Noah Sadiki

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Noah Sadiki
Noah Sadiki versus Real Betis 2nd August 2025.jpg
Sadiki with Sunderland in 2025
Personal information
Full name Noah Junior Sadiki [1]
Date of birth (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 27
Youth career
2011–2022 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Anderlecht 13 (0)
2022–2023 RSCA Futures 14 (0)
2023–2025 Union SG 76 (1)
2025– Sunderland 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2022 Belgium U18 3 (0)
2022–2023 Belgium U19 5 (1)
2022 Belgium U20 2 (0)
2023– DR Congo U21 4 (0)
2024– DR Congo 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025

Noah Junior Sadiki (born 17 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back, centre-back or defensive midfielder for Premier League club Sunderland. Born in Belgium, he represents the DR Congo national team.

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Career

Anderlecht

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]

Union SG

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]

Sunderland

On 4 July 2025, Sadiki left Union SG and joined Premier League club Sunderland on a five year contract, for an undisclosed fee. [5]

International career

Born in Belgium, Sadiki is of DR Congolese descent. [6] 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. [7] 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. [8] In October 2023, Sadiki was called up to the DR Congo U21s to play in a two match series against Tunisia U21s. [9]

Sadiki made his debut for the senior DR Congo national team on 6 September 2024 in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea at the Stade des Martyrs. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 1000—00—10
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 12010—5 [b] 0—180
Total13010—50—190
RSCA Futures 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 140————140
Union SG 2023–24 Belgian Pro League37050—11 [c] 0—530
2024–25 Belgian Pro League39131—12 [d] 01 [e] 0552
Total76181—230101082
Sunderland 2025–26 Premier League 300000——30
Career total10619100280101442
  1. ↑ Includes Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 8 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
DR Congo 202460
202530
Total90

Honours

Union SG

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. ↑ "Sadiki signs five-year deal at Sunderland". www.safc.com. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "CAN 2024 : 4 Binationaux Dans Le Collimateur De La RDC" (in French). 2 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "La Belgique perd un talent : ce joueur de l'Union a opté pour une autre sélection !". Walfoot.be (in French). 7 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "La République Démocratique du Congo ou la Belgique ? Sadiki a fait son choix". footnews.be (in French). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "U21: La RDC en double confrontation contre la Tunisie a tunis". www.fecofa.cd (in French).
  10. ↑ "DR Congo v Guinea game report". ESPN. 6 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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