Noah Sadaoui

Noah Sadaoui
Personal information
Full name Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Goa
Number 7
Youth career
1998–2004 Wydad Casablanca
2005–2007 New York Red Bulls
2007–2011 Saint Benedict's
2011–2014 Saint Peter's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Maccabi Haifa 0 (0)
2013 → Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 7 (0)
2013–2014 → Nazareth Illit (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 Ajax Cape Town 2 (1)
2016 Miami United 4 (0)
2016 Real España 0 (0)
2016–2017 Al-Khaburah Club 23 (1)
2017–2018 Mirbat SC 20 (16)
2018–2019 ENPPI 15 (2)
2019–2020 Mouloudia Oujda 44 (12)
2020–2021 Raja Casablanca 18 (2)
2021–2022 AS FAR 15 (1)
2022– Goa 41 (20)
International career‡
2021 Morocco 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner 2020 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:41, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2021

Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui (born 14 September 1993) is a Moroccan-American professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Goa.[2] He will join ISL club Kerala Blasters for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

Club career[edit]

Early life and career[edit]

Sadaoui was born in Morocco where he started his career in the youth ranks of Wydad Casablanca, before emigrating to the United States with his parents at age 11 to join the youth team of New York Red Bulls playing in the PDA Academy.[3] Growing up in Bayonne, New Jersey, he attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, where he won 2011 Prep Player of the Year and was All-Prep First Team in his junior and senior years. He was leading goal scorer that year with 24 overall, taking his team to the playoffs and the national championship. Following his University-preparatory school career he joined the Saint Peter's College, finishing his first season with the Peacocks with 2011–12 All-MAAC Second Team and All-MAAC Rookie Team honors.[4]

Maccabi Haifa[edit]

Sadaoui joined Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa on 7 February 2013 after two seasons at Saint Peter's. Not making his debut in the first team, he was loaned to Hapoel Kfar Saba on a 6-month loan spell for the second half of the 2012–13 Liga Leumit season, making his professional debut in the 2nd tier of professional football in Israel on 15 February 2013 in a 3–0 win against Hapoel Petah Tikva coming on as a 42-minute substitute.[5] The following season saw Sadaoui serving a second loan spell with Hapoel Nazareth Illit for the entire season, parting ways with Maccabi Haifa after the season.[6]

Ajax Cape Town[edit]

The Summer of 2014 saw Sadaoui transfer to South African Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town playing under newly appointed manager Roger De Sá.[7] He scored three goals in three matches for Ajax Cape Town, winning the 2015 MTN 8, before parting ways with the club in October.[8]

Miami United FC[edit]

Following his season with Ajax CT in South Africa, Sadaoui joined National Premier Soccer League side Miami United F.C., helping the club from Southern Florida to their second league championship, before departing for Honduras, signing with top flight club Real C.D. España.

Real España[edit]

Sadaoui joined Real C.D. España in the Summer of 2016. Just days after arriving in Honduras it was announced by head coach Mauro Reyes that Sadaoui would no longer be training with the team, being waived from the squad. He was again free to search for a new club.[9]

Al-Khaburah[edit]

On 6 September 2016 it was announced that Sadaoui had joined Al-Khaburah Club from Oman, competing in the Omantel Professional League.[10]

Raja Casablanca[edit]

On 5 August 2020 it was announced that Raja Casablanca and Sadaoui had agreed to terms on a 3-year contract.[11]

AS FAR[edit]

In 2021 he joined FAR from Rabat, Morocco.[12]

FC GOA[edit]

Noah signed for FC Goa in the Indian Super League. He scored his first goal for the club against Chennaiyin FC in a 2-0 win. He again scored his second goal against Jamshedpur FC in a 3-0 win.

International career[edit]

Sadaoui holds both American and Moroccan passports and was eligible to represent either on international level. He was included in Morocco national football team for the 2020 African Nations Championship. He made his debut for the team in the opening group game against Togo on 18 January 2021, he substituted Zakaria Hadraf in the 80th minute.[13] He started both the semi-final against Cameroon and the final against Mali, as Morocco won the tournament.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 20 April 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maccabi Haifa 2012–13 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 2012–13 Liga Leumit 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Hapoel Nof HaGalil (loan) 2013–14 Liga Leumit 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Ajax Cape Town 2014–15 South African Premier Division 2 1 1 2 — — 3 3
ENPPI 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League 15 2 2 2 — — 17 4
Mouloudia Oujda 2018–19 Botola 17 1 0 0 — — 17 1
2019–20 Botola 27 12 0 0 — — 27 12
Total 44 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 13
Raja Casablanca 2020–21 Botola 18 2 2 0 9[b] 2 1[c] 0 30 4
AS FAR 2021–22 Botola 15 1 0 0 2[d] 0 — 17 1
Goa 2022–23 Indian Super League 20 9 3 2 — — 23 11
2023–24 Indian Super League 21 11 3 1 — 5[e] 6 29 18
Total 41 20 6 3 0 0 5 6 52 29
Career total 153 39 11 7 11 2 6 6 181 54
  1. ^ Includes Nedbank Cup, Egypt Cup, Moroccan Throne Cup, Super Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in CAF Champions League, Seven appearances and two goals in CAF Confederation Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International[edit]

As of matches played till 7 February 2021[14]
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2021 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours[edit]

Ajax Cape Town

Miami United

Morocco

Individual

  • 2010 All-Prep First Team[4]
  • 2011 All-Prep First Team[4]
  • 2011 Prep Player of the Year[4]
  • 2011–12 All-MAAC Second Team[4]
  • 2011–12 All-MAAC Rookie team[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Noah Sadaoui at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Player profile – Career statistics: Noah Sadaoui". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Ajax Cape Town confirm Sadaoui signing". Kick Off. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Noah Sadaoui - Biography". Saint Peter's Peacocks. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Kfar Saba 0-3". Soccerway. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Sadaoui Ready To Bang In Goals". Soccer Laduma. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Ajax Cape Town Have Signed An American Striker Noah Sadaoui". Soccer Laduma. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Sadaoui Leaves Ajax CT". Soccer Laduma. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Jugador marroquí no se quedó en el Real España". Diario Deportivo. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Former Ajax man signs for Al-Khabourah". Soccer Laduma. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Noah Sadaoui eerste zomeraanwinst van Raja Casablanca". 11Lions. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Botola Pro : le WAC renverse le MAS, le Rapide Oued Zem corrigé par l'AS FAR". Menara. 1 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Morocco v Togo game report". Soccerway. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Noah Sadaoui". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b c Noah Sadaoui at Soccerway

External links[edit]

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