Chaouki Ben Saada

Chaouki Ben Saada

Personal information
Full name	Chaouki Ben Saada
Date of birth	(1984-07-01) July 1, 1984
Place of birth	Bastia, France
Height
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Troyes
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2008	Bastia	170	(16)
2008–2011	Nice	80	(9)
2011–2012	Lens	35	(2)
2012–2014	Arles-Avignon	34	(2)
2014–	Troyes	25	(2)
International career‡
2005–	Tunisia	40	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 1 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 August 2013

Chaouki Ben Saada (Arabic: شوقي ابن سعادة‎‎) (born July 1, 1984 in Bastia, France) is a Tunisian footballer, currently playing for Troyes AC in France.

Career

Ben Saada plays as either a midfielder or a striker, and in 170 appearances with Bastia, he scored 16 goals for the team.

Despite much interest from bigger clubs, he remained with Bastia. However, on July 2, 2008, he signed with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for 1.5 million euros along with teammate Kafoumba Coulibaly. He agreed to a three-year contract.

After a three-year stint with Nice, he signed a two-year deal with Ligue 2 outfit RC Lens on 24 August 2011.

On August 2012, Ben Saada moved to Ligue 2 club AC Arles-Avignon on a two-year contract. In October 2014, he then signed a one-year contract with Troyes AC, extending his stay in the Ligue 2.

International career

He played international football for France at youth level, earning an Under-17 World Championship medal in 2001. Since then, he adopted the Tunisian nationality of his parents, and first played for the national side in March 2005. He has won 12 international caps, scoring 1 goal (as of 7 June 2006). He was in the Tunisian squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations, but was initially omitted from the squad for 2006 World Cup, before being called up to replace Issam Jomaa, who withdrew with a knee injury.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 11, 2005	Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris, France	DR Congo	?	2 – 2	Friendly
2.	January 27, 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	South Africa	2 – 0	3 – 1	2008 African Cup of Nations
3.	February 4, 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Cameroon	1 – 2	2 – 3	2008 African Cup of Nations
4.	June 7, 2008	Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles	Seychelles	2 – 0	2 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
5.	June 21, 2008	Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia	Burundi	1 – 0	2 – 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

External links

• Chaouki Ben Saada at National-Football-Teams.com
• Chaouki Ben Saada – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)