Noah Sadiki

Sunderland On 4 July 2025, Sadiki left Union SG and joined Premier League club Sunderland on a five-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.

International career Born in Belgium, Sadiki is of DR Congolese descent. Sadiki also holds both Congolese and Belgian citizenship from his parents. 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. 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. In October 2023, Sadiki was called up to the DR Congo U21s to play in a two match series against Tunisia U21s.

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.

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. 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.

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Honours Union SG Belgian Pro League: 2024–25 Belgian Cup: 2023–24 Belgian Super Cup: 2024