Chaouki Ben Saada: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Chaouki Ben Saada: profile

Chaouki Ben Saada (born 1 July 1984 in Bastia, France) is a retired Tunisian footballer who played as a forward.

Saada's senior club career began in 2001 at SC Bastia. He played for 5 clubs since 2001. His most appearances came at SC Bastia (2001–2008), where he made 170 appearances and scored 16 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 319 appearances and 29 goals.

At international level, Saada represented Tunisia (2005–2010), earning 38 caps and scoring 4 goals. Our match database lists 4 of his international goals; the first came against South Africa on 27 January 2008 (Africa Cup of Nations). Before committing to Tunisia, he had represented France U16, France U18 and France U21.

Nationality explained: Why does Chaouki Ben Saada play for Tunisia?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2005 (aged about 21)
First international goal: 2008 – aged 23 (match)
Club goals per game: 0.09 (29 in 319)
Height: 170 cm — taller than 2% of Tunisian internationals on record
Latest move: ES Troyes AC (2014)
Shares a birthday with: Rigobert Song, Mehdi Carcela-González and Evann Guessand (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2001–2008	SC Bastia	Ligue 2	170	16
2008–2011	OGC Nice	Ligue 1	80	9
2011–2012	R.C. Lens	Ligue 1	35	2
2012–2014	AC Arles	dissolution	34	2
2014–	ES Troyes AC	Ligue 1	–	–
	Total		319	29

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2000–2001	France U16	Under-16	–	–
2002–2003	France U18	Under-18	7	5
2004–2005	France U21	Under-21	3	0
2005–2010	Tunisia	Senior	38	4

International goals (4)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	27 Jan 2008	Tunisia 3–1 South Africa	32	Africa Cup of Nations
2	4 Feb 2008	Tunisia 2–3 Cameroon	34	Africa Cup of Nations
3	7 Jun 2008	Seychelles 0–2 Tunisia	43	World Cup Qualification
4	21 Jun 2008	Tunisia 2–1 Burundi	30 (pen)	World Cup Qualification