Noah Fadiga
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999
Place of birth Bruges, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Club Brugge 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Volendam (loan) 24 (1)
2020–2022 Heracles 48 (1)
2022–2023 Brest 21 (1)
2023– Gent 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Noah Fadiga (born 3 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian club Gent. Born in Belgium, he represents Senegal internationally.

Club career

A youth product of Club Brugge, Fadiga joined Volendam on loan for the 2019–20 season.[1] He made his professional debut with Volendam in a 1–1 Eerste Divisie tie with Helmond Sport on 9 August 2020.[2]

Fadiga signed with Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie on 19 July 2020.[3]

In the summer of 2023, Fadiga experienced heart irregularities and was not allowed to continue playing in France by the French Football Federation due to their "zero tolerance" policy in that respect, even though he received a clean bill of health by cardiologists. As a free agent, on 8 August 2023 he signed a three-year contract with Gent in Belgium, his father played for the club 15 years prior.[4]

International career

In March 2023, Fadiga was called up to the Senegal national football team for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mozambique, but remained on the bench.[5]

Personal life

Fadiga is the son of the retired Senegal international footballer Khalilou Fadiga,[1] while his mother is Belgian.

References

  1. 1 2 "Club Brugge verhuurt 19-jarige Fadiga aan Volendam, tot jolijt van… zanger Jan Smit: "Eerste uitkomst van onze samenwerking"". Het Nieuwsblad.
  2. ↑ "Helmond Sport vs. Volendam - 9 August 2019". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "Heracles Almelo takes over offensive right back Fadiga from Club Brugge | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com.
  4. ↑ "WELKOM, NOAH FADIGA!" [WELCOME, NOAH FADIGA!] (in Dutch). Gent. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Senegal v Mozambique game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2023.


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