Elias Saad
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Elias Saad
| image = 2025-04-23 - FC St Pauli - Elias Saad.jpg
| caption = Elias Saad (2025)
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany
| position = Left winger
| currentclub = FC St. Pauli
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs1 = Buxtehuder SV
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 13
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = Eintracht Norderstedt
| caps2 = 38
| goals2 = 18
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = FC St. Pauli II
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = FC St. Pauli
| caps4 = 55
| goals4 = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Germany (Futsal)
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Tunisia
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 07:18, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 26 March 2024
}}
Elias Saad ({{langx|ar|إِلْيَاس سَعْد}}; born 27 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for {{German football updater|St. Pauli}} club FC St. Pauli. Born in Germany, he plays for the Tunisia national team, having previously been a former international for the Germany national futsal team.
Club career
From Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, in 2017 Saad played under-19 football for Buxtehuder SV.{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Mirko |title=Eintracht Norderstedt: Flügelflitzer Elias Saad will Profi werden|trans-title=Eintracht Norderstedt: Winger Elias Saad wants to become a professional |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/region/norderstedt/sport_135/article236423145/Fluegelflitzer-Elias-Saad-will-Fussball-Profi-werden.html |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=13 September 2022 |language=German}} In 2019 he joined Futsal Bundesliga team Hamburg Panthers{{cite news |title=Personelle Lage bei Sparta Futsal HSC entspannt sich |trans-title=Personnel situation at Sparta Futsal HSC relaxes |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/harburg/sport/article227311847/Personelle-Lage-bei-Sparta-Futsal-HSC-entspannt-sich.html |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=8 October 2019 |language=German}} and became the youngest player to make an appearance for the Germany national futsal team.{{cite news |last1=Hardt |first1=Andreas |title=Futsal und Amateure: Wie Elias Saad zum Durchstarter wurde |trans-title=Futsal and amateurs: How Elias Saad became a high-flyer |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/sport/fussball/st-pauli/article238346243/Futsal-und-Amateure-Wie-Elias-Saad-zum-Durchstarter-wurde.html |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=9 May 2023 |language=German}} He also played football for HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst in the fifth-tier Oberliga Hamburg, making 29 appearances in which he scored eleven goals and was credited with seven assists. Whilst playing amateur football in Hamburg Saad also trained as a wholesale and retail salesman.{{cite news |last1=Bode |first1=Hanno |title=Unverhofft kommt oft: Wie Elias Saad Profi beim FC St. Pauli wurde |trans-title=The unexpected often happens: How Elias Saad became a professional at FC St. Pauli |url=https://www.ndr.de/sport/fussball/Unverhofft-kommt-oft-Wie-Elias-Saad-Profi-beim-FC-St-Pauli-wurde,pauli7230.html |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=NDR |date=4 January 2023 |language=German}} In March 2021 Saad agreed to join Regionalliga Nord side FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03, signing a two-year contract.{{cite web |last1=Heiden |first1=Niklas |title=Deal fix: Elias Saad stürmt ab Sommer für Norderstedt |trans-title=Deal fixed: Elias Saad to play for Norderstedt in summer |url=https://www.amateur-fussball-hamburg.de/deal-fix-elias-saad-stuermt-ab-sommer-fuer-norderstedt/ |website=Amateur Fußball Hamburg |access-date=9 May 2023 |language=German |date=16 March 2021}}
On 1 December 2022, Saad was announced as signing for 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcstpauli.com/news/fc-st-pauli-verpflichtet-sturmer-elias-saad/|title=Der FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Stürmer Elias Saad|trans-title=FC St. Pauli signs forward Elias Saad|access-date=9 May 2023 |date=1 December 2022|website=FC St. Pauli}}{{cite news |last1=Mey |first1=Christopher |title=Von Eintracht Norderstedt zum FC St. Pauli: Der Wechsel von Elias Saad |trans-title=From Eintracht Norderstedt to FC St. Pauli: The transfer of Elias Saad |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/region/norderstedt/sport_135/article237049817/Transferueberraschung-So-kam-Elias-Saad-zum-FC-St-Pauli.html |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=Hamburger Abendblatt |date=1 December 2022 |language=German}} He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga for St. Pauli as a substitute against Eintracht Braunschweig on 16 April 2023.{{cite news |last1=Wolff |first1=Sebastian |title=Saad ist St. Paulis Derby-Gewinner |trans-title=Saad is St Pauli's derby winner |url=https://www.kicker.de/saad-ist-st-paulis-derby-gewinner-948308/artikel |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=kicker |date=24 April 2023 |language=German}} He scored his first league goal for the club the following week in the derby game against Hamburger SV. The following week he made his first league start for St. Pauli, at home against Arminia Bielefeld on 30 April 2023.{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Nils |title=Saads Startelf-Debüt bei St. Pauli: Mächtig Wirbel, viel Applaus |trans-title=Saad's starting eleven debut for St. Pauli: A lot of commotion, a lot of applause |url=https://www.mopo.de/sport/fc-st-pauli/maechtig-wirbel-saad-startet-bei-startelf-debuet-durch-und-findet-es-ganz-okay/ |access-date=9 May 2023 |work=MOPO |date=30 April 2023 |language=German}}
International career
In August 2023 Saad received his first call-up to the Tunisia national team.{{cite web |title=St. Paulis Saad lebt seinen Traum |trans-title=St Pauli's Saad lives his dream |url=https://www.kicker.de/st-paulis-saad-lebt-seinen-traum-967031/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=4 September 2023 |language=German |date=4 September 2023}}
He made his debut on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against New Zealand.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/701262/tunisia-new-zealand|title=Tunisia v New Zealand game report|date=26 March 2024}}
Personal life
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 27 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=Elias Saad » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/elias-saad/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=21 May 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
|2019–20 |24 | 10 | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|Oberliga Hamburg |6 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 13 | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 13 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Eintracht Norderstedt
|Regionalliga Nord North group |21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | |
| 2022–23
|Regionalliga Nord |17 | 10 | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 10 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |
| FC St. Pauli II
|Regionalliga Nord |4 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="4"|FC St. Pauli
|7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023–24
|2. Bundesliga |30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 9 | |
| 2024–25
|18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 14 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!127 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 133 | 48 |
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Honours
FC St. Pauli
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Worldfootball.net|elias-saad}}
{{FC St. Pauli squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Hamburg
Category:Tunisian men's footballers
Category:Tunisia men's international footballers
Category:German men's footballers
Category:German men's futsal players
Category:German people of Tunisian descent
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Oberliga (football) players
Category:FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 players