Chaouki Ben Saada

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Chaouki Ben Saada (Arabic: شوقي ابن سعادة‎) (born July 1, 1984 in Bastia, Corsica, France) is a Tunisian footballer, currently playing for OGC Nice in Ligue 1.

[edit] Career

Ben Saada plays as either a midfielder or a striker, and in 170 appearances with Bastia, he scored 16 goals for the team.

Despite much interest from bigger clubs, he remained with Bastia. However, on July 2, 2008, he signed with Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for 1.5 millions euros along with teammate Kafoumba Coulibaly. He agreed to a three-year contract.

[edit] International career

He 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 2006 World Cup, before being called up to replace Issam Jomaa, who withdrew with a knee injury.

[edit] International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 27, 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	South Africa	2 – 0	3 – 1	2008 African Cup of Nations
2.	February 4, 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Cameroon	1 – 2	2 – 3	2008 African Cup of Nations
3.	June 7, 2008	Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles	Seychelles	2 – 0	2 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
4.	June 21, 2008	Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia	Burundi	1 – 0	2 – 1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

[edit] External links

• Career history at National Football Teams
• Chaouki Ben Saada French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

v • d • e Tunisia squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Boumnijel • 2 Saidi • 3 Essediri • 4 El Abdy • 5 Jaziri • 6 Trabelsi • 7 Mhedhebi • 8 Nafti • 9 Guemamdia • 10 Ghodhbane • 11 Santos • 12 Mnari • 13 Namouchi • 14 Chedli • 15 Jaïdi • 16 Fadhel • 17 Ben Saada • 18 Ben Achour • 19 Ayari • 20 Clayton • 21 Jemâa • 22 Kasraoui • 23 Hadj Massaoued • Coach: Lemerre

v • d • e Tunisia squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Boumnijel • 2 Essediri • 3 Haggui • 4 Yahia • 5 Jaziri • 6 Trabelsi • 7 Guemamdia • 8 Nafti • 9 Chikhaoui • 10 Ghodhbane • 11 Santos • 12 Mnari • 13 Bouazizi • 14 Chedli • 15 Jaïdi • 16 Nefzi • 17 Ben Saada • 18 Jemmali • 19 Ayari • 20 Namouchi • 21 Saidi • 22 Kasraoui • 23 Melliti • Coach: Lemerre

v • d • e Tunisia squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Kasraoui • 2 Ghezal • 3 Haggui • 4 El Abdy • 5 El Bekri • 6 Felhi • 7 Ben Saada • 8 Nafti • 9 Chikhaoui • 10 Zaiem • 11 Santos • 12 Mnari • 13 Ben Frej • 14 Zouagi • 15 Jaïdi • 16 Mathlouthi • 17 Jemâa • 18 Mikari • 19 Meriah • 20 Ben Dhifallah • 21 Traoui • 22 Nefzi • 23 Chermiti • Coach: Lemerre

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