Happy Birthday, Louis Saha! (1978-08-08)

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Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978 in Paris, France) is a French international footballer of Guadaloupian descent who plays for the English club, Manchester United. He made his English football debut on loan from F.C. Metz to Newcastle United in 1999, making 11 appearances and scoring one goal before returning to Metz. He was transferred to Fulham for £2.1million in 2000. During a spell of nearly four years at the club, he scored 63 goals in total. In January 2004 he moved to Manchester United for £12.825 million, and was handed the number 9 shirt which had been vacant since the departure of Andy Cole two years earlier. Saha scored from a free-kick on his United debut in a 3-2 win over Southampton F.C. on 31 January 2004. In February 2004, Saha capped another debut appearance with a goal, on this occasion for the French national team, in a 2-0 victory against Belgium. Saha ended the season with 7 goals from 13 appearances for United Saha signed an extension to his contract at Manchester United F.C. on 20th December 2006, tying him to the English Premiership club until 2010. He also helped Manchester United win the 2006/07 Barclays English Premier League. However throughout the 2nd half of the season he was injured, and did not manage to make a full return to the first team for the remainder of the season. Saha recently received a knee operation in the United States. His agents say he will be fit and ready to play for Manchester United in mid-September.