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Henri Saivet
Senegalese footballer (born 1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henri Grégoire Saivet (born 26 October 1990) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Clermont. Although initially a France youth international, he played for the Senegal national team from 2013 to 2019.
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Personal information | |||||||||||
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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 | Clermont | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
1999–2002 | US 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) | ||||||||
2016–2021 | Newcastle United | 5 | (1) | ||||||||
2016–2017 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 27 | (1) | ||||||||
2018 | → Sivasspor (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
2018–2019 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 29 | (2) | ||||||||
2022–2024 | Pau | 66 | (15) | ||||||||
2024– | Clermont | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
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) | ||||||||
2013–2019 | Senegal | 31 | (1) | ||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 19 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Saivet began his career with Bordeaux, making his debut aged 17, and spent nine years at the club before being signed by English club Newcastle United. He made few appearances for Newcastle and was loaned out to Saint-Étienne, and Turkish clubs Sivasspor and Bursaspor before leaving in 2021. After a year without a club, he signed for Pau. In 2024, after two seasons with Pau, he joined Clermont.