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{{Short description|Senegalese footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Henri Saivet
| image = Saivet20.jpg
| caption = Saivet with [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] in 2008
| full_name = Henri Grégoire Saivet<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=2072418 |title=Henri Gregoire Saivet |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|26|df=y}}<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/6251/Henri-Saivet/overview |title=Henri Saivet: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Dakar]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur26824.html |title=Henri Saivet |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=5 April 2025 |language=fr}}</ref> Senegal
| height = 1.74 m<ref name="PremProfile"/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Clermont Foot|Clermont]]
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 1999–2002 | youthclubs1 = US Cergy Clos
| youthyears2 = 2002–2007 | youthclubs2 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
| years1 = 2006–2010      | clubs1 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux B]]     | caps1 = 57  | goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2007–2016      | clubs2 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]       | caps2 = 134 | goals2 = 17
| years3 = 2011           | clubs3 = → [[Angers SCO|Angers]] (loan)              | caps3 = 18  | goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2016–2021      | clubs4 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]  | caps4 = 5   | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2016–2017      | clubs5 = → [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] (loan) | caps5 = 27  | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2018           | clubs6 = → [[Sivasspor]] (loan)                      | caps6 = 12  | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2018–2019      | clubs7 = → [[Bursaspor]] (loan)                      | caps7 = 29  | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2022–2024      | clubs8 = [[Pau FC|Pau]]                              | caps8 = 66  | goals8 = 15
| years9 = 2024–          | clubs9 = [[Clermont Foot|Clermont]]                  | caps9 = 25  | goals9 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006  | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]]  | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 8
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007  | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]]  | nationalcaps2 = 21 | nationalgoals2 = 9
| nationalyears3 = 2007–2008  | nationalteam3 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]]  | nationalcaps3 = 4  | nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2010–2012  | nationalteam4 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]]  | nationalcaps4 = 12 | nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalyears5 = 2013–2019  | nationalteam5 = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]             | nationalcaps5 = 31 | nationalgoals5 = 1
| club-update = 13 May 2025
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]|}}
}}
'''Henri Grégoire Saivet''' (born 26 October 1990) is a Senegalese professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for {{French football updater|Clermont}} club [[Clermont Foot|Clermont]]. Although initially a [[France national youth football team|France youth international]], he played for the [[Senegal national football team|Senegal national team]] from 2013 to 2019.

Saivet began his career with [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], making his debut aged 17, and spent nine years at the club before being signed by English club [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. He made few appearances for Newcastle and was loaned out to [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]], and Turkish clubs [[Sivasspor]] and [[Bursaspor]] before leaving in 2021. After a year without a club, he signed for [[Pau FC|Pau]]. In 2024, after two seasons with Pau, he joined Clermont.

==Club career==
===Bordeaux===
In 2007, Saivet signed his first professional contract with Bordeaux, thus making him the youngest professional player in the history of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11994_4511563,00.html|title=Sky Sports Scout – Henri Saivet|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|date=25 November 2008|access-date=23 March 2010}}</ref> He subsequently made his professional debut during the [[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08 season]], at the age of 17, in a league match against [[RC Lens|Lens]]. Saivet scored a goal in the [[2013 Coupe de France Final|final of the 2013 Coupe de France]] to help Bordeaux defeat [[Thonon Evian Grand Genève F.C.|Evian]] 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/match/evian-tg-v-bordeaux/lineups/5ylvo26yjp5g1ignc2kzrghqt |title=Evian vs Bordeaux |publisher=goal.com |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref>

===Newcastle United===
On 11 January 2016, Bordeaux manager [[Willy Sagnol]] confirmed that he gave Saivet permission to leave the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2015-2016/newcastle-and-bordeaux-confirm-4.5m-henri-saivet-deal-is-nearly-done_sto5055855/story.shtml? |title=Newcastle and Bordeaux confirm £4.5m Henri Saivet deal is nearly done |work=EuroSport |date=11 January 2016 |access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> Later that day Saivet officially signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with [[Newcastle United]], joining for a reported fee of £5 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=United Complete Saivet Signing|url=http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20160111/united-complete-saivet-signing_2281670_5266658|website=Newcastle United|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Newcastle sign midfielder Henri Saivet from Bordeaux|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/2784847/newcastle-sign-midfielder-henri-saivet-from-bordeaux|publisher=[[ESPN FC]]|access-date=12 January 2016|date=11 January 2016}}</ref>

After playing just four matches starting twice in half a season with Newcastle United, Saivet joined [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] on a season-long loan on 23 August 2016 without a purchase option given to Saint-Étienne.<ref>{{cite news|title=St Etienne sign Newcastle's Saivet and Villa's Veretout on a season's loan |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37176399|access-date=24 August 2016|work=BBC Sport|date=24 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Monier |first=Hugo |title=igue 1 : Saint-Etienne officialise les prêts d'Henri Saivet et Jordan Veretout|url=http://www.francetvsport.fr/football/ligue-1/ligue-1-saint-etienne-officialise-les-prets-d-henri-saivet-et-jordan-veretout-355743|access-date=24 August 2016|work=France TV Sport|date=24 August 2016 |language=fr}}</ref>

On 23 August 2017, Saivet played his first game for Newcastle since 6 February 2016, starting an [[EFL Cup]] tie against [[Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40944674 |title=Newcastle 2-3 Nottingham Forest |publisher=BBC |date=23 August 2017 |access-date=1 September 2017}}</ref> 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 United F.C.|West Ham]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Baker|first1=Ian|title=Newcastle end losing run with thrilling victory away at West Ham to ease pressure on Rafa Benitez|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/west-ham-vs-newcastle-rafa-benitez-goals-henri-saivet-mohamed-diame-christian-atsu-a8126596.html|access-date=24 December 2017|work=The Independent|date=23 December 2017}}</ref>

On 25 August 2018, it was announced that Saivet would join Turkish club [[Bursaspor]] on loan for the [[2018–19 Süper Lig|season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45309288|title=Henri Saivet: Newcastle's Senegal international joins Bursaspor on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 August 2018|access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref>

===Later career===
In June 2022, Saivet joined French club [[Pau FC|Pau]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Pau|url=https://paufc.fr/mercato-point-sur-les-recrues/|title=Point sur les recrues|date=21 June 2022|access-date=11 July 2022|language=fr|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174217/https://paufc.fr/mercato-point-sur-les-recrues/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After two seasons with the club, he signed for [[Clermont Foot|Clermont]] on a two-year contract on 13 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-06-13 |title=Henri Saivet rejoint le Clermont Foot 63 |url=https://www.clermontfoot.com/henri-saivet-rejoint-le-clermont-foot-63/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Clermont Foot |language=fr}}</ref>

==International career==
He made his debut for [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] on 14 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201308261696.html |title=Senegal: The Magnificent Free Kick of the Senegalese Henri Saivet for Bordeaux|first=Moutakilou|last=Mumuni|date=26 August 2013|via=AllAfrica}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|1 July 2021}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|53399}}</ref><ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|henri-saivet/13125}}</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"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental, Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux B]]
|[[2006–07 Championnat de France Amateur|2006–07]]
|[[Championnat de France Amateur|CFA]]
|8||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||1
|-
|[[2007–08 Championnat de France Amateur|2007–08]]
|CFA
|17||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||17||2
|-
|[[2008–09 Championnat de France Amateur|2008–09]]
|CFA
|6||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur|2009–10]]
|CFA
|26||5||0||0||0||0||0||0||26||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!57!!9!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!57!!9
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]
|[[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2008–09 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2008–09]]
|Ligue 1
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2009–10 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2009–10]]
|Ligue 1
|3||0||1||0||1||0||1||0||6||0
|-
|[[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]]
|Ligue 1
|6||0||2||0||2||0||0||0||10||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]]
|Ligue 1
|24||1||2||0||0||0||0||0||26||1
|-
|[[2012–13 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2012–13]]
|Ligue 1
|34||8||6||1||1||0||8||0||49||9
|-
|[[2013–14 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2013–14]]
|Ligue 1
|33||6||2||0||2||1||5||1||42||8
|-
|[[2014–15 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2014–15]]
|Ligue 1
|14||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|[[2015–16 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2015–16]]
|Ligue 1
|18||2||0||0||1||0||8||1||27||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!134!!17!!14!!1!!8!!1!!22!!2!!178!!21
|-
|[[Angers SCO|Angers]] (loan)
|[[2010–11 Ligue 2|2010–11]]
|[[Ligue 2]]
|18||3||2||1||0||0||0||0||20||4
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[2015–16 Newcastle United F.C. season|2015–16]]
|[[Premier League]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Newcastle United F.C. season|2017–18]]
|Premier League
|1||1||2||0||1||0||0||0||4||1
|-
|[[2019–20 Newcastle United F.C. season|2019–20]]
|Premier League
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[[2020–21 Newcastle United F.C. season|2020–21]]
|Premier League
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!5
!1
!2
!0
!1
!0
!0
!0
!8
!1
|-
|[[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] (loan)
|[[2016–17 AS Saint-Étienne season|2016–17]]
|Ligue 1
|27||1||1||0||0||0||7||0||35||1
|-
|[[Sivasspor]] (loan)
|[[2017–18 Süper Lig|2017–18]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
|[[Bursaspor]] (loan)
|[[2018–19 Süper Lig|2018–19]]
|Süper Lig
|29||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||29||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!282!!33!!19!!2!!9!!1!!29!!2!!339!!38
|}

===International===
{{updated|27 July 2019|<ref name="NFT"/>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]
|2013||4||0
|-
|2014||1||0
|-
|2015||9||0
|-
|2016||0||0
|-
|2017||8||1
|-
|2018||2||0
|-
|2019||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!31!!1
|}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Henri Saivet<ref name="NFT"/>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 19 January 2017 || [[Stade de Franceville]], Franceville, Gabon || {{fb|ZIM}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B|2017 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Bordeaux'''<ref name="SW"/>
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[2012–13 Coupe de France|2012–13]]
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue|2008–09]]

'''Senegal'''
* [[Africa Cup of Nations]] runner-up: [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations|2019]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
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{{Clermont Foot squad}}
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