Noah Sadaoui

Noah Sadaoui

Personal information
Full name	Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui [1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	5	(3)
International career‡
2021	Morocco	4	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Morocco African Nations Championship Winner 2020 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30 20 October 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 winger or forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

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 CA

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

AS FAR

In 2021, Sadaoui joined FAR. ^[11]

FC Goa

On 19 July 2022, Sadaoui signed for Indian Super League club FC Goa. ^[12]

Kerala Blasters

On 2 July 2024, Sadaoui joined Kerala Blasters on a two-year contract. ^[13] On 1 August 2024, he scored a hat-trick on his debut in a 8–0 win against Mumbai City in the 2024 Durand Cup. ^[14] On 10 August 2024, he scored his second hat-trick against CISF Protectors FT. ^[15] After netting 6 goals throughout the entirety of the tournament, Sadaoui would win the Golden Boot award for topping the goal-scoring charts in that year's Durand Cup. ^[16] His first league goal for the club came against East Bengal FC on 22 September, where he scored the equalizer as the Blasters won the match 2–1 at home. ^[17] On the next week, Noah would score the equalizing goal for the Blasters against NorthEast United FC as they drew the match by the score of 1–1. ^[18] Noah would score in his third consecutive league game on 3 August against Odisha FC, where he scored the second goal for the Blasters in a 2–2 draw. ^[19]

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. ^[20] 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 23 August 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Haifa	2012–13	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)	2012–13	Liga Leumit	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Hapoel Nof HaGalil (loan)	2013–14	Liga Leumit	11	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Ajax Cape Town	2014–15	South African Premier Division	2	1	1	2	—		—		—		3	3
ENPPI	2018–19	Egyptian Premier League	15	2	2	2	—		—		—		17	4
Mouloudia Oujda	2018–19	Botola	17	1	0	0	—		—		—		17	1
	2019–20	Botola	27	12	0	0	—		—		—		27	12
	Total		44	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	13
Raja Casablanca	2020–21	Botola	18	2	2	0	—		9 [lower-alpha 3]	2	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	30	4
AS FAR	2021–22	Botola	15	1	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		17	1
Goa	2022–23	Indian Super League	20	9	3	2	0	0	—		—		23	11
	2023–24	Indian Super League	23	11	3	1	5	6	—		—		31	18
	Total		43	20	6	3	5	6	0	0	0	0	54	29
Kerala Blasters	2024–25 [21]	Indian Super League	4	3	0	0	0	0	—		4	6	8	9
Career total			159	42	11	7	5	6	11	2	5	6	191	63

1. Includes Nedbank Cup, Egypt Cup, Moroccan Throne Cup, Super Cup
2. Includes Durand Cup
3. Two appearances in CAF Champions League, seven appearances and two goals in CAF Confederation Cup
4. Appearance in Arab Club Champions Cup
5. Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup

International

As of matches played till 7 February 2021 ^[22]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Morocco	2021	4	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Ajax Cape Town

• MTN 8: 2015 ^[23]

Miami United

• NPSL Conference Champions: 2016 ^[23]

Morocco

• African Nations Championship: 2020 ^[23]

Individual

• 2010 All-Prep First Team ^[3]
• 2011 All-Prep First Team ^[3]
• 2011 Prep Player of the Year ^[3]
• 2011–12 All-MAAC Second Team ^[3]
• 2011–12 All-MAAC Rookie team ^[3]
• Durand Cup Golden Boot: 2024 ^[24]

References

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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.
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12. "ISL: FC Goa sign Morocco international Noah Sadaoui". The Times of India. 19 July 2022.
13. "Kerala Blasters FC Sign Star Forward Noah Sadaoui". Kerala Blasters FC. 2 July 2024. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024.
14. Amitabha Das Sharma (1 August 2024). "Durand Cup 2024: Kerala Blasters drowns Mumbai City in a glut of goals; Noah, Peprah score hattricks". Sportstar. The Hindu.
15. "Kerala Blasters vs CISF Protectors FT highlights, Durand Cup 2024: KBFC 7-0 CISF; Noah Sadaoui scores hattrick". Sportstar. The Hindu. 10 August 2024.
16. "Durand Cup 2024: List of all award winners". www.indiansuperleague.com. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
17. "Sadaoui, Peprah score as Kerala Blasters beat East Bengal 2-1 in ISL". The Times of India. 22 September 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
18. "ISL: Kerala Blasters FC, NorthEast United FC share spoils in pulsating stalemate". The Times of India. 29 September 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 3 October 2024.
19. "OFC 2-2 KBFC, ISL 2024-25: Odisha FC, Kerala Blasters Draw After A Four-Goal First Half". Outlook India. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
20. "Morocco v Togo game report". Soccerway. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
21. For 2024 Durand Cup: "Mumbai City FC 0-8 Kerala Blasters Football Club". I-League. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
    "Kerala Blasters Football Club 1-1 Punjab FC". I-League. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
    "Kerala Blasters Football Club 7-0 CISF Protectors". I-League. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
    "Bengaluru Football Club 1-0 Kerala Blasters Football Club". I-League. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
22. "Noah Sadaoui". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
23. Noah Sadaoui at Soccerway
24. "Durand Cup 2024: List of all award winners". www.indiansuperleague.com. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

External links

• Noah Sadaoui at Soccerway
• Noah Sadaoui biography – Saint Peter's College