Henri Saivet
 Saivet with Bordeaux in 2008 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Henri Grégoire Saivet[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1990[2] | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Clermont | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | US Cergy Clos | ||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Bordeaux | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Bordeaux B | 57 | (9) | ||||||||
| 2007–2016 | Bordeaux | 134 | (17) | ||||||||
| 2011 | → Angers (loan) | 18 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Newcastle United | 5 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 27 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2018 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 29 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Pau | 66 | (15) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Clermont | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | France U16 | 15 | (8) | ||||||||
| 2006–2007 | France U17 | 21 | (9) | ||||||||
| 2007–2008 | France U18 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2010–2012 | France U21 | 12 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Senegal | 31 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 19 June 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Henri Grégoire Saivet (born 26 October 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Clermont. Although initially a France youth international, he played for the Senegal national team from 2013 to 2019.
Saivet began his career with Bordeaux, making his debut aged 17, and spent nine years at the club before being signed by English club Newcastle United. He made few appearances for Newcastle and was loaned out to Saint-Étienne, and Turkish clubs Sivasspor and Bursaspor before leaving in 2021. After a year without a club, he signed for Pau. In 2024, after two seasons with Pau, he joined Clermont.
Club career
[edit]Bordeaux
[edit]In 2007, Saivet signed his first professional contract with Bordeaux, thus making him the youngest professional player in the history of the club.[3] He subsequently made his professional debut during the 2007–08 season, at the age of 17, in a league match against Lens. Saivet scored a goal in the final of the 2013 Coupe de France to help Bordeaux defeat Evian 3–2.[4]
Newcastle United
[edit]On 11 January 2016, Bordeaux manager Willy Sagnol confirmed that he gave Saivet permission to leave the club.[5] Later that day Saivet officially signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Newcastle United, joining for a reported fee of £5 million.[6][7]
After playing just four matches starting twice in half a season with Newcastle United, Saivet joined Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan on 23 August 2016 without a purchase option given to Saint-Étienne.[8][9]
On 23 August 2017, Saivet played his first game for Newcastle since 6 February 2016, starting an EFL Cup tie against Nottingham Forest.[10] He was recalled to the first team on 23 December and scored a free kick in a 3–2 Premier League win against West Ham.[11]
On 25 August 2018, it was announced that Saivet would join Turkish club Bursaspor on loan for the season.[12]
Later career
[edit]In June 2022, Saivet joined French club Pau.[13] After two seasons with the club, he signed for Clermont on a two-year contract on 13 June 2024.[14]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Senegal on 14 August 2013.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental, Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux B | 2006–07 | CFA | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | CFA | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | CFA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | CFA | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| Total | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 9 | |
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 8 | |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 3 | |
| Total | 134 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 178 | 21 | ||
| Angers (loan) | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Newcastle United | 2015–16 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Sivasspor (loan) | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Career total | 282 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 339 | 38 | ||
International
[edit]- As of 27 July 2019[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saivet goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 January 2017 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon |  Zimbabwe |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
[edit]Bordeaux[17]
Senegal
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 33. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Henri Saivet: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Sky Sports Scout – Henri Saivet". Sky Sports. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "Evian vs Bordeaux". goal.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Newcastle and Bordeaux confirm £4.5m Henri Saivet deal is nearly done". EuroSport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "United Complete Saivet Signing". Newcastle United. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Newcastle sign midfielder Henri Saivet from Bordeaux". ESPN FC. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "St Etienne sign Newcastle's Saivet and Villa's Veretout on a season's loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ Monier, Hugo (24 August 2016). "igue 1 : Saint-Etienne officialise les prêts d'Henri Saivet et Jordan Veretout". France TV Sport (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Newcastle 2-3 Nottingham Forest". BBC. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Baker, Ian (23 December 2017). "Newcastle end losing run with thrilling victory away at West Ham to ease pressure on Rafa Benitez". The Independent. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Henri Saivet: Newcastle's Senegal international joins Bursaspor on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Point sur les recrues" (in French). Pau. 21 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Henri Saivet rejoint le Clermont Foot 63". Clermont Foot (in French). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Mumuni, Moutakilou (26 August 2013). "Senegal: The Magnificent Free Kick of the Senegalese Henri Saivet for Bordeaux" – via AllAfrica.
- ^ a b c Henri Saivet at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b Henri Saivet at Soccerway
External links
[edit]
- Henri Saivet at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Henri Saivet at Soccerbase
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Dakar
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Senegal men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Angers SCO players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Sivasspor footballers
- Bursaspor footballers
- Pau FC players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Premier League players
- Süper Lig players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
- Senegalese emigrants to France
- Naturalized citizens of France
- Footballers from Bordeaux
- 21st-century French sportsmen