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Former international · Centre-back · 2012–2025

Romain
Saïss

رومان سايس

Born on 26 March 1990 in Bourg-de-Péage, France. 84 caps and 2 goals between 2012 and 2025. No. 6 on Morocco’s all-time caps list. World Cups: 2018, 2022.

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Romain Saïss
2012–2025
Romain Saïss Centre-back · 1.90 m
Photo: Nawfel Ajari · CC BY-SA 4.0
84caps
No. 6 all-time
2goals
1 every 42 matches
62%won
53 won · 18 drawn · 15 lost
14 Nov 2012
First cap · Togo
AFCON 2017
World Cup 2018
AFCON 2019
AFCON 2021 World Cup 2022
AFCON 2023
AFCON 2025
WonDrawnLost His goal World Cup or AFCON finals Point at or tap a square to see the match
Morocco rating7.08average of 26 rated games
Minutes for Morocco2,262in 27 games with minutes
Starts691 off the bench
Games as captain20with the armband

From the match data of 70 of his 81 Morocco games since 2016.

Full nameRomain Ghanem Paul Saïss Born26 March 1990 · age 36 Birthplace Bourg-de-Péage, France Nationality Morocco, France Height1.90 m Weight80 kg FootLeft
Milestones
First capvs Togo 0–114 Nov 2012 · Friendly
First goalvs Togo 3–120 Jan 2017 · Africa Cup of Nations 2017
50th matchvs Guinea-Bissau 5–06 Oct 2021 · World Cup 2022 qualifier
Latest goalvs Tanzania 3–017 Jan 2024 · Africa Cup of Nations 2023
Last matchvs Comoros 2–021 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations 2025
Morocco
Match data since 2016

His Morocco games in detail

Match rating, game by game

average 7.08
2018202220232025

Per 90 minutes

Goals
0.08
Assists
0.00
Minutes per goal
1,131′
Shots (on target)
0.5 (0.1)
Key passes
0.2
Successful dribbles
0.1
Tackles + interceptions
2.6
Duels won
62%
Pass accuracy
84%

In these 70 games

Goals
3
Assists
1
Cards
2 0

His best games

  1. 8.0 Belgium 2–027 Nov 2022 · World Cup 2022 · 90′
  2. 7.8 South Africa 1–01 Jul 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations 2019 · 90′
  3. 7.7 Ivory Coast 1–028 Jun 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations 2019 · 90′
  4. 7.6 Tanzania 3–017 Jan 2024 · Africa Cup of Nations 2023 · 90′
  5. 7.5 Namibia 1–023 Jun 2019 · Africa Cup of Nations 2019 · 90′

Ratings are out of 10. Per-90 numbers come from 2,262 minutes with player statistics.

Starting positions for Morocco

Where he plays

Centre-back · 45 startsCBLeft-back · 10 startsLBCentral midfielder · 6 startsCMRight-back · 3 startsRBRight winger · 2 startsRWLeft midfielder · 1 startLMLeft winger · 1 startLWRight midfielder · 1 startRM
  • Centre-back45 starts65%
  • Left-back10 starts14%
  • Central midfielder6 starts9%
  • Right-back3 starts4%
  • Right winger2 starts3%
  • Left midfielder1 start1%
  • Left winger1 start1%
  • Right midfielder1 start1%

Shirt numbers

665 games

From 69 starts with a known line-up position.

With the Lions

Year by year

1
0
0
0
7
13
11
9
3
9
Best year19
7
4
3
’12’13’14’15’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
His goals on record

How his goals came

2 goals in 86 matches, scoring in 2 of them.

2 goals

By competition

World Cup finals8 matches0
World Cup qualifiers15 matches0
AFCON finals17 matches2
AFCON qualifiers17 matches0
Friendlies29 matches0

Favourite opponents

  1. Tanzania12 matches
  2. Togo13 matches

Home and away

2At home55 matches
0Away or neutral31 matches

Goals in wins, draws, defeats

2W0D0L

When he scores

01–15′
216–30′
031–45′
046–60′
161–75′
076–90′

Minute of 3 goals with match events

Goals in the senior matches we have line-ups for; the official total can be a little higher for the early years.

His record

Under each coach, against each opponent

Under each coach

  1. Rachid Taoussi2012 · 1 match0 won · 0 drawn · 1 lost0%
  2. Hervé Renard2016–2019 · 38 matches · 1 goal21 won · 7 drawn · 10 lost55%
  3. Vahid Halilhodžić2019–2022 · 24 matches18 won · 4 drawn · 2 lost75%
  4. Walid Regragui2022–2025 · 23 matches · 1 goal15 won · 5 drawn · 3 lost65%

Against each opponent

OpponentPW–D–LWin %His goals
Ivory Coast53–2–060%·
Comoros43–1–075%·
South Africa42–0–250%·
DR Congo41–2–125%·
Burkina Faso33–0–0100%·
Togo32–0–167%1
Gabon31–2–033%·
Tanzania22–0–0100%1
All 52 opponents
OpponentPW–D–LWin %His goals
Ivory Coast53–2–060%·
Comoros43–1–075%·
South Africa42–0–250%·
DR Congo41–2–125%·
Burkina Faso33–0–0100%·
Togo32–0–167%1
Gabon31–2–033%·
Tanzania22–0–0100%1
Liberia22–0–0100%·
Malawi22–0–0100%·
Ghana22–0–0100%·
Sudan22–0–0100%·
Guinea-Bissau22–0–0100%·
Burundi22–0–0100%·
Central African Republic22–0–0100%·
Tunisia22–0–0100%·
Cape Verde22–0–0100%·
Zambia21–0–150%·
Spain21–1–050%·
Mali21–1–050%·
Egypt20–0–20%·
Mauritania20–2–00%·
Uganda11–0–0100%·
Mozambique11–0–0100%·
Brazil11–0–0100%·
Portugal11–0–0100%·
Canada11–0–0100%·
Belgium11–0–0100%·
Georgia11–0–0100%·
Chile11–0–0100%·
Guinea11–0–0100%·
Senegal11–0–0100%·
Namibia11–0–0100%·
Estonia11–0–0100%·
Slovakia11–0–0100%·
Uzbekistan11–0–0100%·
Serbia11–0–0100%·
Congo11–0–0100%·
Peru10–1–00%·
France10–0–10%·
Croatia10–1–00%·
Paraguay10–1–00%·
United States10–0–10%·
Benin10–0–10%·
The Gambia10–0–10%·
Argentina10–0–10%·
Iran10–0–10%·
Ukraine10–1–00%·
Cameroon10–0–10%·
Netherlands10–0–10%·
Finland10–0–10%·
Libya10–1–00%·
Latest matches

His last 12 matches

Every match (86)
DateOpponentResultCompetitionG
2025
21 Dec 2025ComorosWin2–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Group A
18 Nov 2025UgandaWin4–0Friendly
14 Nov 2025MozambiqueWin1–0Friendly
2024
7 Jun 2024ZambiaWin2–1World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
30 Jan 2024South AfricaLoss0–2Africa Cup of Nations 2023 · Round of 16
21 Jan 2024DR CongoDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 2023 · Group F
17 Jan 2024TanzaniaWin3–0Africa Cup of Nations 2023 · Group F1 30′
2023
21 Nov 2023TanzaniaWin2–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
17 Oct 2023LiberiaWin3–0AFCON 2023 qualifier · Group K
14 Oct 2023Ivory CoastDraw1–1Friendly
12 Sep 2023Burkina FasoWin1–0Friendly
17 Jun 2023South AfricaLoss1–2AFCON 2023 qualifier · Group K
28 Mar 2023PeruDraw0–0Friendly
25 Mar 2023BrazilWin2–1Friendly
2022
14 Dec 2022FranceLoss0–2World Cup 2022 · Semi Finals
10 Dec 2022PortugalWin1–0World Cup 2022 · Quarter Finals
6 Dec 2022SpainWin on pens0–03–0 pensWorld Cup 2022 · Round of 16
1 Dec 2022CanadaWin2–1World Cup 2022 · Group F
27 Nov 2022BelgiumWin2–0World Cup 2022 · Group F
23 Nov 2022CroatiaDraw0–0World Cup 2022 · Group F
17 Nov 2022GeorgiaWin3–0Friendly
27 Sep 2022ParaguayDraw0–0Friendly
23 Sep 2022ChileWin2–0Friendly
13 Jun 2022LiberiaWin2–0AFCON 2023 qualifier · Group K
9 Jun 2022South AfricaWin2–1AFCON 2023 qualifier · Group K
1 Jun 2022United StatesLoss0–3Friendly
29 Mar 2022DR CongoWin4–1World Cup 2022 qualifier · Third Round
25 Mar 2022DR CongoDraw1–1World Cup 2022 qualifier · Third Round
30 Jan 2022EgyptLoss1–2aetAfrica Cup of Nations 2022 · Quarter Finals
25 Jan 2022MalawiWin2–1Africa Cup of Nations 2022 · Round of 16
18 Jan 2022GabonDraw2–2Africa Cup of Nations 2022 · Group C
14 Jan 2022ComorosWin2–0Africa Cup of Nations 2022 · Group C
10 Jan 2022GhanaWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 2022 · Group C
2021
12 Nov 2021SudanWin3–0World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I
12 Oct 2021GuineaWin4–1World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I
9 Oct 2021Guinea-BissauWin3–0World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I
6 Oct 2021Guinea-BissauWin5–0World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I
2 Sep 2021SudanWin2–0World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I
12 Jun 2021Burkina FasoWin1–0Friendly
8 Jun 2021GhanaWin1–0Friendly
30 Mar 2021BurundiWin1–0AFCON 2022 qualifier · Group E
26 Mar 2021MauritaniaDraw0–0AFCON 2022 qualifier · Group E
2020
17 Nov 2020Central African RepublicWin2–0AFCON 2022 qualifier · Group E
13 Nov 2020Central African RepublicWin4–1AFCON 2022 qualifier · Group E
9 Oct 2020SenegalWin3–1Friendly
2019
19 Nov 2019BurundiWin3–0AFCON 2022 qualifier · Group E
15 Nov 2019MauritaniaDraw0–0AFCON 2022 qualifier · Group E
5 Jul 2019BeninLoss on pens1–11–4 pensAfrica Cup of Nations 2019 · Round of 16
1 Jul 2019South AfricaWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 2019 · Group D
28 Jun 2019Ivory CoastWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 2019 · Group D
23 Jun 2019NamibiaWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 2019 · Group D
16 Jun 2019ZambiaLoss2–3Friendly
12 Jun 2019The GambiaLoss0–1Friendly
26 Mar 2019ArgentinaLoss0–1Friendly
2018
20 Nov 2018TunisiaWin1–0Friendly
16 Oct 2018ComorosDraw2–2AFCON 2019 qualifier · Group B
13 Oct 2018ComorosWin1–0AFCON 2019 qualifier · Group B
8 Sep 2018MalawiWin3–0AFCON 2019 qualifier · Group B
25 Jun 2018SpainDraw2–2World Cup 2018 · Group B
15 Jun 2018IranLoss0–1World Cup 2018 · Group B
9 Jun 2018EstoniaWin3–1Friendly
4 Jun 2018SlovakiaWin2–1Friendly
31 May 2018UkraineDraw0–0Friendly
27 Mar 2018UzbekistanWin2–0Friendly
23 Mar 2018SerbiaWin2–1Friendly
2017
11 Nov 2017Ivory CoastWin2–0World Cup 2018 qualifier · Group C
7 Oct 2017GabonWin3–0World Cup 2018 qualifier · Group C
5 Sep 2017MaliDraw0–0World Cup 2018 qualifier · Group C
1 Sep 2017MaliWin6–0World Cup 2018 qualifier · Group C
10 Jun 2017CameroonLoss0–1AFCON 2019 qualifier · Group B
31 May 2017NetherlandsLoss1–2Friendly
28 Mar 2017TunisiaWin1–0Friendly
24 Mar 2017Burkina FasoWin2–0Friendly
29 Jan 2017EgyptLoss0–1Africa Cup of Nations 2017 · Quarter Finals
24 Jan 2017Ivory CoastWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 2017 · Group C
20 Jan 2017TogoWin3–1Africa Cup of Nations 2017 · Group C1 21′
16 Jan 2017DR CongoLoss0–1Africa Cup of Nations 2017 · Group C
9 Jan 2017FinlandLoss0–1Friendly
2016
15 Nov 2016TogoWin2–1Friendly
12 Nov 2016Ivory CoastDraw0–0World Cup 2018 qualifier · Group C
8 Oct 2016GabonDraw0–0World Cup 2018 qualifier · Group C
3 Jun 2016LibyaDraw1–1AFCON 2017 qualifier · Group F
27 May 2016CongoWin2–0Friendly
29 Mar 2016Cape VerdeWin2–0AFCON 2017 qualifier · Group F
26 Mar 2016Cape VerdeWin1–0AFCON 2017 qualifier · Group F
2012
14 Nov 2012TogoLoss0–1Friendly
Teammates

Played most with

64 togetherAchraf HakimiRight-back62 togetherYoussef En-NesyriStriker52 togetherYassine BounouGoalkeeper48 togetherSofyan AmrabatDefensive midfielder46 togetherHakim ZiyechRight winger
Club
Club career
Valence2010–2011 13 apps · 4 g
Clermont2011–2013 48 apps · 1 g
Le Havre2013–2015 61 apps · 3 g
Angers2015–2016 35 apps · 2 g
Wolverhampton Wanderers2016–2022 176 apps · 13 g
Beşiktaş2022–2023 25 apps · 1 g
Al Sadd2023–2026 11 apps · 1 g
Al-Shabab2023–2024 · loan 25 apps · 4 g
Season by season

His club numbers

Club games422since 2011/12
Club goals27since 2011/12
Club assists8since 2011/12
Club rating7.05since 2011/12
SeasonClub and competitionsGamesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
2025/26Al Sadd Sports ClubStars League · AFC Champions League Elite17 (14)906·16.84
2024/25Al Sadd Sports ClubAFC Champions League Elite · Stars League8 (7)665117.13
2023/24Al ShababPro League · Saudi Arabia · King's Cup · King's Cup30 (28)2,477417.37
2023/24Al Sadd Sports ClubArab Club Champions Cup3 (1)61··6.90
2022/23Beşiktaş J.K.Süper Lig · Türkiye Kupası26 (23)1,935117.02
2021/22WolvesPremier League · England · League Cup · England32 (32)2,7983·7.04
2020/21WolvesPremier League · England · FA Cup · League Cup · England30 (30)2,6783·6.99
2019/20WolvesPremier League · England · UEFA Europa League · FA Cup42 (41)3,425317.00
Every season (17)
SeasonClub and competitionsGamesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
2018/19WolvesPremier League · England · FA Cup · League Cup · England26 (24)1,8172·6.94
2017/18WolvesChampionship · FA Cup · League Cup · England44 (37)3,4244·7.09
2016/17WolvesChampionship · FA Cup25 (19)1,734·17.00
2015/16Angers SCOLigue 1 · Coupe de France · Coupe de la Ligue37 (35)3,107227.08
2014/15Le Havre ACLigue 2 · Coupe de France · Coupe de la Ligue36 (1)902·–
2013/14Le Havre ACLigue 2 · Coupe de la Ligue28 (0)01·–
2012/13Clermont IINational 31 (1)90··–
2012/13ClermontLigue 2 · Coupe de la Ligue22 (0)0··–
2011/12ClermontLigue 2 · Coupe de France15 (1)1201·–
Total42225,3272787.05

Every club competition (league, cups, continental), from the 2011/12 season. Earlier seasons, and some smaller leagues, are not included.

Transfers
  1. 29 Jun 2026 Al Sadd Sports Club· without a club Free
  2. 1 Jul 2024 Al ShababAl Sadd Sports Club End of loan
  3. 5 Sep 2023 Al Sadd Sports ClubAl Shabab Loan
  4. 24 Jul 2023 Beşiktaş J.K.Al Sadd Sports Club € 2.5M
  5. 1 Jul 2022 WolvesBeşiktaş J.K. Free
  6. 30 Aug 2016 Angers SCOWolves € 4M
  7. 1 Jul 2013 ClermontLe Havre AC
Injuries and suspensions
  1. Thigh Injury 18 Dec 2022 – 6 Jan 2023 20 days
  2. Hamstring 11 Dec 2022 – 13 Dec 2022 3 days
  3. Thigh Injury 9 Oct 2022 – 29 Oct 2022 21 days
  4. Knock 8 May 2022 – 20 Jul 2022 74 days
  5. Knock 28 Jan 2021 – 6 Feb 2021 10 days
  6. Virus 9 Nov 2020 – 5 Dec 2020 27 days
  7. Hamstring 8 Oct 2019 – 23 Oct 2019 16 days
  8. Knock 2 Sep 2019 – 13 Sep 2019 12 days
All 10 absences
  1. Knock16 Aug 2016 – 25 Aug 201610 days
  2. Knock2 May 2016 – 13 May 201612 days
Honours
Tournaments

* AFCON 2025: Senegal won the final 1–0 after extra time on the pitch. CAF’s Appeal Board awarded the match and the title to Morocco on 17 March 2026; Senegal’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was pending as of October 2026.

Club and country

Trophy cabinet

4 titles
Championship2017–18
Premier League Asia Trophy2019
Qatar Cup2025
Stars League2024–25
Runner-up · Third place (1)
UAE-Qatar Super ShieldRunner-up · 2025
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