Chaouki Ben Saada ( ar, شوقي بن سعادة; born 1 July 1984) is a French-born former professional

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who played as a

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and forward for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Born in

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, France, Ben Saada made 170 appearances for

, scoring 16 goals for the team. On 2 July 2008, he signed with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for €1.5 million along with teammate

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, agreeing to a three-year contract. After a three-year stint with Nice, he signed a two-year deal with Ligue 2 outfit

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on 24 August 2011. In August 2012, Ben Saada moved to Ligue 2 club Arles-Avignon on a two-year contract. In October 2014, he then signed a one-year contract with

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, extending his stay in the Ligue 2.

International career

Ben Saada 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

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, before being called up to replace Issam Jomaa, who withdrew with a knee injury.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Saada goal''.

References

External links

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FFF Profile
1984 births Living people Footballers from Bastia French sportspeople of Tunisian descent Tunisian men's footballers Tunisia men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players SC Bastia players OGC Nice players RC Lens players AC Arlésien players ES Troyes AC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub