Saladin Said

Salah El Din Ahmed Said[1] (Amharic: ሳላዲን ሰይድ, born 29 October 1988), also known as Salhadin Said or Saladin Said, is an Ethiopian footballer who plays for Ethiopian club Saint George FC and the Ethiopian national team. 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.

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Salhadin, and not as Said.

Saladin Said

Personal information
Full name	Salah El Din Ahmed Said
Date of birth	(1988-10-29) 29 October 1988
Place of birth	Assosa, Ethiopia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Saint George FC
Youth career
	Muger Cement
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Saint George FC	112	(41)
2011–2014	Wadi Degla	15	(6)
2013	→ Lierse (loan)	5	(1)
2014–2015	Al Ahly SC	17	(4)
2015	MC Alger	5	(0)
2016–	Saint George FC	-	(15)
National team^‡
2007–	Ethiopia	28	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:00, December 27, 2015 (EST) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2018

Club career

In 2010, Salhadin was on trial with Serbian powerhouse Partizan, but the transfer failed.[2] Subsequently, he trialled with FK Vojvodina, but didn't 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]

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 SK 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]

International career

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

International goals

Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.[8]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 June 2007	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa	DR Congo	1–0	1–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	8 September 2007	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa	Namibia	2–1	2–3	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	7 June 2008	Stade Nacional, Nouakchott	Mauritania	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	5 June 2011	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa	Nigeria	1–1	2–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.				2–1
6.	3 June 2012	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	South Africa	1–0	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	10 June 2012	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa	Central African Republic	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.				2–0
9.	14 October 2012	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa	Sudan	2–0	2–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10.	7 January 2013	Al-Wakrah Stadium, Al Wakrah	Tunisia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
11.	7 September 2013	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville	Central African Republic	1–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	6 September 2014	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa	Algeria	1–2	1–2	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13.	14 June 2015	Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar	Lesotho	2–1	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14.	3 September 2016	Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awasa	Seychelles	2–1	2–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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. "Said, Saladin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

External links

• Saladin Said – FIFA competition record
• Saladin Said at National-Football-Teams.com