Personal information | |||
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Full name | Said Ahmed Said | ||
Date of birth | 20 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sloboda Tuzla | ||
Number | 15 | ||
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) |
2024– | Sloboda Tuzla | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | Italy U19 [3] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2025 |
Said Ahmed Said (born 20 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bosnian and Herzegovina club Sloboda Tuzla. 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]