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Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui (born 14 September 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.




Club career






= Early life and career

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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

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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 second 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

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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

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Following his season with Ajax CT in South Africa, Sadaoui joined National Premier Soccer League side Miami United, helping the club from Southern Florida to their second league championship, before departing for Honduras, signing with top flight club Real España.




= Real España

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Sadaoui joined Real 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

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On 6 September 2016 it was announced that Sadaoui had joined Al-Khaburah from Oman, competing in the Omantel Professional League.




= Raja CA

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On 5 August 2020 it was announced that Raja CA and Sadaoui had agreed to terms on a 3-year contract.




= AS FAR

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In 2021, Sadaoui joined FAR.




= FC Goa

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On 19 July 2022, Sadaoui signed for Indian Super League club FC Goa.




= Kerala Blasters

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On 2 July 2024, Sadaoui joined Kerala Blasters on a two-year contract. On 1 August 2024, he scored a hat-trick on his debut in a 8–0 win against Mumbai City in the 2024 Durand Cup. On 10 August 2024, he scored his second hat-trick against CISF Protectors FT. After netting 6 goals throughout the entirety of the tournament, Sadaoui would win the Golden Boot award for topping the goal-scoring charts in that year's Durand Cup. His first league goal for the club came against East Bengal FC on 22 September, where he scored the equalizer as the Blasters won the match 2–1 at home. On the next week, Noah would score the equalizing goal for the Blasters against NorthEast United FC as they drew the match by the score of 1–1. Noah would score in his third consecutive league game on 3 August against Odisha FC, where he scored the second goal for the Blasters in a 2–2 draw.




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

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As of match played 23 August 2024




= International

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As of matches played till 7 February 2021




Honours


Ajax Cape Town

MTN 8: 2015
Miami United

NPSL Conference Champions: 2016
Morocco

African Nations Championship: 2020
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
Durand Cup Golden Boot: 2024




References






External links


Noah Sadaoui at Soccerway
Noah Sadaoui biography – Saint Peter's College

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