Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui (born 14 September 1993) is a Moroccan-American professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
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| Full name | Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Goa | 42 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kerala Blasters | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Morocco | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:07, 1 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early life and career
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. 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.
Maccabi Haifa
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. 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.
Ajax Cape Town
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. He scored three goals in three matches for Ajax Cape Town, winning the 2015 MTN 8, before parting ways with the club in October.
Miami United FC
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
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.
Al-Khaburah
On 6 September 2016 it was announced that Sadaoui had joined Al-Khaburah Club from Oman, competing in the Omantel Professional League.
Raja Casablanca
On 5 August 2020 it was announced that Raja Casablanca and Sadaoui had agreed to terms on a 3-year contract.
AS FAR
In 2021 he joined FAR from Rabat, Morocco.
FC GOA
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
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. He started both the semi-final against Cameroon and the final against Mali, as Morocco won the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| AS FAR | 2021–22 | Botola | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Goa | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 11 | ||
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 31 | 18 | ||
| Total | 43 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 29 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 183 | 54 | ||
International
- As of matches played till 7 February 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Ajax Cape Town
- MTN 8: 2015
Miami United
Morocco
Individual
- 2010 All-Prep First Team
- 2011 All-Prep First Team
- 2011 Prep Player of the Year
- 2011–12 All-MAAC Second Team
- 2011–12 All-MAAC Rookie team
References
External links
- Noah Sadaoui at Soccerway
- Noah Sadaoui biography – Saint Peter's College
- Noah Sadaoui at FootballDatabase.eu