Louis Laurent Saha was born on 8 August 1978 and is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
53 Facts About Louis Saha
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Louis Saha moved to Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer in the 2012 January transfer window.
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Louis Saha represented France at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Louis Saha's parents were born on the island of Guadeloupe, where his grandparents remain to this day.
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Louis Saha revealed he and his siblings were brought up from a strict Caribbean culture.
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Louis Saha's father worked as a mechanic for planes and his mother worked as a nurse.
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Louis Saha revealed that his father tried to make him balance his football with the rest of his education, but nevertheless, push him to make sure he "got enough education away from football" and supported him "all the way in helping him mature as a footballer and as a man".
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Louis Saha began his football career at FC Soisy-Andilly-Margency in the commune of Soisy-sous-Montmorency before he joined Clairefontaine.
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Louis Saha later moved to Metz at the age of 15 and then signed his first professional contract with the club at 17.
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Louis Saha went on loan to Newcastle United in January 1999, scoring st Coventry City and playing in a total of 11 league games.
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Louis Saha scored in Newcastle's run to the 1999 FA Cup Final with the only goal in the fifth round clash against Blackburn Rovers; however, he was left out of the cup final squad entirely by manager Ruud Gullit.
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Louis Saha later reflected his time at Newcastle United, saying it made him acknowledge how hard he has to work as a footballer and gaining confidence.
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Since making his debut, Louis Saha quickly established himself in the first team, becoming the club's first-choice striker and along with John Collins and Lee Clark.
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Louis Saha then scored eight goals in four matches in September 2000, scoring st Nottingham Forest, braces against Northampton Town and Burnley, and a hat-trick against Barnsley.
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Louis Saha scored two goals in two matches between in January 2001 against Norwich City and Watford.
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Louis Saha scored three goals in two matches between in April 2001 against Portsmouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Louis Saha then scored three goals in three matches in September 2003, scoring against Birmingham City, Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers.
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Louis Saha's goal scoring form continued to the end of the year, scoring three braces.
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Around this time, Louis Saha revealed that he had a fallen out with Manager Chris Coleman as a result of the way in which he left Fulham.
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However, Louis Saha picked up a knee injury playing for France against the Faroe Islands which put him out of action for a month.
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Louis Saha was named a starter over Van Nistelrooy in the final against Wigan Athletic, and scored a goal.
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Louis Saha was chosen by Ferguson to partner alongside Rooney for the next season, after Van Nistelrooy's exit for Real Madrid during the summer transfer window.
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Louis Saha scored the winning goal away to Benfica in the UEFA Champions League and later scored in the home leg.
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Louis Saha's goal scoring form continued for the rest of 2006.
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Louis Saha ended the season with 13 goals in all competitions, largely thanks to his pre-Christmas form.
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On 23 September 2007, Louis Saha won and converted a penalty against Chelsea in Chelsea's first game with Avram Grant in charge.
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Louis Saha continued to make appearances off the bench, but when Wayne Rooney was ruled out for a few weeks he partnered Tevez up front.
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Louis Saha was ruled out for several weeks, missing key games.
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In May 2008, Louis Saha admitted that he believed his United career was in doubt.
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Louis Saha joined Everton in 2008 for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year 'pay-as-you-play' deal.
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Not match-fit at his time of signing, Louis Saha offered to train without being paid while injured.
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Louis Saha went on to a run of seven goals in seven games in all competitions by the end of the year.
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The next two months saw Louis Saha earned two Player of the Month awards by the club.
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Louis Saha then suffered a thigh injury that saw him miss one match.
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Louis Saha scored again for Everton against Fulham on 19 March 2011 with a low right footed drive from a free kick, he was later stretchered off with an ankle injury and remained sidelined for the remainder of the season.
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Louis Saha was substituted into the match in the second half and scored 3 minutes into his return from injury with a low right footed drive from outside the box.
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Louis Saha failed to score again for Everton, a drought that lasted 942 consecutive minutes of league football.
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Louis Saha left Everton having scored 35 goals in 115 appearances.
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On 31 January 2012, Louis Saha completed a free transfer move to Tottenham Hotspur, signing a six-month contract.
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Louis Saha was given the number 15 jersey, last worn by Peter Crouch.
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On 13 July 2012, it was confirmed that Louis Saha was released after his contract expired at the end of the season.
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Louis Saha's contract was mutually terminated on transfer deadline day January 2013.
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On 6 February 2013, Louis Saha signed a six-month contract with Italian club Lazio.
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Louis Saha made his debut for Lazio, coming on as a substitute on 9 February 2013 in a match against Napoli.
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On 8 August 2013, his 35th birthday, Louis Saha announced his retirement from professional football via Twitter.
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Louis Saha joined other retired players at a Testimonial match for his former Spurs teammate Ledley King on 12 May 2014.
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Louis Saha represented France at various youth levels and scored the winning goal in the 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship against Portugal.
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Two years later, Louis Saha was called up to the national team squad for the FIFA World Cup, earning his first call-up in almost a year.
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Louis Saha contributed to France reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, but he was suspended for the final against Italy after receiving a yellow card during the semi-final victory over Portugal.
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Louis Saha was named in the squad picked for the Euro 2012 qualifiers, which included goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, Chelsea's Florent Malouda and nine other players who took part in France's disappointing 2010 World Cup campaign.
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Louis Saha learned the language after moving to Fulham in 2000, where he experienced some initial struggles before improving.
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Louis Saha has three children with his former partner: Stanley, Enzo and Lou.
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In February 2011, Louis Saha escaped unhurt after his car collided with a fence on Altrincham Road, at the entrance to the tunnels that run under the runways of Manchester Airport.