Seufyann Sayad completes Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto signings

Seufyann Sayad, a French-Moroccan player with extensive professional experience, completes the Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto squad for the 2015–2016 season.

Seuf Sayad, a veteran player born on 1-11-1979, standing 1.94 metres tall and weighing 88 kg, operates mainly at centre and left back.

Sayad has played for several teams in both the French First Division and the Liga Asobal. After making his debut at his training club, French club Selestat, he moved to Chambery and Toulouse before arriving in the Liga Asobal with Cangas in the 2006–2007 season. He played two more seasons in Spain with the now-defunct Keymare Almeria and Teucro. In the 2009–2010 season he returned to France, this time to play for Nantes, where he continued his career until the 2013–2014 season.

Last year he only competed at the highest level with the Moroccan national team, having joined it after his early years emerging in the elite, following a spell with the French senior national team, for whom he played 18 matches between 2000 and 2005.

After leaving Nantes, Sayad settled in Betera, a Valencian town, and Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto therefore already tried to sign him last season, although the move ultimately did not go through. At the second attempt, the interest of Pachi Marti and the French-Moroccan player in returning to play made it possible to complete the signing.

Sayad is a top-class player, with extraordinary vision and great ability in one-on-one situations. If injuries leave him untroubled, he will have the opportunity to make fans forget the red-and-whites’ last three playmakers, Latorre, Apelgren and Malasinskas, who gave the supporters so much joy. It is a difficult challenge, but Seuf, as he likes to be called, is ready to take it on and said in a statement to the club that “I am delighted to rediscover the Spanish championship with Fertiberia Puerto Sagunto, who appear to have achievable objectives. I cannot wait to meet the fans and my new teammates, and to get to know this area of Valencia, which has such a strong handball tradition.”

A luxury signing that concludes the red-and-whites’ recruitment, as vice-president Carlos Argente explains “with the signing of Seuf, plus the young players we will soon announce who are doing pre-season, we have completed the squad. Four players have left and we have brought in four high-level additions. It is not simply a like-for-like exchange, as each player has their own characteristics, but we believe the group placed at Pachi Marti’s disposal has the resources to enjoy a great season. We hope injuries treat us more kindly than last season, and that the new players settle in quickly. “

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