Ibrahim Sadiq

Ibrahim Sadiq
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Buduburam, Ghana
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 11
Youth career
–2018 Right to Dream
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Nordsjælland 59 (6)
2022–2023 Häcken 29 (12)
2023– AZ 23 (6)
International career‡
2017 Ghana U17 4 (1)
2019 Ghana U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:16, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Ibrahim Sadiq (born 7 May 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Early life

Sadiq was with the Right to Dream Academy before moving to Europe.

Club career

Sadiq made his unofficial debut for FC Nordsjælland on 4 July 2018 in a friendly match against the Belgian team KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk. He scored a goal after 72 minutes, leading to a 3–2 win. Sadiq made his official debut in the Danish Superliga for Nordjsælland on 15 July 2018 when he appeared as a 73rd minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Esbjerg fB. On 19 July, he made his debut in the UEFA Europa League in the 2–1 home win over Cliftonville.

On 18 February 2022, Sadiq signed a contract with BK Häcken in Sweden until the end of 2025. After a successful period at BK Häcken, Sadiq made the switch to AZ Alkmaar on 1 September 2023, signing a 5-year contract.

International career

Sadiq played at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup scoring the match winner and earning the Man of the Match in Ghana's opening day victory against Colombia.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2018–19 Danish Superliga 8 0 1 0 1 0 — 10 0
2019–20 Danish Superliga 26 3 2 0 0 0 — 28 3
2020–21 Danish Superliga 19 2 0 0 0 0 — 19 2
2021–22 Danish Superliga 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 59 5 3 0 1 0 — 63 5
Häcken 2022 Allsvenskan 19 7 6 7 — — 25 14
2023 Allsvenskan 10 5 0 0 8 8 — 18 13
Total 29 12 6 7 8 8 — 43 27
AZ 2023–24 Eredivisie 16 2 1 0 5 1 — 22 3
2024–25 Eredivisie 7 4 0 0 2 0 — 9 4
Total 23 6 1 0 7 1 — 31 7
Career total 111 23 10 7 16 9 0 0 137 39
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen and KNVB Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

BK Häcken

References

  1. ^ Ibrahim Sadiq at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Ghana praise 'Right to Dream' star Sadiq Ibrahim after win". 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Highlights: FC Nordsjælland-Beerschot: 3-2". 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ^ "VIDEO: Watch Sadiq Ibrahim's sublime debut goal for FC Nordsjaelland against Beerschot Wilrijk". 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "danskfodbold.com - DBU's Officielle Statistikere". danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Esbjerg - 15 July 2018 - Soccerway".
  7. ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Cliftonville - 19 July 2018 - Soccerway".
  8. ^ "BK Häcken värvar från Nordsjälland" (Press release) (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Sadiq nieuwste aanwinst AZ" (Press release) (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Ghana U17 star Ibrahim Sadiq continues to impress at FC Nordjaelland". 7 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Ghana - I.Sadiq". Soccerway.


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