Nathanaël Ruben Saintini (born 30 May 2000) is a Guadeloupean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss side Sion, and the Guadeloupe national team.
Club career
Saintini is a youth product of the Guadeloupean club MJC des Abymes, and continued his development in mainland France with the youth academies of CASC Ouillins-Lyon, Saint-Priest and Montpellier. He began his senior career with Montpellier reserves, before moving to SO Cholet in the Championnat National. He transferred to FC Sion on 8 January 2019.[1]
Saintini spent the 2020–21 season on loan with the Luxembourgian club Union Titus Pétange.[2] He made his professional debut with Sion in a 1–0 Swiss Super League win over BSC Young Boys on 7 August 2021.[3]
On 14 February 2024, Saintini joined Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in Ukraine on loan with an option to buy.[4]
International career
Born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, Saintini represented the France U18s twice in 2018.[5] He debuted for the Guadeloupe national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Cape Verde on 23 March 2022.[6]
References
- ^ "Transfert de Nathanaël Saintini".
- ^ "Petingen / Der neue Abwehrspieler Nathanël Saintini will die Wende schaffen". www.tageblatt.lu.
- ^ "Sion vs. Young Boys - 7 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Натанаель Сантіні - третій зимовий новачок ФК "Кривбас"!" [Nathanaël Saintini is the third winter rookie of FC "Kryvbas"!] (in Ukrainian). FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Nathanaël Saintini avec l'équipe de France U18". 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Lineups Guadalupe vs Cape Verde - International Friendly 2022". www.besoccer.com.
External links
- Nathanaël Saintini at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
- Nathanaël Saintini at the French Football Federation (in French)
