Henri Saivet

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-a-half-year contract with Newcastle United, joining for a reported fee of £5 million.

After playing just four matches starting twice in half a season with Newcastle United, Saivet joined Saint-Étienne on a season-long loan on 23 August 2016 without a purchase option given to Saint-Étienne.

On 23 August 2017, Saivet played his first game for Newcastle since 6 February 2016, starting an EFL Cup tie against Nottingham Forest. He was recalled to the first team on 23 December and scored a free kick in a 3–2 Premier League win against West Ham.

On 25 August 2018, it was announced that Saivet would join Turkish club Bursaspor on loan for the season.

Later career In June 2022, Saivet joined French club Pau. After two seasons with the club, he signed for Clermont on a two-year contract on 13 June 2024.

International career He made his debut for Senegal on 14 August 2013.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saivet goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Henri Saivet No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 19 January 2017 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon 2–0 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours Bordeaux Coupe de France: 2012–13 Coupe de la Ligue: 2008–09

Senegal Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2019