Henri Saivet
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NEWCASTLE UNITED F.C. Season 2016-
Personal information
Date of birth
26 October 1990
Place of birth
Dakar, Senegal
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position
Winger / Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
Newcastle United
Number
x
Youth career
Cergy Clos
1999-2002
Bordeaux
2002-2007
Senior career*
Bordeaux B
2006-2010
57x apps / 9x goals
Bordeaux
2007-2016
134x apps / 17x goals
→ Angers (loan)
2011
18x apps / 3x goals
Newcastle United
2016-
0x apps / 0x goal
National team
France U16
2005-2006
15x apps / 8x goals
France U17
2006-2007
21x apps / 9x goals
France U18
2007-2008
4x apps / 1x goal
France U21
2010-2012
12x apps / 4x gaols
Senegal
2013-
9x apps / 0x goal
(* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:59, 27 December 2015 (UTC) National team caps and goals correct as of 00:59, 17 November 2015 UTC)
Henri Saivet (born 26 October 1990) is a Senegalese football player who currently plays for English club Newcastle United in the Barclays Premier League as a Central midfielder or a winger.
He is a France youth international having starred at several youth levels.
Career
Bordeaux
In 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Bordeaux, thus making him the youngest professional player in the history of the club.
He subsequently made his professional debut during the 2007-08 season, at the age of 17, in a league match against Lens.
Newcastle United
On 11 January 2016, Bordeaux manager Willy Sagnol confirmed that he gave Saivet permission to leave the club.
Later that day Saivet officially signed a five-and-half year contract with Newcastle United, joining for a reported fee of £5 million.