Louis Saha

Louis Saha
Saha in 2015
Personal information
Full name Louis Laurent Saha[1]
Date of birth (1978-08-08) 8 August 1978[2]
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1990–1995 FC Soisy-Andilly-Margency
1992–1995 Clairefontaine[4]
1995–1997 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Metz 47 (5)
1999 → Newcastle United (loan) 11 (1)
2000–2004 Fulham 117 (53)
2004–2008 Manchester United 86 (28)
2008–2012 Everton 97 (27)
2012 Tottenham 10 (3)
2012–2013 Sunderland 11 (0)
2013 Lazio 6 (0)
Total 385 (117)
International career
1998–1999 France U21 12 (3)
2004–2012 France 20 (4)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2006
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 1997
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metz 1997–98 Division 1 21 1 2 0 0 0 3[c] 0 — 26 1
1998–99 Division 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 — 6 0
1999–2000 Division 1 23 4 3 0 1 0 8 8 — 35 12
Total 47 5 5 0 1 0 14 8 0 0 67 13
Newcastle United (loan) 1998–99 Premier League 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 — 12 2
Fulham 2000–01 First Division 43 27 1 0 4 5 — — 48 32
2001–02 Premier League 36 8 6 0 2 1 — — 44 9
2002–03 Premier League 17 5 3 1 0 0 8 1 — 28 7
2003–04 Premier League 21 13 1 2 0 0 — — 22 15
Total 117 53 11 3 6 6 8 1 0 0 142 63
Manchester United 2003–04 Premier League 12 7 0 0 0 0 2[d] 0 0 0 14 7
2004–05 Premier League 14 1 2 0 4 1 2[d] 0 — 22 2
2005–06 Premier League 19 7 4 2 5 6 2[d] 0 — 30 15
2006–07 Premier League 24 8 2 1 0 0 8[d] 4 — 34 13
2007–08 Premier League 17 5 2 0 0 0 5[d] 0 0 0 24 5
Total 86 28 10 3 9 7 19 4 0 0 124 42
Everton 2008–09 Premier League 24 6 3 2 1 0 1[c] 0 — 29 8
2009–10 Premier League 33 13 1 0 1 0 5[e] 2 — 40 15
2010–11 Premier League 22 7 3 2 1 1 — — 26 10
2011–12 Premier League 18 1 0 0 2 1 — — 20 2
Total 97 27 7 4 5 2 6 2 0 0 115 35
Sunderland 2012–13 Premier League 11 0 0 0 3 0 — — 14 0
Lazio 2012–13 Serie A 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 6 0
Career total 385 117 36 12 24 15 47 15 0 0 492 159
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2004 8 2
2005 0 0
2006 10 2
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 1 0
2012 1 0
Total 20 4
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saha goal.
List of international goals scored by Louis Saha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 February 2004 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 28 May 2004 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France  Andorra 3–0 4–0 Friendly
3 2 September 2006 Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
4 11 October 2006 Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard, France  Faroe Islands 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Fulham

Manchester United

Everton

France U18

  • UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1997

France

Individual

  • PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 First Division[13]
  • Premier League Player of the Month: August 2001[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Louis Saha: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Louis Saha: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "INF, formateur de talents" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  5. ↑ Endlar, Andrew. "Louis Saha". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Louis Saha at Soccerbase
  7. ↑ "Louis Saha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  8. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2001). Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–2002. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 44, 180–181. ISBN 978-0-7472-7260-1.
  9. ↑ "Fulham force draw". BBC Sport. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
    "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Man Utd ease to Carling Cup glory". BBC Sport. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Gandini, Luca (2 June 2016). "European Champions' Club Cup/UEFA Champions League winning squads". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Bevan, Chris (30 May 2009). "Chelsea 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Teams of the year". BBC Sport. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2021.


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