Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
10.0
World class
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.32
goals / match
Fulham FC
top club · 141 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#113
goals rank
#267
assists rank
158
season goals
31
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€18.00m
peak value · 2004
€17.50m
top transfer fee · 03/04
32
best season · 00/01
55 / 16
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1978-08-08 · 6 players total
492Appearances
158Goals
31Assists
23Yellow cards
1Red cards
89Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Louis Saha |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Louis Laurent Saha |
| Date of birth | 1978-08-08 (47 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Paris, France |
| Citizenship | France Guadeloupe |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2013-08-08 |
| Contract expires | — |
Aug 2013
Transfer: Lazio → Retired
13/14 · Transfer
May 2013
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Feb 2013
Transfer: Sunderland → Lazio
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2012
Transfer: Tottenham → Sunderland
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sunderland AFC, SS Lazio, Sunderland AFC U21
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Everton → Tottenham
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Tottenham Hotspur, Everton FC
32 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2011
Injury: unknown
31 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Everton FC
26 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Everton FC
40 matches · 15 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2008
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Sep 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2008
Transfer: Man Utd → Everton
08/09 · Transfer
Aug 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Everton FC
29 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2008
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jan 2008
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Manchester United
24 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Manchester United
34 matches · 13 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Manchester United
30 matches · 15 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Manchester United
22 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2004
Transfer: Fulham → Man Utd
03/04 · Transfer · €17.50m
Jul 2003
03/04 — Manchester United, Fulham FC
35 matches · 22 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Fulham FC
28 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Fulham FC
44 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Fulham FC
48 matches · 32 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: FC Metz → Fulham
00/01 · Transfer · €3.15m
Jul 1999
99/00 — FC Metz
35 matches · 12 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 1999
Transfer: Newcastle → FC Metz
98/99 · Return from loan
Jan 1999
Transfer: FC Metz → Newcastle
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — FC Metz, Newcastle United
18 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — FC Metz
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: FC Metz U19 → FC Metz
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1995
Transfer: Clairef. U17 → FC Metz U19
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1993
Transfer: Clairef. Yth. → Clairef. U17
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €18.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals12 total · 2.26/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A12 total · 2.26/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.57/90
Minutes played by club
FC Metz
10.9%
Newcastle United
8.7%
Sunderland AFC
0.0%
SS Lazio
0.0%
Sunderland AFC U21
0.0%
Everton FC
28.8%
Tottenham Hotspur
2.9%
Manchester United
27.1%
Fulham FC
21.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Metz | 3 | 97/98 | 99/00 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 869 |
| Newcastle United | 1 | 98/99 | 98/99 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 692 |
| Sunderland AFC | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS Lazio | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland AFC U21 | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everton FC | 4 | 08/09 | 11/12 | 115 | 34 | 3 | 2,301 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 233 |
| Manchester United | 5 | 03/04 | 07/08 | 124 | 42 | 17 | 2,169 |
| Fulham FC | 4 | 00/01 | 03/04 | 141 | 63 | 9 | 1,728 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Coupe de France | FC Metz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Metz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Division 1 | FC Metz | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 407 |
| 99/00 | UI Cup | FC Metz | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| 98/99 | Champions League Qu. | FC Metz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Division 1 | FC Metz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Newcastle United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 602 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | FC Metz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Coupe de France | FC Metz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Division 1 | FC Metz | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 392 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | FC Metz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Serie A | SS Lazio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | U21 PL | Sunderland AFC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Everton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Everton FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Everton FC | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,287 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Everton FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 10/11 | Premier League | Everton FC | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | Everton FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | Everton FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Everton FC | 33 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 179 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Everton FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premier League | Everton FC | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 191 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Champions League | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Manchester United | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
| 06/07 | Champions League | Manchester United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Manchester United | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 204 |
| 05/06 | Champions League | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Manchester United | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 74 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Manchester United | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Champions League Qu. | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Manchester United | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 670 |
| 03/04 | Champions League | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Fulham FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Fulham FC | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 124 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Manchester United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Fulham FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Fulham FC | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
| 02/03 | UI Cup | Fulham FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 530 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Fulham FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Fulham FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Fulham FC | 36 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 330 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Fulham FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Fulham FC | 43 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 125 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Fulham FC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | 1993-07-01 | Clairef. Yth. | Clairef. U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Clairef. U17 | FC Metz U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | FC Metz U19 | FC Metz | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-08 | FC Metz | Newcastle | Loan | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-05-31 | Newcastle | FC Metz | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | FC Metz | Fulham | Transfer | 0 | €3.15m |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-23 | Fulham | Man Utd | Transfer | 0 | €17.50m |
| 08/09 | 2008-09-01 | Man Utd | Everton | Transfer | 7500000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-31 | Everton | Tottenham | Transfer | 4000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-16 | Tottenham | Sunderland | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-02-06 | Sunderland | Lazio | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-08 | Lazio | Retired | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Knee problems | 2008-01-08 | 2008-02-16 | 40 | 11 |
| 07/08 | strain | 2008-03-20 | 2008-04-19 | 31 | 11 |
| 08/09 | Knee problems | 2008-08-01 | 2008-09-01 | 32 | 4 |
| 08/09 | Calf problems | 2008-09-07 | 2008-09-21 | 15 | 4 |
| 08/09 | Knee problems | 2008-11-30 | 2009-02-02 | 65 | 12 |
| 10/11 | Ankle injury | 2011-03-19 | 2011-07-01 | 105 | 31 |
| 12/13 | Hamstring injury | 2013-05-19 | 2013-06-30 | 43 | 9 |
Current—
Peak€18.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€18.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €15.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €18.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #25250 | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23658 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #10831 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9323 | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3377 | — | 20 | 4 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | First Division | Fulham FC | 27 | 43 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Manchester United | 20 | 32 |
| 09/10 | Premier League | Everton FC | 13 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Premier League | Manchester United | 6 | 32 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Manchester United | 6 | 24 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Fulham FC | 4 | 43 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 1999-05-31 | Newcastle | FC Metz | Return from loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-08 | FC Metz | Newcastle | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Louis Saha's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 116 | 24 | 32 | 60 | 129 | 206 | -77 | 21% |
| Liverpool FC | 116 | 36 | 21 | 59 | 114 | 178 | -64 | 31% |
| Chelsea FC | 116 | 19 | 41 | 56 | 105 | 182 | -77 | 16% |
| Aston Villa | 116 | 43 | 44 | 29 | 162 | 127 | +35 | 37% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 108 | 45 | 26 | 37 | 151 | 126 | +25 | 42% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 108 | 57 | 21 | 30 | 182 | 111 | +71 | 53% |
| Manchester City | 106 | 44 | 24 | 38 | 132 | 148 | -16 | 42% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 90 | 40 | 28 | 22 | 124 | 93 | +31 | 44% |
| West Ham United | 86 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 146 | 93 | +53 | 47% |
| Sunderland AFC | 86 | 50 | 25 | 11 | 139 | 65 | +74 | 58% |
| Portsmouth FC | 68 | 38 | 14 | 16 | 102 | 59 | +43 | 56% |
| Birmingham City | 68 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 93 | 53 | +40 | 49% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 03/04 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 06/07 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 99/00 | Goal #150 (career) |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 35 | 477 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 98/99 | 18 | 692 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 97/98 | 26 | 392 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 09/10 | 40 | 218 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.65 |
| 08/09 | 29 | 287 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 06/07 | 34 | 486 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 05/06 | 30 | 383 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 03/04 | 35 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 02/03 | 28 | 998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 01/02 | 44 | 367 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 00/01 | 48 | 194 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.32 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
288 apps
84 G
19 A
First Division
43 apps
27 G
4 A
League Cup
23 apps
15 G
4 A
FA Cup
31 apps
12 G
2 A
UI Cup
16 apps
9 G
0 A
Division 1
47 apps
5 G
0 A
Champions League
19 apps
4 G
2 A
Europa League Qualifying
1 apps
2 G
0 A
Serie A
6 apps
0 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Louis Saha?
Louis Saha is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Louis Saha?
Louis Saha is 47 years old. He was born on August 8, 1978 in Paris.
What position does Louis Saha play?
Louis Saha plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Louis Saha play for?
Louis Saha currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Louis Saha scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Louis Saha has scored 158 goals in 492 appearances.