Louis Saha

Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Louis Saha

Saha in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Louis Laurent Saha[1]
Date of birth	(1978-08-08) 8 August 1978 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1990–1995	FC Soisy-Andilly-Margency
1992–1995	Clairefontaine[4]
1995–1997	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2000	Metz	47	(5)
1999	→ Newcastle United (loan)	11	(1)
2000–2004	Fulham	117	(53)
2004–2008	Manchester United	86	(28)
2008–2012	Everton	97	(27)
2012	Tottenham	10	(3)
2012–2013	Sunderland	11	(0)
2013	Lazio	6	(0)
Total		385	(117)
International career
1998–1999	France U21	12	(3)
2004–2012	France	20	(4)
Medal record Representing  France Men's football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 1997
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5][6]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz	1997–98	Division 1	21	1	2	0	0	0	3[c]	0	—		26	1
	1998–99	Division 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	—		6	0
	1999–2000	Division 1	23	4	3	0	1	0	8	8	—		35	12
	Total		47	5	5	0	1	0	14	8	0	0	67	13
Newcastle United (loan)	1998–99	Premier League	11	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	—		12	2
Fulham	2000–01	First Division	43	27	1	0	4	5	—		—		48	32
	2001–02	Premier League	36	8	6	0	2	1	—		—		44	9
	2002–03	Premier League	17	5	3	1	0	0	8	1	—		28	7
	2003–04	Premier League	21	13	1	2	0	0	—		—		22	15
	Total		117	53	11	3	6	6	8	1	0	0	142	63
Manchester United	2003–04	Premier League	12	7	0	0	0	0	2[d]	0	0	0	14	7
	2004–05	Premier League	14	1	2	0	4	1	2[d]	0	—		22	2
	2005–06	Premier League	19	7	4	2	5	6	2[d]	0	—		30	15
	2006–07	Premier League	24	8	2	1	0	0	8[d]	4	—		34	13
	2007–08	Premier League	17	5	2	0	0	0	5[d]	0	0	0	24	5
	Total		86	28	10	3	9	7	19	4	0	0	124	42
Everton	2008–09	Premier League	24	6	3	2	1	0	1[c]	0	—		29	8
	2009–10	Premier League	33	13	1	0	1	0	5[e]	2	—		40	15
	2010–11	Premier League	22	7	3	2	1	1	—		—		26	10
	2011–12	Premier League	18	1	0	0	2	1	—		—		20	2
	Total		97	27	7	4	5	2	6	2	0	0	115	35
Sunderland	2012–13	Premier League	11	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		14	0
Lazio	2012–13	Serie A	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		6	0
Career total			385	117	36	12	24	15	47	15	0	0	492	159

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2004	8	2
	2005	0	0
	2006	10	2
	2007	0	0
	2008	0	0
	2009	0	0
	2010	0	0
	2011	1	0
	2012	1	0
Total		20	4

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saha goal.

List of international goals scored by Louis Saha^[source?]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 February 2004	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	28 May 2004	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Andorra	3–0	4–0	Friendly
3	2 September 2006	Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
4	11 October 2006	Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard, France	Faroe Islands	1–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Fulham

• Football League First Division: 2000–01^[8]
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002^[9]

Manchester United

• Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08^[3]
• Football League Cup: 2005–06^[10]
• UEFA Champions League: 2007–08^[11]

Everton

• FA Cup runner-up: 2008–09^[12]

France U18

• UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1997^[source?]

France

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2006

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 First Division^[13]
• Premier League Player of the Month: August 2001^[3]