Hamburg Saad also trained as a wholesale and retail salesman.[1] [4] In March 2021 Saad agreed to join Regionalliga Nord side FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03, signing a two-year contract.[5]
On 1 December 2022, Saad was announced as signing for 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.[6] [7] He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga for St. Pauli as a substitute against Eintracht Braunschweig on 16 April 2023.[8] He scored his first league goal for the club the following week in the derby game against Hamburger SV.[8] The following week he made his first league start for St. Pauli, at home against Arminia Bielefeld on 30 April 2023.[9]
In August 2023 Saad received his first call-up to the Tunisia national team.[10]
He made his debut on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against New Zealand.[11]
Born in Germany, Saad is of Tunisian descent.[12]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 2019–20 | Oberliga Hamburg | 24 | 10 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Oberliga Hamburg | 6 | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | |||
| Total | 30 | 13 | – | 30 | 13 | ||||
| Eintracht Norderstedt | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord North group | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 17 | 10 | – | 17 | 10 | |||
| Total | 38 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |||
| FC St. Pauli II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 94 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 41 | |||
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