Noah Sadiki

Noah Sadiki
Sadiki at Union SG in 2024
Personal information
Full name Noah Junior Sadiki[1]
Date of birth (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full-back, Centre-back, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 27
Youth career
2011–2022 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Anderlecht 13 (0)
2022–2023 RSCA Futures 14 (0)
2023– Union SG 27 (0)
International career‡
2022 Belgium U18 3 (0)
2022–2023 Belgium U19 5 (1)
2022 Belgium U20 2 (0)
2023– DR Congo U21 4 (0)
2024– DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:53, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024

Noah Junior Sadiki (born 17 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back, centre-back or defensive midfielder for Union Saint-Gilloise. Born in Belgium, he represents the DR Congo national team.

Career

Born in Brussels, Sadiki first joined R.S.C. Anderlecht at the age of six at under-7 level and progressed through all of the junior teams up to under-21 level.[2] He impressed for Robin Veldman's under-21 team and caught the eye of first team manager Vincent Kompany who played him in two friendly matches in October 2021 and January 2022.[2] He signed his first professional contract in February 2022 on a one-year deal, with the option of a further year.[2]

On 27 July 2023, Sadiki left Anderlecht and joined Union SG on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €1.4 million.[3][4]

International career

Born in Belgium, Sadiki is of DR Congolese descent.[5] He is a youth international for Belgium having played up to the Belgium U20s, but opted to play for the DR Congo in September 2023.[6] In September 2023 he was called up to play for the DR Congo U21s to play in their friendly matches against SK Lommel and Sparta Rotterdam. He played his first minutes in a 3–2 loss to Sparta Rotterdam.[7] In October 2023, Sadiki was called up to the DR Congo U21s to play in a two match series against Tunisia U21s.[8]

Sadiki made his debut for the senior DR Congo national team on 6 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea at the Stade des Martyrs.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "N. Sadiki". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "NOAH SADIKI SIGNS HIS FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT". soccerway.com. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Noah Sadiki is leaving RSC Anderlecht and joins RUSG | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Sadiki rejoint l'Union pour 1,4 million d'euros" [Sadiki joins Union for 1.4 million euros]. DHnet (in French). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ "CAN 2024 : 4 Binationaux Dans Le Collimateur De La RDC" (in French). 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ "La Belgique perd un talent : ce joueur de l'Union a opté pour une autre sélection !". Walfoot.be (in French). 7 September 2023.
  7. ^ "La République Démocratique du Congo ou la Belgique ? Sadiki a fait son choix". footnews.be (in French). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  8. ^ "U21: La RDC en double confrontation contre la Tunisie a tunis". www.fecofa.cd (in French).
  9. ^ "DR Congo v Guinea game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.