FC Augsburg secures football star Elias Saad for 2029!

FC Augsburg secures football star Elias Saad for 2029!

What exciting news from the football world! FC Augsburg has the 25-year-old German-TunisianElias Saadsigned by FC St. Pauli. The talented winger has signed a contract until 2029 and the transfer fee is around two million euros. Sky reports that FCA managing director Michael Ströll praises Saad's potential, particularly his technical skills, dribbling strength, speed and goal threat.

Elias Saad's career is remarkable and makes him a truly special talent. He was previously a two-time Tunisian international and moved from Eintracht Norderstedt (Regionalliga) to St. Pauli in January 2023. He has had an atypical path as he did not grow up in a youth academy but took his first steps in futsal. In 2019, at just 19 years old, he was the youngest debutant in the German national futsal team and wore the DFB colors a total of five times.

Getting started in professional football

Saad made his debut for FC St. Pauli on matchday 28 of last season and hasn't missed a game since. His performances last Saturday, where he scored two goals and contributed an assist in the 3-0 win over Freiburg, have pushed him even further to the forefront. His first season at St. Pauli was impressive - in the first half of the season he scored 10 goals and provided 4 assists. This season, Saad has started all eleven competitive games and has already scored four goals and one assist.

Since his move to St. Pauli, he has quickly played his way into the hearts of the fans. His former coach Jens Martens once emphasized that Saad had great potential for a career in the Bundesliga. Tobias Kröger from Transfer market described him as one of Tunisia's most valuable personalities and sees him as a player with a promising future.

The way forward

For Saad, the move to Augsburg was an opportunity to develop further and gain a foothold in the Bundesliga. Despite injuries that forced him to be passive last season, he is viewed as a key offensive player this year. St. Pauli will now have to make do without him after the departure of another attacking player, Morgan Guilavogui, to Lens made the situation even worse.

The football world can look forward to seeing how Saad's career continues to unfold. The ambitious player also wants to give hope to other young talents who did not start out in a youth academy and prove that great success can also be achieved outside of the traditional training path.

His parents come from Tunisia and Saad grew up in Hamburg. This multicultural character could give him additional drive to prove himself in both the Bundesliga and the Tunisian national team.

The coming months promise to be exciting, both for Elias Saad and for his new fans in Augsburg. His journey from a talented futsal player to a Bundesliga professional shows that with hard work and passion, many things are possible.