Saër Sène (born 4 November 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.[1]
 Sène (left) with Tim Cahill in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | FC Etampes | 68 | (39) |
| 2007 | SG Schorndorf | 4 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 52 | (26) |
| 2009–2012 | Bayern Munich II | 55 | (19) |
| 2012–2014 | New England Revolution | 59 | (17) |
| 2014 | New York Red Bulls | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Blackpool | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 16 | (2) |
| 2017 | Montana | 7 | (3) |
| 2017 | FAR Rabat | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Chabab Atlas Khénifra | 22 | (7) |
| 2018 | Rapide Oued Zem | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019[citation needed] | Youssoufia Berrechid | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:02, 24 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Paris, Sène began his career in the youth system of Paris Saint-Germain, before being released in 2005. He dropped into lower division football, signing for FC Étampes, before moving on to Germany in 2007, joining SG Schorndorf for a brief spell. He then spent two seasons with SG Sonnenhof Großaspach, the last of which was successful, with the club winning a league and cup double. His league debut came on 31 August 2007 in a 1–0 victory at home against SSV Ulm 1846. He scored his first goal in the 89th minute in a 4–2 defeat at TSV Crailsheim. He concluded his first season with 21 appearances and four goals, in the following season, Sène notched 31 assists and 22 goals, including three hat-tricks.
In 2009, Sène joined Bayern Munich, as part of the reserve team squad. He represented the first-team in a few pre-season friendlies, scoring against A.C. Milan in the Audi Cup. He was a regular for Bayern II in the 3. Liga, and was named in the first-team's squad for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.[2] He missed most of the 2010–11 season through injury, but returned for the following season, scoring eight goals in the first half of the season, only to leave Bayern on a free transfer in January 2012.
Major League Soccer
editA month later, on 13 February 2012, Sene signed on loan for New England Revolution of MLS.[3] On 17 March 2012, Sène made his MLS debut starting the match before coming off on in the 56th minutes for Diego Fagundez in a 3–0 loss against Sporting Kansas City in the club's second match of the season.[4] The next game on 24 March 2012, Sène scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Portland Timbers[5] On 19 May 2012, Sène scored his first brace in his MLS career in a 2–2 draw against Houston Dynamo.[6][7] Sene's goal against the Philadelphia Union in week 9 won MLS Goal of the Week honors, the only Revolution strike to earn the honor that season.[8] On 29 August 2012, Sène tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a 3–3 draw against Chivas USA.[9] Prior to his injury he had scored two goals. He was ruled out for the remainder of the 2012 New England Revolution season having scored 11 goals and gotten 3 assists, the most for a Revolution player since Taylor Twellman in 2007.[10]
On 12 August 2014, Sène was traded with an international roster spot to New York Red Bulls in exchange for Andre Akpan and allocation money.[11] Two weeks later he scored his first goal for New York in a 2–0 victory over C.D. FAS in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League.[12]
Later career
editOn 2 December 2014, New York announced that the club would not exercise its 2015 option for Sène.[13] He joined Blackpool on 9 January 2015 in a short-term deal until the end of the season.
On 15 March 2017, Sène signed with Bulgarian club Montana until the end of the season.[14] He left the club in June when his contract expired.[15]
Personal life
editSène is the son of Oumar Sène, a former Senegal international footballer.[16] While with New England, in July 2012, Sene was arrested for a "motor vehicle incident."[17][18]
Honours
editSG Sonnenhof Großaspach
- Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (V): 2009
- Württemberg Cup: 2009
References
edit- ^ "Saer Sène : " Van Gaal a été un papa pour moi "". sofoot.com (in French). 14 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "FC Bayern München". UEFA. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Revs acquire French forward Saër Sène". revolutionsoccer.net. 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Match: Kansas City v New England". ESPN Soccernet. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Match:New England v Portland Timbers". ESPN Soccernet. 24 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Match:New England v Houston". ESPN Soccernet. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ "MLS: Five things we learned in week 11". The Guardian. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Saer Sene, New England Revolution's leading scorer, to miss remainder of 2012 season". The Sporting News. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Revolution vs. Chivas USA - August 29". revolutionsoccer.net. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Red Bulls acquire Sène". newyorkredbulls.com. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "NY Red Bulls defeat CD Fas 2-0". mlssoccer.com. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Red Bulls announce contract options not being exercised for 2015 season". newyorkredbulls.com. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Играл за ПСЖ и Байерн подписа с Монтана" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Монтана се раздели със седем чужденци" (in Bulgarian). blitz.bg. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (23 February 2012). "Revolution candidates aim to please". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Smith, Jeremie (1 August 2012). "New England Revolution Player Settles Charges in Court Following Arrest". Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "ARREST LOG, AUG. 2: Another repeat OUI offender charged". 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
External links
edit- Saër Sène at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Saër Sène at ESPN FC
- Saër Sène at Soccerway