Noah Junior Sadiki (born 17 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the Premier League club Sunderland and the DR Congo national team.
Club career
Anderlecht Born in Brussels, Sadiki first joined R.S.C. Anderlecht at the age of six at under-7 level and progressed through all of the junior teams up to under-21 level. He impressed for Robin Veldman's under-21 team and caught the eye of first team manager Vincent Kompany who played him in two friendly matches in October 2021 and January 2022. He signed his first professional contract in February 2022 on a one-year deal, with the option of a further year.
Union SG On 27 July 2023, Sadiki left Anderlecht and joined Union SG on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €1.4 million.
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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAnderlecht2021–22Belgian First Division A1000—00—102022–23Belgian Pro League12010—50—180Total13010—50—190RSCA Futures2022–23Challenger Pro League140————140Union SG2023–24Belgian Pro League37050—110—5302024–25Belgian Pro League39131—12010552Total76181—230101082Sunderland2025–26Premier League3302000——3502026–27Premier League50000010—60Total380200010—410Career total141111100290101822
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsDR Congo2024602025110202690Total260
Honours Union SG Belgian Pro League: 2024–25 Belgian Cup: 2023–24 Belgian Super Cup: 2024
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