Noah Fadiga

Noah Fadiga
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 25)
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 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

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.[citation needed]

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.[3]

Fadiga had a mini defibrulator installed after collpasing during a break in play in Gent's game against Standard Liege on 10 November 2024. Fadiga had just been involved in an aerial collision. A heart rhythm disorder was diagnosed while detained in hospital. [4][5][6]

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.[7]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Brugge 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Volendam (loan) 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 24 1 1 0 — — 25 1
Heracles 2020–21 Eredivisie 15 0 1 0 — — 16 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 33 1 1 0 — 2[b] 0 36 1
Total 48 1 2 0 — 2 0 52 1
Brest 2022–23 Ligue 1 21 1 1 0 — — 22 1
Gent 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 17 0 2 0 8[c] 0 — 27 0
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 14 3 0 0 9[c] 1 — 23 3
Total 31 3 2 0 17 1 — 50 4
Career total 124 6 6 0 17 1 2 0 149 6
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in European play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "WELKOM, NOAH FADIGA!" [WELCOME, NOAH FADIGA!] (in Dutch). Gent. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Wouter Vrancken ving Noah Fadiga op in zijn armen: "Hij is stabiel, maar ik ben geen dokter"" [Wouter Vrancken caught Noah Fadiga in his arms: "He is stable, but I am not a doctor"] (in Dutch). Sporza. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Dan toch een hartritmestoornis: AA Gent-speler Noah Fadiga krijgt defibrillator ingeplant" [A heart rhythm disorder after all: AA Gent player Noah Fadiga gets a defibrillator implanted] (in Dutch). Sporza. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "AA Gent-speler Noah Fadiga is met succes geopereerd aan zijn hart" [AA Gent player Noah Fadiga has successfully undergone heart surgery] (in Dutch). Sporza. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Senegal v Mozambique game report". Soccerway. 24 March 2023.


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