Henri Saivet: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Henri Saivet: profile

Henri Saivet (born 26 October 1990 in Dakar, Senegal) is a former Senegalese footballer who played as a forward.

Saivet's senior club career began in 2007 at FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He played for 3 clubs in 2 countries since 2007. The busiest spell of his career was at FC Girondins de Bordeaux (2007–2016): 134 appearances and 17 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 170 appearances and 23 goals.

At international level, Saivet represented Senegal (2013–present). Our match database lists 1 of his international goals; the first came against Zimbabwe on 19 January 2017 (Africa Cup of Nations). Before committing to Senegal, he had represented France U16, France U17, France U18 and France U21.

Dakar has produced 305 footballers in our database, including Patrice Evra, Idrissa Gueye and Mame Biram Diouf.

Eligibility explained: Why does Henri Saivet play for Senegal?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2013 (aged about 23)
First international goal: 2017 – aged 26 (match)
Countries played in: 2: France and United Kingdom
Club goals per game: 0.14 (23 in 170)
Height: 174 cm — taller than 5% of Senegalese internationals on record
Latest move: Newcastle United F.C. (2016)
Shares a birthday with: Illiasu Shilla, Brendan Augustine and Kafoumba Coulibaly (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2007–2016	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	Championnat National 1	134	17
2010–2011	Angers SCO	Ligue 1	18	3
2011	Angers SCO	Ligue 1	18	3
2016–	Newcastle United F.C.	Premier League	–	–
	Total		170	23

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

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2005–2006	France U16	Under-16	15	8
2006–2007	France U17	Under-17	21	9
2007–2008	France U18	Under-18	4	1
2010–2012	France U21	Under-21	12	4
2013–	Senegal	Senior	–	–