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Henri Saivet
Saivet with Bordeaux in 2008
Personal information
Full name Henri Grégoire Saivet[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 27
Youth career
1999–2002 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– Newcastle United 5 (1)
2016–2017 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 27 (1)
2018 → Sivasspor (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Bursaspor (loan) 29 (2)
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– Senegal 27 (1)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:47, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Henri Grégoire Saivet (born 26 October 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Senegal national team. He is a former France youth international having starred at several youth levels.

Career

Bordeaux

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 TG 3–2.[4]

Newcastle United

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-half year contract with Newcastle United, joining for a reported fee of £5 million.[6][7]

Saint-Étienne (loan)

After playing just four matches starting twice in half a season with Newcastle United, Saivet joined AS Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan on 23 August 2016 without a purchase option given to Saint-Étienne.[8][9]

Return to Newcastle United

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]

Bursaspor (loan)

On 25 August 2018, it was announced that Saivet will join Turkish club Bursaspor on loan for the season.[12]

International career

He made his debut for Senegal on 14 August 2013.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 July 2019[14][15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
2010–11 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
2011–12 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
2012–13 34 8 6 1 1 0 8 0 49 9
2013–14 33 6 2 0 2 1 5 1 42 8
2014–15 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
2015–16 18 2 0 0 1 0 8 1 27 3
Total 134 17 14 1 8 1 22 2 178 21
Newcastle United 2015–16 Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2017–18 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 1
Total 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
Angers (loan) 2010–11 Ligue 2 18 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 4
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

As of 27 July 2019[14]
Senegal
Year Apps Goals
2013 3 0
2014 1 0
2015 7 0
2016 0 0
2017 7 1
2018 2 0
2019 7 0
Total 27 1

International goals

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first.[14]
Goal 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

Bordeaux[15]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Henri Saivet: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Sky Sports Scout – Henri Saivet". Sky Sports. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Evian vs Bordeaux". goal.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Newcastle and Bordeaux confirm £4.5m Henri Saivet deal is nearly done". EuroSport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. ^ "United Complete Saivet Signing". Newcastle United. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Newcastle sign midfielder Henri Saivet from Bordeaux". ESPN FC. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  8. ^ "St Etienne sign Newcastle's Saivet and Villa's Veretout on a season's loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Newcastle 2-3 Nottingham Forest". BBC. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Henri Saivet: Newcastle's Senegal international joins Bursaspor on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  13. ^ Mumuni, Moutakilou (26 August 2013). "Senegal: The Magnificent Free Kick of the Senegalese Henri Saivet for Bordeaux" – via AllAfrica.
  14. ^ a b c "Saivet, Henri". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  15. ^ a b "H. SAIVET". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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