{{Short description|French footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Wesley Saïd |image = Wesley Saïd ASSE RCL 2425 (cropped).jpg |caption = Saïd with [[RC Lens|Lens]] in 2024 |full_name = Wesley Alain Bernard Saïd<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j82457.html |title=Saïd: Career history |website=BDFutbol |access-date=18 October 2025}}</ref> |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|4|19|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Noisy-le-Grand]], France |height = 1.71 m |position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]] |currentclub = [[RC Lens|Lens]] |clubnumber = 22 |youthyears1 = 2001–2004 |youthclubs1 = Noisy-le-Grand |youthyears2 = 2004–2006 |youthclubs2 = Villiers-sur-Marne |youthyears3 = 2006–2013 |youthclubs3 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] |years1 = 2012–2014 |clubs1 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]] |caps1 = 26 |goals1 = 10 |years2 = 2013–2017 |clubs2 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] |caps2 = 32 |goals2 = 4 |years3 = 2014 |clubs3 = → [[Stade Lavallois|Laval B]] (loan) |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 1 |years4 = 2014–2015 |clubs4 = → [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] (loan) |caps4 = 30 |goals4 = 4 |years5 = 2015–2016 |clubs5 = → [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] (loan) |caps5 = 9 |goals5 = 1 |years6 = 2015–2016 |clubs6 = → [[Dijon FCO|Dijon B]] (loan) |caps6 = 2 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 2017–2019 |clubs7 = [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] |caps7 = 63 |goals7 = 13 |years8 = 2019–2021 |clubs8 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] |caps8 = 23 |goals8 = 2 |years9 = 2021– |clubs9 = [[RC Lens|Lens]] |caps9 = 122 |goals9 = 32 |nationalyears1 = 2011 |nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]] |nationalcaps1 = 11 |nationalgoals1 = 9 |nationalyears2 = 2011–2012 |nationalteam2 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]] |nationalcaps2 = 8 |nationalgoals2 = 2 |nationalyears3 = 2012–2013 |nationalteam3 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]] |nationalcaps3 = 4 |nationalgoals3 = 2 |nationalyears4 = 2013 |nationalteam4 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] |nationalcaps4 = 6 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |nationalyears5 = 2014–2015 |nationalteam5 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] |nationalcaps5 = 8 |nationalgoals5 = 0 |nationalyears6 = 2016 |nationalteam6 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] |nationalcaps6 = 1 |nationalgoals6 = 0 |pcupdate = 17 May 2026 |ntupdate = }}
'''Wesley Alain Bernard Saïd''' (born 19 April 1995) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Ligue 1]] club [[RC Lens|Lens]]. He is a former France youth international, having represented his country from [[France national under-16 football team|under-16]] to [[France national under-21 football team|under-21]] level.
==Club career== === Rennes === Born in [[Noisy-le-Grand]], Saïd is a youth exponent of [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]. He made his [[Ligue 1]] debut at 31 August 2013 against [[Lille OSC|Lille]] in a goalless draw at [[Roazhon Park|Stade de la Route de Lorient]] starting in the first eleven and was substituted for [[Jonathan Pitroipa]] after 73 minutes.
He was loaned to [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] for the 2014–15 season on the last day of the transfer window.<ref>{{cite news|title=Saïd quitte Rennes|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Said-quitte-rennes/495639|access-date=12 July 2016|work=L'Equipe|date=1 September 2014|language=fr}}</ref>
Saïd was loaned to [[Ligue 2]] side [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] for the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Said-rennes-prete-a-dijon/586753|title= Saïd (Rennes) prêté à Dijon (in French)|work= L'Equipe|date= 31 August 2015|access-date= 29 November 2015}}</ref>
=== Dijon === In July 2017, Saïd signed a four-year contract with Dijon. The transfer fee paid to Rennes was reported as €1.5 million with a possible €500,000 more in bonuses and a 20% sell-on clause.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wesley Saïd revient à Dijon|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Wesley-said-revient-a-dijon/816496|access-date=17 July 2017|work=L'Équipe|date=7 July 2017|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rennes - Mercato : ASSE, Wesley Saïd revient à Dijon FCO (Off.) |url=https://www.foot-sur7.fr/362969-rennes-mercato-asse-wesley-said-revient-dijon-fco-off|access-date=17 July 2017|work=Foot sur 7|date=8 July 2017|language=fr}}</ref>
=== Toulouse === On 3 August 2019, [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] announced the signing of Saïd on a four-year deal.<ref name="toulouse">{{cite web|title=Wesley Saïd est Toulousain !|url=https://www.toulousefc.com/fr/wesley-said-est-toulousain|access-date=3 August 2019|archive-date=1 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101131642/https://www.toulousefc.com/fr/wesley-said-est-toulousain|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Lens === On 22 June 2021, Saïd signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 club [[RC Lens|Lens]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wesley Said: RC Lens sign winger from Toulouse|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/wesley-said-rc-lens-sign-winger-from-toulouse/ar-AALk0Ku|access-date=24 June 2021|website=www.msn.com}}</ref> On 17 January 2023, he extended his contract with Lens until 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wesley Saïd prolonge jusqu'en 2026 avec Lens |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Wesley-said-prolonge-jusqu-en-2026-avec-lens/1375266 |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}</ref>
==International career== Born in France to a [[Réunion]]nais father (of [[Comores|Comorian]] descent) and a [[Mauritian]] mother<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sofoot.com/wesley-said-je-suis-quelqu-un-qui-s-adapte-facilement-440345.html|title=Wesley Saïd : " Je suis quelqu'un qui s'adapte facilement "}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.5plus.mu/actualite/wesley-said-so-foot|title = Wesley Saïd : So foot ! | 5-Plus Dimanche}}</ref> Saïd is a former France youth international.
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 22 May 2026|<ref>{{cite web|title=W. Saïd|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/wesley-said/235484/|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 July 2016}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[Coupe de France]] !colspan="2"|[[Coupe de la Ligue]] !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]] |[[2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2012–13]] |[[Championnat National 3|CFA 2]] |15||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||5 |- |[[2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2013–14]] |CFA 2 |11||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!10!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!26!!10 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] |[[2013–14 Ligue 1|2013–14]] |[[Ligue 1]] |6||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |[[2015–16 Stade Rennais F.C. season|2015–16]] |Ligue 1 |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |[[2016–17 Stade Rennais F.C. season|2016–17]] |Ligue 1 |25||4||2||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!4!!3!!1!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!39!!6 |- |[[Stade Lavallois|Laval B]] (loan) |[[2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2014–15]] |CFA 2 |1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||1 |- |[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] (loan) |[[2014–15 Ligue 2|2014–15]] |[[Ligue 2]] |30||4||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||5 |- |[[Dijon FCO|Dijon]] (loan) |[[2015–16 Ligue 2|2015–16]] |Ligue 2 |9||1||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- |[[Dijon FCO|Dijon B]] (loan) |[[2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2015–16]] |CFA 2 |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2" |—||2||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Dijon |[[2017–18 Dijon FCO season|2017–18]] |Ligue 1 |29||9||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||9 |- |[[2018–19 Dijon FCO season|2018–19]] |Ligue 1 |34||4||4||1||2||2||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs]]}}||1||42||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!13!!5!!1!!3!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!1!!73!!17 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] |[[2019–20 Toulouse FC season|2019–20]] |Ligue 1 |23||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||2 |- |[[2020–21 Toulouse FC season|2020–21]] |Ligue 2 |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !23!!2!!1!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!25!!2 |- |rowspan="6"|[[RC Lens|Lens]] |[[2021–22 RC Lens season|2021–22]] |Ligue 1 |21||5||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||6 |- |[[2022–23 RC Lens season|2022–23]] |Ligue 1 |21||5||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||6 |- |[[2023–24 RC Lens season|2023–24]] |Ligue 1 |27||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|Three appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], two appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||33||7 |- |[[2024–25 RC Lens season|2024–25]] |Ligue 1 |24||3||0||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan=2|—||26||4 |- |[[2025–26 RC Lens season|2025–26]] |Ligue 1 |29||12||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||12 |- !colspan="2"|Total !122!!32!!9!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!7!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!138!!35 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !308!!67!!20!!5!!10!!3!!7!!1!!2!!1!!347!!77 |} {{notelist}}
== Honours == '''Lens'''
* [[Coupe de France]]: [[2025–26 Coupe de France|2025–26]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brotherton |first=Alex |date=22 May 2026 |title=Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c8xw1nr8kq1t |access-date=22 May 2026 |website=BBC Sport |language=}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * {{FFF player|8904-said-wesley}} * {{FFF male player|2318034638<!-- -wesley-said -->}}
{{RC Lens squad}}
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