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Fullname: | Said Ahmed Said |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1993 |
Birth Place: | Kumasi, Ghana |
Height: | 1.84m (06.04feet)[1] |
Position: | Striker |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2011[2] |
Youthclubs1: | Internazionale |
Youthyears2: | 2010–2011 |
Youthclubs2: | → Chievo (loan) |
Youthyears3: | 2011–2012 |
Youthclubs3: | Genoa |
Years1: | 2012–2016 |
Caps1: | 5 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Clubs1: | Genoa |
Years2: | 2014 |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs2: | → Monza (loan) |
Years3: | 2014–2015 |
Caps3: | 34 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Clubs3: | → Mantova (loan) |
Years4: | 2015–2016 |
Caps4: | 34 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Clubs4: | → Olhanense (loan) |
Years5: | 2016–2019 |
Caps5: | 67 |
Goals5: | 21 |
Clubs5: | Hajduk Split |
Years6: | 2019–2021 |
Caps6: | 5 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Clubs6: | Rio Ave |
Years7: | 2019–2020 |
Caps7: | 14 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Clubs7: | → Lokeren (loan) |
Years8: | 2021–2022 |
Caps8: | 21 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Clubs8: | Argeș Pitești |
Years9: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs9: | Panserraikos |
Caps9: | 21 |
Goals9: | 8 |
Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
Nationalteam1: | Italy U19[3] |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]