Noah Sadaoui

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Noah Sadaoui
Personal information
Full name Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui [1]
Date of birth (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 77
Youth career
1998–2004 Wydad Casablanca
2005–2007 New York Red Bulls
2007–2011 Saint Benedict's
2011–2014 Saint Peter's
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Maccabi Haifa 0 (0)
2013 → Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014 → Nazareth Illit (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 Ajax Cape Town 2 (1)
2016 Miami United 4 (0)
2016 Real España 0 (0)
2016–2017 Al-Khaburah 23 (1)
2017–2018 Mirbat 20 (16)
2018–2019 ENPPI 15 (2)
2019–2020 Mouloudia Oujda 44 (12)
2020–2021 Raja Casablanca 18 (2)
2021–2022 AS FAR 15 (1)
2022–2024 Goa 43 (20)
2024– Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Morocco 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner 2020 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2021

Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui (born 14 September 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Contents

Club career

Early life and career

Sadaoui was born in Morocco where he started his career in the youth ranks of Wydad Casablanca, before emigrating to the United States with his parents at age 11 to join the youth team of New York Red Bulls playing in the PDA Academy. [2] Growing up in Bayonne, New Jersey, he attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, where he won 2011 Prep Player of the Year and was All-Prep First Team in his junior and senior years. He was leading goal scorer that year with 24 overall, taking his team to the playoffs and the national championship. Following his University-preparatory school career he joined the Saint Peter's College, finishing his first season with the Peacocks with 2011–12 All-MAAC Second Team and All-MAAC Rookie Team honors. [3]

Maccabi Haifa

Sadaoui joined Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa on 7 February 2013 after two seasons at Saint Peter's. Not making his debut in the first team, he was loaned to Hapoel Kfar Saba on a 6-month loan spell for the second half of the 2012–13 Liga Leumit season, making his professional debut in the second tier of professional football in Israel on 15 February 2013 in a 3–0 win against Hapoel Petah Tikva coming on as a 42-minute substitute. [4] The following season saw Sadaoui serving a second loan spell with Hapoel Nazareth Illit for the entire season, parting ways with Maccabi Haifa after the season. [5]

Ajax Cape Town

The summer of 2014 saw Sadaoui transfer to South African Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town playing under newly appointed manager Roger De Sá. [6] He scored three goals in three matches for Ajax Cape Town, winning the 2015 MTN 8, before parting ways with the club in October. [7]

Miami United

Following his season with Ajax CT in South Africa, Sadaoui joined National Premier Soccer League side Miami United, helping the club from Southern Florida to their second league championship, before departing for Honduras, signing with top flight club Real España.

Real España

Sadaoui joined Real España in the Summer of 2016. Just days after arriving in Honduras it was announced by head coach Mauro Reyes that Sadaoui would no longer be training with the team, being waived from the squad. He was again free to search for a new club. [8]

Al-Khaburah

On 6 September 2016 it was announced that Sadaoui had joined Al-Khaburah from Oman, competing in the Omantel Professional League. [9]

Raja Casablanca

On 5 August 2020 it was announced that Raja Casablanca and Sadaoui had agreed to terms on a 3-year contract. [10]

AS FAR

In 2021 he joined FAR from Rabat, Morocco. [11]

FC GOA

Noah signed for Goa in the Indian Super League. He scored his first goal for the club against Chennaiyin FC in a 2–0 win. He again scored his second goal against Jamshedpur in a 3–0 win.


Kerala Blasters FC

On 2 July 2024, Kerala Blasters announced the signing of the former FC Goa forward Noah Sadaoui on a 2 year deal.He said to be stayed till the end of 2026. He would be donning jersey number 77 for the season.

International career

Sadaoui holds both American and Moroccan passports and was eligible to represent either on international level. He was included in Morocco national football team for the 2020 African Nations Championship. He made his debut for the team in the opening group game against Togo on 18 January 2021, he substituted Zakaria Hadraf in the 80th minute. [12] He started both the semi-final against Cameroon and the final against Mali, as Morocco won the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maccabi Haifa 2012–13 Israeli Premier League 0000——00
Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 2012–13 Liga Leumit 7000——70
Hapoel Nof HaGalil (loan) 2013–14 Liga Leumit11000——110
Ajax Cape Town 2014–15 South African Premier Division 2112——33
ENPPI 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 15222——174
Mouloudia Oujda 2018–19 Botola 17100——171
2019–20 Botola271200——2712
Total44130000004413
Raja Casablanca 2020–21 Botola182209 [lower-alpha 2] 21 [lower-alpha 3] 0304
AS FAR 2021–22 Botola151002 [lower-alpha 4] 0—171
Goa 2022–23 Indian Super League 20932——2311
Goa 2023–24 Indian Super League231131—5 [lower-alpha 5] 63118
Kerala Blasters 2024-25 Indian Super League----------
Total43206300565429
Career total155391171126618354
  1. ↑ Includes Nedbank Cup, Egypt Cup, Moroccan Throne Cup, Super Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in CAF Champions League, Seven appearances and two goals in CAF Confederation Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

As of matches played till 7 February 2021 [13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 202140
Total40

Honours

Ajax Cape Town

Miami United

Morocco

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Ajax Cape Town confirm Sadaoui signing". Kick Off. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Noah Sadaoui - Biography". Saint Peter's Peacocks. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Kfar Saba 0-3". Soccerway. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sadaoui Ready To Bang In Goals". Soccer Laduma. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ajax Cape Town Have Signed An American Striker Noah Sadaoui". Soccer Laduma. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sadaoui Leaves Ajax CT". Soccer Laduma. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Jugador marroquí no se quedó en el Real España". Diario Deportivo. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Former Ajax man signs for Al-Khabourah". Soccer Laduma. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Noah Sadaoui eerste zomeraanwinst van Raja Casablanca". 11Lions. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Botola Pro : le WAC renverse le MAS, le Rapide Oued Zem corrigé par l'AS FAR". Menara. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Morocco v Togo game report". Soccerway. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Noah Sadaoui". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 Noah Sadaoui at Soccerway
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