Noah Sadiki
DR Congolese footballer (born 2004)
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Noah Junior Sadiki (born 17 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Sunderland. Born in Belgium, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
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Sadiki with Sunderland in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Junior Sadiki[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2022 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Anderlecht | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | RSCA Futures | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Union SG | 76 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sunderland | 33 | (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 | 24 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2026 | |||
Club 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. Sadiki also holds both Congolese and Belgian citizenship from his parents.[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]
On May 19, 2026, he was included in the 26-man squad selected by head coach Sébastien Desabre to represent the DR Congo at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[11] A month later, on 27 June, he became the youngest Congolese player to start a World Cup match, aged 21 years and 192 days old, in a 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| RSCA Futures | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Union SG | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 12[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Total | 76 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 2 | |||
| Sunderland | 2025–26 | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 2 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 27 June 2026[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |