Nathanaël Ruben Saintini (born 30 May 2000) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Sion. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Guadeloupe national team
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nathanaël Ruben Saintini | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sion | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | MJC des Abymes | ||
| 2015 | CASC Ouillins-Lyon | ||
| 2015–2016 | Saint-Priest | ||
| 2016–2017 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Montpellier II | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Cholet | 14 | (0) |
| 2019– | Sion II | 27 | (1) |
| 2019– | Sion | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Titus Pétange (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Guadeloupe | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 13 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:48, 24 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Saintini is a youth product of the Guadeloupean club MJC des Abymes, and continued his development in mainland France with the youth academies of CASC Ouillins-Lyon, Saint-Priest and Montpellier. He began his senior career with Montpellier reserves, before moving to SO Cholet in the Championnat National. He transferred to FC Sion on 8 January 2019.[1]
Saintini spent the 2020–21 season on loan with the Luxembourgian club Union Titus Pétange.[2] He made his professional debut with Sion in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over BSC Young Boys on 7 August 2021.[3]
Born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, Saintini represented the France U18s twice in 2018.[4] He debuted for the Guadeloupe national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Cape Verde on 23 March 2022.[5]
FC Sion – current squad | |
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