Noah Fadiga

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Noah Fadiga
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bruges, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Aris
Number 27
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Club Brugge 0 (0)
2019–2020Volendam (loan) 24 (1)
2020–2022 Heracles 48 (1)
2022–2023 Brest 21 (1)
2023–2025 Gent 37 (5)
2025– Aris 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 June 2025

Noah Fadiga (born 3 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Aris. Born in Belgium, he represents Senegal internationally.

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Club career

A youth product of Club Brugge, Fadiga joined Volendam on loan for the 2019–20 season. [1] He made his professional debut with Volendam in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie tie with Helmond Sport on 9 August 2020. [2]

Fadiga signed with Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie on 19 July 2020.[ citation needed ]

In the summer of 2023, Fadiga experienced heart irregularities and was not allowed to continue playing in France by the French Football Federation due to their "zero tolerance" policy in that respect, even though he received a clean bill of health by cardiologists. As a free agent, on 8 August 2023 he signed a three-year contract with Gent in Belgium, his father played for the club 15 years prior. [3]

Fadiga had a mini defibrulator installed after collapsing during a break in play in Gent's game against Standard Liege on 10 November 2024. Fadiga had just been involved in an aerial collision. A heart rhythm disorder was diagnosed while detained in hospital. [4] [5] [6]

On the 10th June 2025 he signed for Aris for a fee of 1.5 million euros agreeing a three-year deal

International career

In March 2023, Fadiga was called up to the Senegal national team for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mozambique, but remained on the bench. [7]

Personal life

Fadiga is the son of the retired Senegal international footballer Khalilou Fadiga, [1] while his mother is Belgian.

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 0000000000
Volendam (loan) 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 24110251
Heracles 2020–21 Eredivisie 15010160
2021–22 Eredivisie331102 [b] 0361
Total4812020521
Brest 2022–23 Ligue 1 21110221
Gent 2023–24 Belgian Pro League170208 [c] 0270
2024–25 Belgian Pro League205009 [c] 1295
Total37520171566
Career total130860171201558
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. Appearances in European play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. 1 2 "Club Brugge verhuurt 19-jarige Fadiga aan Volendam, tot jolijt van… zanger Jan Smit: "Eerste uitkomst van onze samenwerking"". Het Nieuwsblad.
  2. "Helmond Sport vs. Volendam - 9 August 2019". Soccerway.
  3. "WELKOM, NOAH FADIGA!" [WELCOME, NOAH FADIGA!] (in Dutch). Gent. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. "Wouter Vrancken ving Noah Fadiga op in zijn armen: "Hij is stabiel, maar ik ben geen dokter"" [Wouter Vrancken caught Noah Fadiga in his arms: "He is stable, but I am not a doctor"] (in Dutch). Sporza. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. "Dan toch een hartritmestoornis: AA Gent-speler Noah Fadiga krijgt defibrillator ingeplant" [A heart rhythm disorder after all: AA Gent player Noah Fadiga gets a defibrillator implanted] (in Dutch). Sporza. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. "AA Gent-speler Noah Fadiga is met succes geopereerd aan zijn hart" [AA Gent player Noah Fadiga has successfully undergone heart surgery] (in Dutch). Sporza. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. "Senegal v Mozambique game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2023.