Ibrahim Sadiq
 Sadiq with AZ in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Buduburam, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ Alkmaar | ||
| 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 | 57 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ghana U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Eredivisie.
Early life
[edit]Sadiq was with the Right to Dream Academy before moving to Europe.[2]
Club career
[edit]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.[3][4] 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.[5][6] On 19 July, he made his debut in the UEFA Europa League in the 2–1 home win over Cliftonville.[7]
On 18 February 2022, Sadiq signed a contract with BK Häcken in Sweden until the end of 2025.[8] After a successful period at BK Häcken, Sadiq made the switch to AZ Alkmaar on 1 September 2023, signing a five-year contract.[9]
International career
[edit]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.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 15 April 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
| Häcken | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 14 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8[c] | 8 | — | 18 | 13 | ||
| Total | 29 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 27 | ||
| AZ | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[d] | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13[d] | 4 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 50 | ||
- ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen and KNVB Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]BK Häcken
AZ
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: September 2024[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ Ibrahim Sadiq at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Ghana praise 'Right to Dream' star Sadiq Ibrahim after win". 6 October 2017.
- ↑ "Highlights: FC Nordsjælland-Beerschot: 3-2". 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Watch Sadiq Ibrahim's sublime debut goal for FC Nordsjaelland against Beerschot Wilrijk". 5 July 2018.
- ↑ "danskfodbold.com - DBU's Officielle Statistikere". danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Nordsjælland vs. Esbjerg - 15 July 2018 - Soccerway".
- ↑ "Nordsjælland vs. Cliftonville - 19 July 2018 - Soccerway".
- ↑ "BK Häcken värvar från Nordsjälland" (Press release) (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "Sadiq nieuwste aanwinst AZ" (Press release) (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Ghana U17 star Ibrahim Sadiq continues to impress at FC Nordjaelland". 7 March 2018.
- ↑ "Ghana - I.Sadiq". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Ajax main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month for September". Eredivisie. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ibrahim Sadiq at Soccerway
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