Romain Saïss

Romain Ghanem Paul Saïss (Arabic: رومان غانم بول سايس; born 26 March 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.

Saïss began his senior career with Valence in the Championnat de France Amateur 2 (fifth-tier), and supplemented his €500 monthly salary with washing up at his parents' restaurant.

[5] On 30 August 2016, Saïss moved to England, joining EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.

[15] Saïss triggered an automatic one-year extension to his contract on 18 March 2021, by making 20 starts in the Premier League during the 2020–21 season, tying him to the club until June 2022.

[19] On 31 May 2022, Saïss announced that he would leave Wolves at the end of his contract on 1 July, having played 206 games for the club over six seasons, and scoring 15 goals, nine of them in the Premier League.

[24] On 5 September 2023, after making just 3 appearances for Al Sadd, the Qatari side sent Saïss on a season-long loan to Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab.

[25][26] Saïss, who was born and raised in France to a Moroccan father and a French mother, chose to represent the Morocco national team.

[27] In June 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[28] and featured in group games against Iran and Spain.

Saïss with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016
Saïss (in white) defending against Spain at the 2018 FIFA World Cup