Chaouki Ben Saada

Chaouki Ben Saada

Personal information
Full name	Chaouki Ben Saada
Date of birth	July 1, 1984 (1984-07-01) (age 27)
Place of birth	Bastia, Corsica, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	RC Lens
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2008	SC Bastia	170	(56)
2008–2011	OGC Nice	80	(9)
2011–	RC Lens	6
Total		256	(65)
National team‡
2005–	Tunisia	38	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2011

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

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.	January 27, 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	South Africa	2 – 0	3 – 1	2008 African Cup of Nations
2.	February 4, 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Cameroon	1 – 2	2 – 3	2008 African Cup of Nations
3.	June 7, 2008	Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles	Seychelles	2 – 0	2 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
4.	June 21, 2008	Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia	Burundi	1 – 0	2 – 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams
• Chaouki Ben Saada French league stats at LFP.fr (French)^{[dead link]}

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Name	Ben Saada, Chaouki
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Date of birth	1984-07-01
Place of birth	Bastia, Corsica, France
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