Nathanaël Saintini | |
Full Name: | Nathanaël Ruben Saintini |
Birth Date: | 2000 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |
Height: | 1.88m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Sion |
Youthyears1: | 2007–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | MJC des Abymes |
Youthyears2: | 2015 |
Youthclubs2: | CASC Ouillins-Lyon |
Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
Youthclubs3: | Saint-Priest |
Youthyears4: | 2016–2017 |
Youthclubs4: | Montpellier |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs1: | Montpellier II |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs2: | Cholet |
Caps2: | 14 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019– |
Clubs3: | Sion II |
Caps3: | 32 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2019– |
Clubs4: | Sion |
Caps4: | 47 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs5: | → Titus Pétange (loan) |
Caps5: | 18 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2024 |
Clubs6: | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) |
Caps6: | 8 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
Nationalteam2: | Guadeloupe |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 3 July 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 21:48, 24 March 2022 (UTC) |
Nathanaël Ruben Saintini (born 30 May 2000) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss side Sion, and the Guadeloupe national team.
Saintini is a youth product of the Guadeloupean club MJC des Abymes, and continued his development in mainland France with the youth academies of CASC Ouillins-Lyon, Saint-Priest and Montpellier. He began his senior career with Montpellier reserves, before moving to SO Cholet in the Championnat National. He transferred to FC Sion on 8 January 2019.[1]
Saintini spent the 2020–21 season on loan with the Luxembourgian club Union Titus Pétange.[2] He made his professional debut with Sion in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over BSC Young Boys on 7 August 2021.[3]
On 14 February 2024, Saintini joined Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine on loan with an option to buy.[4]
Born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, Saintini represented the France U18s twice in 2018.[5] He debuted for the Guadeloupe national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Cape Verde on 23 March 2022.[6]