Sakariya Abdi Hassan (; born 21 March 2001) is a footballer who last plays as a midfielder for National League South club Dover Athletic. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Somalia at international level.
Club career Born in the Netherlands, Hassan moved to England at the age of 8. He played youth football for Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and Saffron Walden Town.
Hassan began his career with Chelmsford-based club Springfield in 2019, making six Essex Olympian League appearances for the club, scoring once. Later that year, Hassan signed for Hornchurch. He was an unused substitute in Hornchurch's victory over Hereford in the 2021 FA Trophy Final. During the 2020–21 season, Hassan was loaned to Tower Hamlets, making four appearances. In September 2021, Hassan joined Redbridge on loan for a month, before signing for Barking in October 2021.
In December 2021, Hassan joined AFC Sudbury. On 28 June 2023, he joined seventh tier Isthmian League side Hashtag United. At the end of the 2024–25 season, after 90 league appearances and 22 goals for the club, it was announced that Hassan would leave the club.
On 16 June 2025, Hassan signed for National League side Wealdstone. On 25 October 2025, Hassan scored his first league goal for Wealdstone, as well as recording three assists, in Wealdstone's 4–2 win against Sutton United. In March 2026, Wealdstone announced that Hassan would not feature for the rest of the season, after taking part in the indoor six-a-side tournament Baller League for Prime FC, in breach of his contract.
In July 2026, Hassan signed for National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough. On 9 September 2026, Hassan announced he had left Hampton & Richmond.
On 12 September 2026, Hassan joined Dover Athletic.}
International career Sak was playing for non-league side Sudbury when he got a surprise cal-up to the Somalia national football team and on 23 March 2022, Hassan made his debut for the Ocean Stars in a 3–0 loss against Eswatini in the qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Four days later, on 27 March 2022, Hassan scored his first goal for Somalia in a 2–1 loss against Eswatini at the Mbombela Stadium.
Career statistics
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSomalia202221202340202441202530202620Total152
Somalia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hassan goal + List of international goals scored by Sak HassanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 27 March 2022 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa 1–2 1–2 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2 10 June 2024 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique 1–3 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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