Ali Sadiki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Sadiki | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | TP Mazembe | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Assa Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Harare United | ||
| 2008–2010 | Witbank Spurs | ||
| 2010–2012 | Gunners | ||
| 2012–2014 | Platinum | ||
| 2014– | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Don Bosco (loan) | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Zimbabwe | 8 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2016. | |||
Ali Sadiki (born 10 December 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for DR Congo club TP Mazembe and the Zimbabwe national team.
Career
Club
Sadiki's career began in Zimbabwe with Harare United, however his stay with them was short as he left due to the club going defunct.[1] He subsequently joined South African second tier side Witbank Spurs,[2] whom he left in 2010 to return to Zimbabwe to join Gunners where he remained until 2012 when he joined Platinum, after two years with Platinum he left Zimbabwe for the second time to sign for DR Congo club TP Mazembe on a five-year deal on 31 May 2014.[3] Just over a year after signing for TP Mazembe, Sadiki was loaned out to Don Bosco.[4]
International
In January 2014, coach Ian Gorowa, invited him to be a part of the Zimbabwe squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[5][6] He helped the team to a fourth-place finish after being defeated by Nigeria by a goal to nil.[7][8] Six of Sadiki's eight Zimbabwe caps came in the 2014 African Nations Championship, while his only goal for his nation came in a 2013 friendly versus Mozambique.[9][10]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 December 2013 | Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |  Mozambique | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Gunners
- Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (1): 2009[11]
- Platinum
- Zimbabwean Independence Trophy (2): 2012,[12] 2014[13]
- Cup of Zimbabwe (1): 2014[13]
- TP Mazembe
- Super Coupe du Congo (1): 2014[14]
References
- ↑ "Zimbabwe/South Africa: Mubaiwa Twins Move to South Africa". All Africa. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Spurs sign Makua, four foreigners". Kick Off. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ali SADIKI " Gaza " officiellement au TPM" (in French). Tout Puissant Mazembe. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "In Marrakech, 24 players already at work". TP Mazembe. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe name final squad for CHAN tournament". cosafa.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Warriors leave for Chan tournament". newsday.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "CHAN 2014: awards and team of the CHAN". en.starafrica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Articles tagged 'warriors'". dailynews.co.zw. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Ali Sadiki profile". Soccerway. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Ali Sadiki profile". World Football. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe 2009". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe 2012". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Zimbabwe 2014". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "DR Congo 2014". RSSSF. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
External links
- Ali Sadiki at National-Football-Teams.com