Ibrahim Sadiq

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Ibrahim Sadiq
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Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Buduburam, Ghana
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Aberdeen FC
Number 83
Youth career
–2018 Right to Dream
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Nordsjælland 59 (6)
2022–2023 Häcken 29 (12)
2023– AZ 39 (10)
International career
2017 Ghana U17 4 (1)
2019 Ghana U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:16, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Ibrahim Sadiq (born 7 May 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie.

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Early life

Sadiq was with the Right to Dream Academy before moving to Europe. [2]

Club career

Sadiq made his unofficial debut for FC Nordsjælland on 4 July 2018 in a friendly match against the Belgian team KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk. He scored a goal after 72 minutes, leading to a 3–2 win. [3] [4] Sadiq made his official debut in the Danish Superliga for Nordjsælland on 15 July 2018 when he appeared as a 73rd minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Esbjerg fB. [5] [6] On 19 July, he made his debut in the UEFA Europa League in the 2–1 home win over Cliftonville. [7]

On 18 February 2022, Sadiq signed a contract with BK Häcken in Sweden until the end of 2025. [8] After a successful period at BK Häcken, Sadiq made the switch to AZ Alkmaar on 1 September 2023, signing a 5-year contract. [9]

International career

Sadiq played at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup scoring the match winner and earning the Man of the Match in Ghana's opening day victory against Colombia. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 August 2025 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nordsjælland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 80101 [b] 0100
2019–20 Danish Superliga2632000283
2020–21 Danish Superliga1920000192
2021–22 Danish Superliga60000060
Total5953010635
Häcken 2022 Allsvenskan 197672514
2023 Allsvenskan105008 [c] 81813
Total291267884327
AZ 2023–24 Eredivisie 162105 [d] 1223
2024–25 Eredivisie217105 [b] 0277
2025–26 Eredivisie21003 [d] 152
Total3910201325412
Career total1272711722100016044
  1. Includes Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen and KNVB Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

BK Häcken

References

  1. Ibrahim Sadiq at WorldFootball.net
  2. "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Ghana praise 'Right to Dream' star Sadiq Ibrahim after win". 6 October 2017.
  3. "Highlights: FC Nordsjælland-Beerschot: 3-2". 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. "VIDEO: Watch Sadiq Ibrahim's sublime debut goal for FC Nordsjaelland against Beerschot Wilrijk". 5 July 2018.
  5. "danskfodbold.com - DBU's Officielle Statistikere". danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. "Nordsjælland vs. Esbjerg - 15 July 2018 - Soccerway".
  7. "Nordsjælland vs. Cliftonville - 19 July 2018 - Soccerway".
  8. "BK Häcken värvar från Nordsjälland" (Press release) (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. "Sadiq nieuwste aanwinst AZ" (Press release) (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. "Ghana U17 star Ibrahim Sadiq continues to impress at FC Nordjaelland". 7 March 2018.
  11. "Ghana - I.Sadiq". Soccerway.