Brian Saah
Saah playing for Dagenham & Redbridge in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Brian Ebo Saah | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Hornchurch, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Woking | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 | Leyton Orient | 93 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Cambridge United | 73 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Torquay United | 78 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 66 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Woking (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015– | Woking | 80 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | England C | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 2 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:20, 2 May 2017 (UTC) |
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Brian Ebo Saah (born 16 December 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Woking.
Saah was born in Hornchurch, London. He started his career in the youth system at Leyton Orient, making his debut at the age of sixteen in a 3–0 defeat to Huddersfield Town in September 2003. He scored his first goal for the club in a Football League Trophy tie against future club Woking on 28 September 2004. Despite starting as a central midfielder, Saah was converted to a central defender and won praise for his displays deputising for first team regulars John Mackie and Gabriel Zakuani during the 2005–06 promotion season to League One. At the end of the season he was rewarded with his first professional contract.
He began to establish himself in the team and become a first team regular during the 2006–07 season, and was rewarded with a new two-year contract in March 2007. There was also speculation that Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur had offered £2 million for the defender, after scouts had been sent to see him action. However, Orient manager Martin Ling rubbished the story saying the offer would have been accepted, but still claimed that Saah was the best defender outside the Championship. He scored his first league goal in a 3–1 loss at Bournemouth on 26 December 2007. Saah featured quite frequently over the next two seasons but was released at the end of his contract in May 2009, after making a total of 110 appearances scoring twice.
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