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Romain Saïss
Saïss with Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Romain Ghanem Paul Saïss[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Bourg-de-Péage, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Valence 13 (4)
2011–2013 Clermont 48 (1)
2013–2015 Le Havre 61 (3)
2015–2016 Angers 35 (2)
2016– Wolverhampton Wanderers 66 (4)
International career‡
2012– Morocco 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2018

Romain Ghanem Paul Saïss (born 26 March 1990) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers and Morocco national team as a defender or a midfielder.

Romain Saiss joined Wolves from French Ligue One side Angers in August 2016. The midfielder put pen to paper on a four-year deal after joining for an undisclosed fee. Saïss made 35 appearances for Angers in 2015/16, helping the club to a ninth place Ligue 1 finish. Prior to his time with Angers, he had spells with Le Havre, Clermont and Valence. The midfielder has also featured at international level for Morocco.

Club career

On 3 July 2015, Saïss left Le Havre and joined Ligue 1 side Angers on a two-year contract.[3]

On 30 August 2016, he moved to England, joining Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.[4] He made his debut on 17 September 2016 in a 2–0 win at Newcastle.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 September 2017 in a 4–0 win against Burton Albion.[6]

International career

Saïss, who was born and raised in France, chose to represent the Morocco national team, for which he qualified through ancestry. He made his debut in a 1–0 friendly loss to Togo in November 2012.[7]

In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2018[9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valence 2010–11 CFA 2 13 4 0 0 — — 13 4
Total 13 4 0 0 — — 13 4
Clermont 2011–12 Ligue 2 17 1 1 0 0 0 — 18 1
2012–13 Ligue 2 31 0 0 0 2 0 — 33 0
Total 48 1 1 0 2 0 — 51 1
Le Havre 2013–14 Ligue 2 27 1 0 0 1 0 — 28 1
2014–15 Ligue 2 34 2 1 0 1 0 — 36 2
Total 61 3 1 0 2 0 — 64 3
Angers 2015–16 Ligue 1 35 2 1 0 1 0 — 37 2
Total 35 2 1 0 1 0 — 37 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17[10] Championship 24 0 1 0 0 0 — 25 0
2017–18[11] Championship 42 4 1 0 1 0 — 36 4
Wolves total 66 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 66 4
Career total 215 14 5 0 6 0 0 0 226 14

International

As of match played 25 June 2018[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2012 1 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 7 0
2017 12 1
2018 7 0
Total 27 1

International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[12]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 January 2017 Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon  Togo 2–1 3–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

References

  1. ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Romain Saïss signe deux ans à Angers [Romain Saïss signs for two years at Angers]". L'Equipe (in French). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Romain Saiss: Wolves sign Angers midfielder for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 30 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Newcastle 0–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Burton Albion 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 30 September 2017.
  7. ^ http://www.hac-foot.com/actualite/romain-saiss-au-hac-pour-2-ans.html
  8. ^ "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "R. Saïss". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Games played by Romain Saïss in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Romain Saïss in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  12. ^ a b Romain Saïss at National-Football-Teams.com
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