Noah Sadiki
Personal information
Full name Noah Junior Sadiki[1]
Date of birth (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004[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 25 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:38, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

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 is a youth international for the DR Congo.

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. La République Démocratique du Congo ou la Belgique ? Sadiki a fait son choix In October 2023, Sadiki was called up to the DR Congo U21s to play in a two match series against Tunisia U21s.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "N. Sadiki". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "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". October 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "La Belgique perd un talent : ce joueur de l'Union a opté pour une autre sélection !". Walfoot.be. September 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "U21: La RDC en double confrontation contre la Tunisie a tunis". www.fecofa.cd.
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