Zaidu Sanusi

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Zaidu Sanusi
Personal information
Full name Zaidu Sanusi[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Jega, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Porto
Number 12
Youth career
2013–2016 Jega United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Gil Vicente 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Mirandela (loan) 39 (0)
2018–2019 Mirandela 32 (3)
2019–2020 Santa Clara 24 (1)
2020– Porto 36 (2)
National team‡
2020– Nigeria 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:29, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2022

Zaidu Sanusi (born 13 June 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Portuguese club FC Porto and the Nigeria national team.

Club career[]

Early years and Santa Clara[]

Born in Jega, Kebbi, 19-year-old Sanusi signed with Gil Vicente F.C. of the Portuguese Primeira Liga in 2016. In January 2017, he was loaned to third division club SC Mirandela.[2][3]

Sanusi reached an agreement to join C.D. Santa Clara on 16 March 2019, with the deal being made effective on 1 July.[4] He made his Portuguese top-flight debut on 15 September that year, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Moreirense FC.[5] He scored his first goal in the competition on 23 June 2020, in a 4–3 away victory over S.L. Benfica which marked the Azoreans' first-ever at the Estádio da Luz.[6]

Porto[]

On 30 August 2020, Sanusi signed a five-year contract with FC Porto.[7] He won the first trophy of his career on 23 December, when he played the entire 2–0 defeat of Benfica in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[8][9] He finished his first year with 41 competitive matches,[10] scoring in the 4–3 league win over C.D. Tondela.[11]

International career[]

Sanusi made his debut for the Nigeria national team on 9 October 2020, in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Algeria in Klagenfurt.[12][13] He earned his first official cap the following month, in the 4–4 home draw with Sierra Leone for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 December 2021[15]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mirandela (loan) 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 17 0 0 0 — — — 17 0
2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 22 0 0 0 — — — 22 0
Mirandela 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 32 3 3 0 — — — 35 3
Total 71 3 3 0 — — — 74 3
Santa Clara 2019–20 Primeira Liga 24 1 1 0 2 0 — — 27 1
Porto 2020–21 Primeira Liga 25 1 4 0 1 0 10[c] 0 1[d] 0 41 1
2021–22 Primeira Liga 8 0 2 0 0 0 6[c] 0 — 16 0
Total 33 1 6 0 1 0 16 0 1 0 57 1
Career total 128 5 10 0 3 0 16 0 1 0 158 5
  1. ^ Includes the Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes the Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International[]

As of match played 7 September 2021[16]
Nigeria
Year Apps Goals
2020 3 0
2021 3 0
Total 6 0

Honours[]

Porto

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Z. Sanusi" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ Zeferino, André (30 August 2020). "Zaidu Sanusi: pérola açoriana à deriva" [Zaidu Sanusi: Azorean gem drifting] (in Portuguese). Pro Scout. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Zaidu recorda: "Fui assinar com o Gil Vicente e vesti a camisola do FC Porto"" [Zaidu remembers: "I went to sign with Gil Vicente and I was wearing FC Porto's jersey"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Rising Nigerian left back Zaidu confirms agreement to join Portuguese side Santa Clara". Own Goal Nigeria. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ Garcia, José (15 September 2019). "Santa Clara-Moreirense, 2–0 (crónica)" [Santa Clara-Moreirense, 2–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Santa Clara vence pela primeira vez na Luz. Veja o resumo do jogo" [Santa Clara win at the Luz for the first time. Watch match highlights] (in Portuguese). TSF. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Zaidu seals five-year deal with FC Porto". This Day. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "FC Porto bate Benfica e conquista Supertaça pela 22ª vez" [FC Porto beat Benfica and conquer Supercup for the 22nd time]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  9. ^ Ojewunmi, Moses (24 December 2020). "Zaidu Sanusi wins Portuguese super cup with FC Porto". Brila FM. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ Gouveia, Carlos (19 June 2021). "Zaidu tornou a Nigéria portista: "Digo a muita gente para ver a nossa equipa"" [Zaidu turned Nigeria into fans of Porto: "I tell many people to watch our team"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  11. ^ "FC Porto 4–3 Tondela. Campeão acaba encostado às cordas" [FC Porto 4–3 Tondela. Champions finish against the ropes]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Official: Rohr calls up Ejuke, Sanusi, Tijani two other new players for CIV, Tunisia friendlies". Complete Sports. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  13. ^ "International friendly: Algeria beat Nigeria 1–0". Daily Nigerian. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  14. ^ Omidiora, Seye (13 November 2020). "Nigeria 4–4 Sierra Leone: Super Eagles player ratings". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  15. ^ Zaidu Sanusi at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Z. Sanusi – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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