Eleni Saich
Eleni Saich is a Greek footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek A Division club AEK Athens and has appeared for the Greek national team.
Club career
Eleni Saich started playing football in the Giorgos Plitsis Academy in Larissa. She then moved to Germany where she joined TuRa Niederhöchstadt and later 1.FFC Frankfurt. She played in 1.FFC Frankfurt's academy for 6 years.On 13 July 2019, Saich returned to Greece to sign for PAOK. She made her Champions League debut a month later against Anderlecht when she came on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Dimitra Karapetsa. That was her only appearance for the club as she later joined their rivals Aris Thessaloniki before the start of the 2019-20 season. After 3 years, she moved to Kastoria GPO where she played until the 2023-24 season.
On 16 July 2024, she joined Asteras Tripolis. She made 21 appearances and scored a goal in a 3-1 win over OFI. Asteras finished 4th in the league and reached the quarterfinals of the cup.
On 21 June 2025, she joined Greek A Division champions AEK.
International career
Eleni Saich was called up for the Greek U19 team and made her debut on 2 October 2019 against Iceland in the 2020 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification. Five days later, she scored her first goal for the national team against Kazakhstan.She made her senior team debut on 25 October 2024 against Belgium in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs when she was subbed on in the 56th minute for Markella Koskeridou.
Honours
;Aris Thessaloniki- Greek A Division; runner-up: 2019–20