Saïd Bakari

Saïd Riad Bakari (born 22 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

Born in La Courneuve, Bakari played youth football for FC Bourget, Paris Saint-Germain, Red Star and Chantilly before starting his senior career at Belgian third tier club Turnhout in 2013.

Bakari was born in La Courneuve, France, to Comoran parents and grew up there alongside his five siblings.

[4] He subsequently joined Paris Saint-Germain's academy but left in 2011 due to a lack of game time.

[2] He had spells with Red Star and US Chantilly's academies before leaving home in 2013 to move to Belgium, where he played for Turnhout in the Belgian Third Division B.

[5] After a successful trial with Eerste Divisie club RKC Waalwijk, Bakari signed for their under-23 side in summer 2017 on an amateur basis.

[11][12] Bakari made his Eredivisie debut on 11 August 2019 in a 2–0 defeat to AZ Alkmaar, becoming the first player from Comoros to play in the division.