Fareed Sadat
Afghan footballer (born 1998)
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Fareed Sadat (Dari: فرید سادات; born 10 November 1998) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League club Bhayangkara Presisi and the Afghanistan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bhayangkara Presisi | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Espoo | |||
| Atlantis | |||
| GrIFK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | GrIFK | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Espoo | 13 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Lahti Akatemia | 13 | (7) |
| 2016–2018 | Lahti | 39 | (3) |
| 2018 | → PKKU (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Haukar | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | MuSa | 11 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | AC Oulu | 20 | (5) |
| 2021 | → OLS | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | MuSa | 8 | (4) |
| 2022 | Phnom Penh Crown | 25 | (19) |
| 2023 | Nakhon Si United | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | PSKC Cimahi | 13 | (2) |
| 2024 | Persikabo 1973 | 12 | (6) |
| 2025– | Bhayangkara Presisi | 20 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Afghanistan | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Born in Afghanistan, Sadat represented Finland at youth international level before switching to represent Afghanistan at senior level.
Early and personal life
Club career
Sadat played youth football for Espoo, Atlantis, and GrIFK.[2]
Sadat has played senior football for GrIFK, Espoo, Lahti, Lahti Akatemia, Haukar, MuSa, AC Oulu, and OLS.[5]
In October 2016, Sadat signed a new two-year contract with Lahti.[3]
In August 2021, he joined the Finnish second-tier side MuSa.[6]
He signed for Cambodian club Phnom Penh Crown for the 2022 season.[citation needed] He scored twice on his debut against Visakha in a 2–1 win, helping his team lift the first ever Cambodian Super Cup.[7][8] In the 2022 season he scored 19 goals in 25 league games.[9]
He signed for Thai club Nakhon Si United for the 2023 season.[5]
In September 2023, Sadat joined PSKC Cimahi club in the Indonesian Liga 2.[10] He then signed for Persikabo 1973.[11] He signed for Bhayangkara for 2025.[12]
International career
Sadat has represented Finland at under-19 international level.[5] Sadat made his debut with the Afghanistan national football team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Turkmenistan on 25 December 2019.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grankulla IFK | 2014 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| FC Espoo | 2015 | Kolmonen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 8 | ||
| Lahti Akatemia | 2016 | Kakkonen | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | Kakkonen | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Lahti | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
| PKKU (loan) | 2018 | Kakkonen | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| Haukar | 2019 | 1. deild karla | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | 4 | |
| MuSa | 2020 | Ykkönen | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | 11 | 4 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2020 | Ykkönen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| OLS | 2021 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| MuSa | 2021 | Ykkönen | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | |||
| Phnom Penh Crown | 2022 | Cambodian Premier League | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 1 | 27 | 22 |
| Nakhon Si United | 2022–23 | Thai League 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| PSKC Cimahi | 2023–24 | Indonesian Liga 2 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| Persikabo 1973 | 2024–25 | Indonesian Liga 2 | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | |||
| Bhayangkara | 2024–25 | Indonesian Liga 2 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Super League | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 196 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 72 | ||
- Includes Finnish League Cup
- Includes UEFA Europa League
- Includes Cambodian Super Cup