Umar Sadiq
Nigerian footballer (born 1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Umar Sadiq Mesbah (born 2 February 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Sociedad and the Nigeria national team.
Not to be confused with Omar Sadik.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Umar Sadiq Mesbah | ||
Date of birth | (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kuso Boys | |||
Future of Africa | |||
Football College Abuja | |||
2014–2015 | Spezia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Spezia | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Lavagnese (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Roma (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2016–2020 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Bologna (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Torino (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 12 | (5) |
2018 | → Rangers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → Perugia (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Partizan (loan) | 24 | (12) |
2020 | Partizan | 10 | (6) |
2020–2022 | Almería | 79 | (40) |
2022– | Real Sociedad | 28 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Nigeria U23 | 6 | (4) |
2022– | Nigeria | 10 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 |
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Sadiq formerly represented the Nigeria national under-23 team and was an important member of the squad that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]