Brian Said

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Brian Said

| image = Said, Brian.jpg

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|5|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Valletta, Malta

| height =

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1989–1994 | clubs1 = Luxol St. Andrews | caps1 = 51 | goals1 = 10

| years2 = 1994–1995 | clubs2 = → Birkirkara Luxol (loan) | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1995–2001 | clubs3 = Floriana | caps3 = 119 | goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2001–2008 | clubs4 = Sliema Wanderers | caps4 = 181 | goals4 = 14

| years5 = 2008–2009 | clubs5 = Marsaxlokk | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2009–2011 | clubs6 = Floriana | caps6 = 39 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2011-2015 | clubs7 = Luxol St. Andrews | caps7 = 86 | goals7 = 5

| totalcaps = 517 | totalgoals = 40

| nationalyears1 = 1989-1990 | nationalteam1 = Malta U16 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1989-1993 | nationalteam2 = Malta U18 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1992-1995 | nationalteam3 = Malta U21 | nationalcaps3 = 22 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 1996–2009 | nationalteam4 = Malta | nationalcaps4 = 89 | nationalgoals4 = 5

| nationalyears5 = 2004–2006 | nationalteam5 = Malta XI | nationalcaps5 = 2 | nationalgoals5 = 0

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Brian Said (born 15 May 1973) is a Maltese football manager and former player who manages Maltese First Division side St. Andrews, and captain of the Luxol St Andrew's Veteran Team, where he plays as a defender.

Club career

=St. Andrews=

Brian Said started his career with St. Andrews, playing regularly in the first team from the 1991–92 season. Early in his career he was used both as a midfielder and as a striker.

In total he recorded 51 appearances with St. Andrews and scored ten goals.

=Birkirkara=

Said spent the 1994–95 season on loan with Birkirkara, where he made 17 appearances and scored on one occasion.

=Floriana=

Next for Said was a move to Floriana in 1995. Now firmly settled in a central defender, his performances eventually earned him a call-up to the Malta national team.

Said spent six seasons with Floriana from 1995 to 2001, where he recorded 119 appearances and scored six goals for the club.

=Sliema Wanderers=

In 2001, Said moved to the ambitious Sliema Wanderers. Now an integral member of the Malta national team, Said became the team's captain, taking over from Noel Turner.

During seven seasons spanning from 2001 to 2008, Said made 181 appearances for The Wanderers, and scored 14 goals.

=Marsaxlokk=

In July 2008 it was confirmed that Marsaxlokk had signed Said. It was possible that he would form a partnership with another former Sliema Wanderers defender, in the shape of Carlo Mamo.

Said made his league debut for Marsaxlokk on 24 August 2008, where the side played newly promoted Qormi. Said played the full match, in which both sides shared a 1–1 draw.

During one full season with Marsaxlokk, Said made 24 appearances and scored two goals.

=Floriana=

Following Marsaxlokk's relegation to the Maltese First Division, a clause in Said's contract was activated, allowing him to leave the club for free.

On 28 September 2009, it was confirmed that he had joined Floriana for the second time in his career.

International career

Said made his debut for Malta in an August 1996 friendly match away against Iceland, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Jeffrey Chetcuti, and earned a total of 91 caps (2 unofficial), scoring 5 goals.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malt-recintlp.html|title=Malta - Record International Players|accessdate=17 May 2024|website=RSSSF|last=Mamrud|first=Roberto}} His final international was a November 2009 friendly against Bulgaria.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=18317|title=Match log for Brian Said|publisher=eu-football.info|first=|last=|language=|date=|access-date=4 November 2022}}

Style of play

Said is tall and strong in the air and can generally compensate for his lack of speed with his ability to read the game. Said is also well known for his contribution to goal scoring, and is often a threat from set pieces.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/malta-beat-liechtenstein-7-1.201675|title=Malta beat Liechtenstein 7-1|publisher=timesofmalta.com|first=|last=|language=|date=26 March 2008|access-date=4 November 2022}}{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	8 September 1999	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	{{fb\|Republic of Ireland}}	align=center \| 1–2	align=center \| 2–3	Euro 2000 qualifier
2.	16 February 2004	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	{{fb\|Estonia}}	align=center \| 2–1	align=center \| 5–2	Rothmans Tournament
3.	8 June 2005	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	{{fb\|Iceland}}	align=center \| 1–2	align=center \| 1–4	2006 World Cup qualifier
4.	8 September 2007	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	{{fb\|Turkey}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–2	Euro 2008 qualifier
5.	26 March 2008	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	{{fb\|Liechtenstein}}	align=center \| 7–1	align=center \| 7–1	Friendly match