Wesley Saïd (born 19 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lens. He is a former France youth international, having represented his country from under-16 to under-21 level.
![]() Saïd with Lens in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Noisy-le-Grand, France | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | Noisy-le-Grand | ||
2004–2006 | Villiers-sur-Marne | ||
2006–2013 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Rennes B | 26 | (10) |
2013–2017 | Rennes | 32 | (4) |
2014 | → Laval B (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Laval (loan) | 30 | (4) |
2015–2016 | → Dijon (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → Dijon B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Dijon | 63 | (13) |
2019–2021 | Toulouse | 23 | (2) |
2021– | Lens | 24 | (6) |
National team | |||
2011 | France U16 | 11 | (9) |
2011–2012 | France U17 | 8 | (2) |
2012–2013 | France U18 | 4 | (2) |
2013 | France U19 | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | France U20 | 8 | (0) |
2016 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:11, 22 August 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Noisy-le-Grand, Saïd is a youth exponent of Rennes. He made his Ligue 1 debut at 31 August 2013 against Lille in a goalless draw at Stade de la Route de Lorient starting in the first eleven and was substituted for Jonathan Pitroipa after 73 minutes.
He was loaned to Laval for the 2014–15 season on the last day of the transfer window.[1]
Saïd was loaned to Ligue 2 side Dijon for the 2015–16 season.[2]
In July 2017, Saïd signed a four-year contract with Dijon. The transfer fee paid to Rennes was reported as €1.5 million with a possible €500,000 more in bonuses and a 20% sell-on clause.[3][4]
On 3 August 2019, Toulouse announced the signing of Saïd on a four-year deal.[5]
On 22 June 2021, Saïd signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lens.[6]
Born in France to a Réunionnais father (of Comorian descent) and a Mauritian mother,[7][8] Saïd is a former France youth international.
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Others | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rennes B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
2013–14 | CFA 2 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
Total | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||||
Rennes | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
Total | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 6 | |||
Laval B (loan) | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Laval (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |
Dijon (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
Dijon B (loan) | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Dijon | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 8 | |
Total | 63 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 17 | ||
Toulouse | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
Lens | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Total | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||||
Career total | 210 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 49 |
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