Saladin Said

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Saladin Said
Personal information
Full name Salah El Din Ahmed Said
Date of birth (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Asosa, Ethiopia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Muger Cement
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2011 Saint George 112 (41)
2011–2014 Wadi Degla 15 (6)
2013 → Lierse (loan) 5 (1)
2014–2015 Al Ahly 17 (4)
2015 MC Alger 5 (0)
2016–2021 Saint George - (15)
2021–2022 Jimma Aba Jifar 12 (6)
2022–2023 Sidama Coffee 11 (9)
International career‡
2007–2017 Ethiopia 28 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 25 June 2023 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2018

Salah El Din Ahmed Said [1] (Amharic : ሳላዲን ሰይድ; born 29 October 1988), also known as Salhadin Said or Saladin Said, is an Ethiopian former professional footballer who played as a forward. His energy, skill, and goal scoring ability in critical games have made him one of the indispensable players in eastern Africa. Salhadin finished as the top scorer in the 2017 CAF Champions League.

Contents

Club career

Early career

In 2010, Salhadin was on trial with Serbian club Partizan, but the transfer failed. [2] Subsequently, he trialled with FK Vojvodina, but did not manage to go further than gaining good wishes and compliments from coach Zoran Milinković. [3]

In 2011, Salhadin scored five goals in a 2011 Kagame Inter-Club Cup game against AS Port from Djibouti. [4]

Wadi Degla

On 9 October 2011, Salhadin got transferred to Egyptian club Wadi Degla FC, who paid 2,040,000 Ethiopian birr, ($240,000 US), [5] at the time the highest sum ever paid for an Ethiopian footballer.

Lierse

Salhadin said ahead of Ethiopia's game against Burkina Faso in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations that he was moving to Belgium club Lierse after the Africa Cup. [6]

Al Ahly

On 23 April 2014, Saladin moved from Wadi Degla to the league rivals Al-Ahly where they had captured 2013 CAF Champions League title. [7]

Saint George

After an unsuccessful stint at Algerian side MC Alger, Said returned to Saint George in 2016. [8]

International career

Said debuted for the Ethiopia national team in 2005. Since then he has been Ethiopia's top scorer in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Said goal.
List of international goals scored by Saladin Said [9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 June 2007 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–01–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
28 September 2007Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–12–32008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
37 June 2008 Stade Nacional, Nouakchott, MauritaniaFlag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 1–01–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
45 June 2011Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–12–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
52–1
63 June 2012 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–01–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
710 June 2012Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
82–0
914 October 2012Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2–02–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
107 January 2013 Al-Wakrah Stadium, Al Wakrah, QatarFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–11–1 Friendly
117 September 2013 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the CongoFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
126 September 2014Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–21–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1314 June 2015Bahir Dar Stadium]], Bahir Dar, EthiopiaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2–12–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
143 September 2016 Awassa Kenema Stadium, Hawassa, EthiopiaFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 2–12–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

  1. ↑ "Salah El Din Ahmed Said". 1st Team Squad. Wadi Degla FC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Mamo Gebrehiwot (4 July 2011). "CECAFA Kagame Cup: Salhadin Said of St George on track to retain Golden Boot Award" . Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ↑ D. Nikolić (28 January 2011). "Milinković: Saladin interesantan, ali mora da se dokaže na terenu". Blic Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Mamo Gebrehiwot (2 July 2011). "CECAFA Kagame Cup: St. George demolish Ports FC 7–0, Saladin scores 5 goals" . Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "St. George accept over 2 million Saladin bid". Saint George FC. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Lierse make Saladin Said coup". MTNFootball.com. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Ethiopia's Said Saladin joins Al Ahly of Egypt". Goal.com. 23 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Saint George suspend Salahdin Said". Ethiopian Premier League. 3 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Said, Saladin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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