Rafiki Saïd
 Saïd in 2022. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafiki Saïd Ahamada | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Samba M'Bodoni, Comoros | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Troyes | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | Brest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Brest II | 49 | (19) |
| 2021 | → Stade Briochin (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Brest | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Nîmes | 30 | (9) |
| 2023– | Troyes | 20 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Comoros | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 | |||
Rafiki Saïd Ahamada (born 15 March 2000) is a Comorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for French Ligue 2 club Troyes and the Comoros national team.
Club career
Saïd joined the youth academy of Brest at the age of 11, and signed his first professional contract on 25 May 2000.[2] He began his senior career with their reserve side, before joining Stade Briochin on loan for the second half of the 2020–21 season in the Championnat National.[3] He returned to Brest in the summer of 2021, where he was promoted to the senior team.[4] He made his professional debut with Brest in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Angers on 12 September 2021.[5]
On 31 August 2022, Saïd signed with Nîmes for one season, with an option to extend for two more seasons.[6] On 22 July 2023, he transferred to Troyes signing a 4-year contract.[7]
International career
Saïd debuted with the Comoros national team in a 4–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Central African Republic on 17 November 2023, scoring his side's third goal in his debut.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Comoros' goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2023 | Stade de Moroni, Moroni, Comoros |  Central African Republic |
3–1 | 4–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Said (Rafiki Said) - Football". petitbleu.fr.
- ^ Football 269, Comoros (May 26, 2020). "Rafiki Saïd signe son premier contrat pro avec le Stade Brestois".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Rafiki Saïd est Griffon". Stade Briochin - Site Officiel. February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Stade Brestois. Sans Rafiki Saïd, avec le jeune Axel Camblan contre le PSG". Le Telegramme. August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Brest vs. Angers - 12 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Le Nîmes Olympique est fier et heureux de vous annoncer l'arrivée de Rafiki Saïd pour une saison" (in French). Nîmes. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Houssamdine, Boina (July 23, 2023). "Rafiki Saïd s'engage avec Troyes (L2)".
- ^ "Coupe du monde 2026 (Q) : Maolida et les Comores en passent 4 à la Centrafrique". www.afrik-foot.com. November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Rafiki Saïd". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
External links
- Rafiki Saïd at Soccerway