Said Ahmed Said (born 20 April 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in Ghana, he has represented Italy at youth level.

Career

Internazionale

Born in Ghana, Said moved to Italy at a young age. He was a product of

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

's youth system. He scored 14 goals for the under-17 team in the 2009–10 season and was also the second-highest goalscorer, behind teammate Fabio Hoxha. On 31 August 2010 Said departed Inter on loan for ChievoVerona's Primavera team, however he only featured 9 times.

Genoa

In August 2011 Said transferred to

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. He made his

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debut on 1 November 2012, against

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. On 2 January 2014 Said was loaned to

Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...

. He was farmed out to

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in Summer 2014.

Olhanense

On 31 August 2015, Said was signed by

Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense () is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve. Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth tier of Portuguese football. It holds home matches at the ...

on a temporary deal. Said scored 8 goals in 36 matches at Olhanense in the

LigaPro The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Prim ...

Hajduk Split

On 5 July 2016, Said was signed by

HNK Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...

. Said made his Hajduk debut on 14 July 2016 in a 2–2 draw against Politehnica Iași at the

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in the Second Round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying.
/ref> Said came on as a substitute in the 68th minute and scored the equalising goal in the 94th minute. Said made his 1. HNL debut on 17 July 2016, playing 60 minutes before coming off for

Zvonimir Kožulj Zvonimir Kožulj (; born 15 November 1993) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova. Kožulj started his professional career at Široki Brijeg, who loaned him to Vitez in 2013 and to ...

in a 2–0 win over

HNK Cibalia Hrvatski nogometni klub Cibalia, commonly known as Cibalia Vinkovci or simply Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva NL, Croatia's second tier league. Their stadium ...

. On 24 August 2017, he missed a penalty against Everton in a Europa League Qualifier. On 19 August 2018, in the 90th minute of Hajduk's home loss against Gorica, he received a red card and a 4-match suspension after headbutting Gorica's goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina.

Rio Ave

On 31 January 2019, Said was signed by

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. After four caps in 2019, the forward was loaned on to

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for one year.Said Ahmed Said vient renforcer l'attaque de Lokeren
at RTBF.be

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Said, Said Ahmed 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kumasi Men's association football forwards Italian men's footballers Genoa CFC players AC Monza players Mantova 1911 players S.C. Olhanense players HNK Hajduk Split players Rio Ave F.C. players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players FC Argeș Pitești players Panserraikos F.C. players Liga I players Serie A players Serie C players Croatian Football League players Primeira Liga players Challenger Pro League players Super League Greece 2 players Italy men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Ghanaian emigrants to Italy Naturalised citizens of Italy Italian people of Ghanaian descent