Steeven Saba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1993[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Port-au-Prince, Haiti[1][3] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2][3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Violette | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague[1] | ||
| 2000–2009 | Shana[1] | ||
| Weston Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Violette | 48 | (19) |
| 2020 | Montreal Impact | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Violette | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Haiti | 19 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Steeven Saba (born 24 February 1993) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue Haïtienne club Violette and the Haiti national team. Saba is a dual-citizen of Haiti and the United States.[4]
Saba was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti into a family of Lebanese descent. His father is the former footballer Grégory Saba.[1]
Club career
Violette AC
Montreal Impact
On 29 January 2020,[1] Saba signed with the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer to a one-year deal with options for 2021 and 2022.[5]
Saba recalled his experience signing with the club as a "dream come true" for the opportunity to play for Impact manager and former France legend Thierry Henry. He openly expressed his gratitude to his former Haitian club Violette and the Haiti national team for helping to set the stage for him to participate in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup where his international play had garnered some attention among clubs in the region.[6]
On 12 March 2020, the MLS suspended play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Saba, like other Impact players during this time, was unable to train inside the club's facility, having not been cleared from local health authorities and instead held voluntary training sessions. On 20 May 2020, Saba broke his left foot on a routine jog near his home in Montreal and was sidelined for eight to twelve weeks.[7]
On 27 November 2020, Montreal declined to exercise his option for 2021.[8]
