Elias Saad

Elias Saad
Saad in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Nashville SC
(on loan from FC Augsburg)
Number 11
Youth career
2017–2018 Buxtehuder SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 30 (13)
2021–2022 Eintracht Norderstedt 38 (18)
2023–2024 FC St. Pauli II 4 (3)
2023–2025 FC St. Pauli 55 (12)
2025– FC Augsburg 10 (0)
2026 → Hannover 96 (loan) 13 (0)
2026– → Nashville SC (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Germany (Futsal) 5 (1)
2024– Tunisia 17 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:02, 16 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 June 2026

Elias Saad (Arabic: إِلْيَاس سَعْد; born 27 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC, on loan from Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. Born in Germany, he plays for the Tunisia national team, having previously been a former international for the Germany national futsal team.

Club career

From Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, in 2017 Saad played under-19 football for Buxtehuder SV.[2] In 2019 he joined Futsal Bundesliga team Hamburg Panthers[3] and became the youngest player to make an appearance for the Germany national futsal team.[4] He also played football for HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst in the fifth-tier Oberliga Hamburg, making 29 appearances in which he scored eleven goals and was credited with seven assists.[2] Whilst playing amateur football in Hamburg Saad also trained as a wholesale and retail salesman.[2][5] In March 2021 Saad agreed to join Regionalliga Nord side FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03, signing a two-year contract.[6]

On 1 December 2022, Saad was announced as signing for 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.[7][8] He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga for St. Pauli as a substitute against Eintracht Braunschweig on 16 April 2023.[9] He scored his first league goal for the club the following week in the derby game against Hamburger SV.[9] The following week he made his first league start for St. Pauli, at home against Arminia Bielefeld on 30 April 2023.[10]

On 26 June 2025, Saad signed a four-year contract with FC Augsburg.[11] On 14 January 2026, he was loaned by Hannover 96 in 2. Bundesliga.[12] Then, on 16 July 2026, he was loaned by Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.[13]

International career

In August 2023 Saad received his first call-up to the Tunisia national team.[14]

He made his debut on 26 March 2024 in a friendly against New Zealand.[15]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Saad is of Tunisian descent.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 2019–20 Oberliga Hamburg 2410–241
2020–21 Oberliga Hamburg 63–63
Total 3013–3013
Eintracht Norderstedt 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord North group 21810228
2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 1710–1710
Total 3818103918
FC St. Pauli II 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 43–43
FC St. Pauli 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 720072
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 30742349
2024–25 Bundesliga 18310193
Total 5512526014
FC Augsburg 2025–26 Bundesliga 10010110
Hannover 96 (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 13000130
Career total 150467215748

International

List of international goals scored by Elias Saad
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 September 2025Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia Liberia3–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
210 October 2025Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia São Tomé and Príncipe2–06–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
33–0
414 November 2025Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia Jordan3–23–2Friendly

Honours

FC St. Pauli

References

  1. 1 2 "Elias Saad » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Schneider, Mirko (13 September 2022). "Eintracht Norderstedt: Flügelflitzer Elias Saad will Profi werden" [Eintracht Norderstedt: Winger Elias Saad wants to become a professional]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Personelle Lage bei Sparta Futsal HSC entspannt sich" [Personnel situation at Sparta Futsal HSC relaxes]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Hardt, Andreas (9 May 2023). "Futsal und Amateure: Wie Elias Saad zum Durchstarter wurde" [Futsal and amateurs: How Elias Saad became a high-flyer]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Bode, Hanno (4 January 2023). "Unverhofft kommt oft: Wie Elias Saad Profi beim FC St. Pauli wurde" [The unexpected often happens: How Elias Saad became a professional at FC St. Pauli]. NDR (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Heiden, Niklas (16 March 2021). "Deal fix: Elias Saad stürmt ab Sommer für Norderstedt" [Deal fixed: Elias Saad to play for Norderstedt in summer]. Amateur Fußball Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Der FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Stürmer Elias Saad" [FC St. Pauli signs forward Elias Saad]. FC St. Pauli. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Mey, Christopher (1 December 2022). "Von Eintracht Norderstedt zum FC St. Pauli: Der Wechsel von Elias Saad" [From Eintracht Norderstedt to FC St. Pauli: The transfer of Elias Saad]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. 1 2 Wolff, Sebastian (24 April 2023). "Saad ist St. Paulis Derby-Gewinner" [Saad is St Pauli's derby winner]. kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Weber, Nils (30 April 2023). "Saads Startelf-Debüt bei St. Pauli: Mächtig Wirbel, viel Applaus" [Saad's starting eleven debut for St. Pauli: A lot of commotion, a lot of applause]. MOPO (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "FCA complete the signing of Elias Saad". FC Augsburg. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hannover 96 leiht Elias Saad vom FC Augsburg" [Hannover 96 loan Elias Saad from FC Augsburg] (in German). Hannover 96. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Nashville SC acquire Tunisian winger Elias Saad". Major League Soccer. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "St. Paulis Saad lebt seinen Traum" [St Pauli's Saad lives his dream]. kicker (in German). 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Tunisia v New Zealand game report". ESPN. 26 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Football, Interview Elias Saad : " Jouer pour la Tunisie sera une fierté. " – Ettachkila".
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