Saïd Imigene

Saïd Imigene
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005
Place of birth Riyad, Mauritania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Leganés B
Number 15
Youth career
Académie FFRIM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Douanes
2022–2025 Elite Falcons
2025– Leganés B 6 (0)
2025– Leganés 3 (0)
International career
2021–2024 Mauritania U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025

Saïd Imigene (born 16 January 2005), sometimes known as Said Sy, is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club CD Leganés B and the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Born in Riyad, Nouakchott, Imigene played for the youth academy of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania before joining Douanes in 2021. In the following year, he moved abroad and signed for Elite Falcons in the United Arab Emirates.[1]

On 24 January 2025, Imigene moved to Spain and joined CD Leganés, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera Federación.[2] After being a part of the first team squad in the 2025 pre-season, he made his professional debut on 14 September of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Naim García in a 2–0 Segunda División away win over Granada CF.[3]

International career

In November 2021, Imigene was included in Mauritania national under-20 team's 32-man squad for the 2021 UNAF U-20 Tournament.[4] After captaining the side in the following years, he received his first call-up to the full side on 29 August 2024, for two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Botswana and Cape Verde.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Transfert – Elite Falcons – Équipe de Mauritanie U20 : Leganés s'offre Saïd Imigene" [Transfer – Elite Falcons – Mauritania U20 team: Leganés offers Saïd Imigene] (in French). Africa Foot United. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  2. ^ "El Leganés B refuerza su defensa con el internacional mauritano Saïd Imigene" [Leganés B bolster their defense with the Mauritanian international Saïd Imigene] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  3. ^ "El Granada no levanta cabeza: otra derrota en casa, sigue sin ganar y ya es colista" [Granada are struggling to recover: another home defeat, still winless, and now bottom of the table] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Tournoi UNAF U-20 : 32 joueurs présélectionnés !" [UNAF U-20 Tournament: 32 players pre-selected!] (in French). Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Mourabitounes : La liste pour le Botswana et le Cap-Vert !" [Mourabitounes: The list for Botswana and Cape Verde!] (in French). Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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