Elias Saad

Elias Saad (Arabic: إِلْيَاس سَعْد; born 27 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. 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. In 2019 he joined Futsal Bundesliga team Hamburg Panthers and became the youngest player to make an appearance for the Germany national futsal team. 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. Whilst playing amateur football in Hamburg Saad also trained as a wholesale and retail salesman. In March 2021 Saad agreed to join Regionalliga Nord side FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03, signing a two-year contract.

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