Sadik Balarabe

Sadik Olaniyi Balarabe (born 26 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Sadik Balarabe
Sadik Balarabe in 2019
Personal information
Full name Sadik Olaniyi Salisu Balarabe[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Reading
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Jackson Jets 29 (30)
2013–2014 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 17 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Chicago Inferno 5 (1)
2014 AO Levante
2015 Iraklis Psachna 13 (1)
2015–2016 Niki Volou 20 (4)
2016–2017 Gil Vicente 0 (0)
2017–2018 Torbalispor 22 (13)
2018 Salihli Belediyespor 7 (2)
2019 Mağusa Türk Gücü 15 (4)
2019–2020 Urraca 20 (11)
2020 Ibiza Islas Pitiusas 5 (3)
2020 Hemel Hempstead Town 3 (2)
2020 Dulwich Hamlet 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

In 2011, Balarabe headed to America to study at Jackson College, scoring 11 goals in 12 games in his first season [2] and a further 19 goals in his second year.[3] He spent two years studying at Jackson College[4] before finishing his studies with Saginaw Valley State University, who he scored six goals in 17 games for in the 2013 season.[5] He also played in the USL Premier Development League for Chicago Inferno, making five appearances.[6]

In the summer of 2014, Balarabe arrived in Greece to join AO Levante before moving up divisions to join Greek Football League side Iraklis Psachna.[7] in January 2015. He made his professional debut on 26 January, coming on as a 65th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw with Kallithea.[8]

Ahead of the following season, Balarabe joined Gamma Ethniki side Niki Volou in July 2015.[9]

He then joined Portuguese LigaPro side Gil Vicente on a two-year-deal in September 2016.[10]

In January 2019, he joined KTFF Süper Lig side Mağusa Türk Gücü after spells in Turkey with Torbalispor and Salihli Belediyespor.[11] Balarabe finished the season with 16 goals in 22 games as he helped lead his side to the league and cup double.[12]

On 10 August 2019, Balarabe joined Tercera División side Urraca.[13] After half a season with Urraca, he joined fellow Tercera División side Ibiza Islas Pitiusas until the end of the season.[14]

In October 2020, Balarabe returned to England to join National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town.[15] He scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 loss to Eastbourne Borough.[16] The following month, he joined division rivals Dulwich Hamlet, making his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Havant & Waterlooville.[17]

Personal life

Balarabe attended Stationers' Crown Woods Academy in Eltham whilst growing up.[4]

Career statistics
As of 24 November 2020[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Inferno 2013 PDL 5100—0051
Iraklis Psachna 2014–15 Football League 13100—00131
Niki Volou 2015–16[19] Gamma Ethniki 20400—00204
Torbalispor 2017–18[20] Bölgesel Amatör Ligi 221300—002213
Salihli Belediyespor 2018–19 Bölgesel Amatör Ligi 7200—0072
Mağusa Türk Gücü 2018–19[21] KTFF Süper Lig 154712—002216
Urraca 2019–20 Tercera División 20111[lower-alpha 1]0—002111
Ibiza Islas Pitiusas 2019–20 Tercera División 5300—1[lower-alpha 2]063
Hemel Hempstead Town 2020–21 National League South 3210—0042
Dulwich Hamlet 3000—0030
Career total 11341912001012353
  1. Appearances in Copa del Rey
  2. Appearances in Tercera División play-offs

Honours

Mağusa Türk Gücü

Individual

References
  1. "Sadik Balarabe profile at TFF". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. "2011-12 NJCAA Stats". NJCAA. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "Jackson Community College gamelog 2012". NJCAA. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "Cardinals Announce 2013 Men's Soccer Recruiting Class". Saginaw Valley State University. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "Sadik Balarabe #8 F Saginaw Valley". Saginaw Valley State University. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Sadik Balarabe profile at Soccer Stats". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. Sadik Balarabe: It’s been quite an adventure so far… englishplayersabroad.com
  8. "KALLITHEA VS. IRAKLIS PSACHNA 0 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. "Παίκτης της Νίκης ο Σαντίκ Μπαλαράμπε". e-thessalia.gr. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  10. "GIL VICENTE NEW BOY BALARABE TARGETS NIGERIA CALL-UP". africanfootball.com. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. "MTG turnayı gözünden vurdu". havadiskibris.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. "Sadik Balarabe Informations". ktff.org. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  13. "Balarabe İspanya'ya Uçtu..!". arenasporkolik.com (in Turkish). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  14. "Sadik Balarabe refuerza la delantera roja" (in Spanish). CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  15. @hemelfc (9 October 2020). "WELCOME We're delighted to welcome @SadikBalarabe to the club Memo" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 October 2020 – via Twitter.
  16. "Hemel suffer home defeat". hemeltoday.co.uk. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  17. "HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE VS. DULWICH HAMLET 3 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  18. Sadik Balarabe at Soccerway
  19. "Sadik Balarabe Player Agent". playeragent.gr. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  20. "Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  21. "SADIK BALARABE informations" (in Turkish). Cyprus Turkish Football Association. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  22. "MTG ŞAMPİYON". havadiskibris.com (in Turkish). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  23. "MAĞUSA TÜRK GÜCÜ - YENİCAMİ AK match details". ktff.org. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  24. "Futbolda başarılılar ödüllerini alacakKaynak: Futbolda başarılılar ödüllerini alacak". sporyeni.com (in Turkish). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.


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