Saïd Arab (born 23 July 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Arab began playing football locally with

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, before joining the youth academy of

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious commune in the Parisian area, located from its centre. It is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department an ...

, and then training with

ASM Oran Association Sportive Madinet d'Oran ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية لمدينة وهران), known as ASM Oran or ASMO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Oran and founded in 1933. The club colours are green and white. Their ...

in Algeria. He returned to France to the youth academy of USA Clichy, before training at

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and

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. He signed his first senior contract with Red Star in 2018. Arab made his professional debut with Red Star in a 1–0

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loss to

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; oc, Niòrt; la, Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the ...

on 17 May 2019. On 13 June 2020, he transferred to

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, signing a contract for 3 years. On 31 January 2022, Arab joined Bastia-Borgo on loan.

Personal life

Born in France, Arab holds French and Algerian nationalities.

Career statistics

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