Ali Sadiki
Zimbabwean footballer (born 1987)
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Ali Sadiki (born 10 December 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Zambian club Kabwe Warriors and the Zimbabwe national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Sadiki | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kabwe Warriors | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Assa Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Harare United | ||
| 2008–2010 | Witbank Spurs | ||
| 2010–2012 | Gunners | ||
| 2012–2014 | Platinum | ||
| 2014–2017 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Don Bosco (loan) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Platinum | ||
| 2019– | Kabwe Warriors | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Zimbabwe | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2016 | |||
Career
Club
Sadiki's career began in Zimbabwe with Harare United, however his stay with them was short as he left due to the club going defunct.[1] He subsequently joined South African second-tier side Witbank Spurs,[2] whom he left in 2010 to return to Zimbabwe to join Gunners where he remained until 2012 when he joined Platinum, after two years with Platinum he left Zimbabwe for the second time to sign for DR Congo club TP Mazembe on a five-year deal on 31 May 2014.[3] Just over a year after signing for TP Mazembe, Sadiki was loaned out to Don Bosco.[4]
International
In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[5][6] He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil.[7][8] Six of Sadiki's eight Zimbabwe caps came in the 2014 African Nations Championship, while his only goal for his nation came in a 2013 friendly versus Mozambique.[9][10]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 December 2013 | Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |  Mozambique | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Gunners
- Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (1): 2009[11]
- Platinum
- Zimbabwean Independence Trophy (2): 2012,[12] 2014[13]
- Cup of Zimbabwe (1): 2014[13]
- TP Mazembe
- Super Coupe du Congo (1): 2014[14]
