Market value
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Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.03
goals / match
FC Bayern Munich II
top club · 343 apps
Position rank · 98/99
#113
goals rank
#152
assists rank
12
season goals
0
season assists
Among 334 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€300k
peak value · 2005
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top transfer fee
3
best season · 05/06
40 / 3
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1978-12-29 · 6 players total
346Appearances
12Goals
0Assists
70Yellow cards
2Red cards
76Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Christian Saba |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1978-12-29 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana, Ghana |
| Citizenship |  Ghana |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2014-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2014
Transfer: 1906 Haidhausen → Retired
14/15 · Transfer
Nov 2012
Transfer: Retired → 1906 Haidhausen
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Transfer: FC Bayern II → Retired
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Bayern Munich II
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2010
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Bayern Munich II
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Bayern Munich II
37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Bayern Munich II
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
06/07 — Bayern Munich, FC Bayern Munich II
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Bayern Munich II
30 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Bayern Munich II
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Bayern Munich II
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Bayern Munich II
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Bayern Munich II
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2000
Transfer: Arm. Bielefeld → FC Bayern II
00/01 · Return from loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — FC Bayern Munich II
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
Transfer: FC Bayern II → Arm. Bielefeld
99/00 · Loan
Jun 1999
Transfer: Hertha BSC → FC Bayern II
98/99 · Return from loan
Jan 1999
Transfer: FC Bayern II → Hertha BSC
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — Bayern Munich, Hertha BSC, Hertha BSC II, FC Bayern Munich II
12 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Bayern Munich, FC Bayern Munich II
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — FC Bayern Munich II
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
Transfer: FC Bayern U19 → FC Bayern II
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1995
Transfer: Hearts of Oak → FC Bayern U19
95/96 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €300k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 296 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 98/99. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.44/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.44/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.89/90
Minutes played by club
Bayern Munich
0.0%
FC Bayern Munich II
100.0%
Hertha BSC
0.0%
Hertha BSC II
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 06/07 | 98/99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Bayern Munich II | 14 | 00/01 | 98/99 | 343 | 12 | 0 | 6,831 |
| Hertha BSC | 1 | 98/99 | 98/99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hertha BSC II | 1 | 98/99 | 98/99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Bundesliga | Hertha BSC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | DFB-Pokal | Hertha BSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | Hertha BSC II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 405 |
| 97/98 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,051 |
| 10/11 | 3. Liga | FC Bayern Munich II | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 3. Liga | FC Bayern Munich II | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 3. Liga | FC Bayern Munich II | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 31 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1,279 |
| 06/07 | Bundesliga | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | DFB-Pokal | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 29 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,592 |
| 05/06 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 30 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 885 |
| 04/05 | DFB-Pokal | FC Bayern Munich II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | DFB-Pokal | FC Bayern Munich II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Bayernpokal | FC Bayern Munich II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 619 |
| 00/01 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Hearts of Oak | FC Bayern U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | FC Bayern U19 | FC Bayern II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | FC Bayern II | Hertha BSC | Loan | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-06-30 | Hertha BSC | FC Bayern II | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | FC Bayern II | Arm. Bielefeld | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-12-31 | Arm. Bielefeld | FC Bayern II | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | FC Bayern II | Retired | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-11-01 | Retired | 1906 Haidhausen | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | 1906 Haidhausen | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Knee problems | 2010-03-24 | 2010-07-01 | 100 | 18 |
Current—
Peak€300k
Low—
Δ since start−€125k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53847 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #46770 | — | 23 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23131 | #5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3441 | #5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Schütz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Georg Niedermeier | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paolo Guerrero | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 3 | 30 |
| 07/08 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 2 | 31 |
| 98/99 | Regionalliga Süd | FC Bayern Munich II | 2 | 9 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2000-12-31 | Arm. Bielefeld | FC Bayern II | Return from loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | FC Bayern II | Arm. Bielefeld | Loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-06-30 | Hertha BSC | FC Bayern II | Return from loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | FC Bayern II | Hertha BSC | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 12 | 405 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 97/98 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | 25 | 1,051 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 |
| 10/11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 31 | 1,279 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 06/07 | 29 | 2,592 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 05/06 | 30 | 885 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 04/05 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 15 | 619 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 00/01 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Regionalliga Süd
272 apps
12 G
0 A
3. Liga
65 apps
0 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Christian Saba?
Christian Saba is a Ghana professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Christian Saba?
Christian Saba is 47 years old. He was born on December 29, 1978 in Accra, Ghana.
What position does Christian Saba play?
Christian Saba plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Christian Saba play for?
Christian Saba currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Christian Saba scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Christian Saba has scored 12 goals in 346 appearances.