Domestic-league season · Sunderland.
Missed 4 of Sunderland's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty). He still appeared 33 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2907 | 6.76 |
 Friendlies Clubsat Union St. Gilloise | 5 | 0 | 0 | 443 | 6.6 |
 Africa Cup of Nationsat Congo DR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 6.85 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualificationat Congo DR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 6.72 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 6.7 |
Following his move to Sunderland, Sadiki's current-season form is level with last season (Season 35→34), while his Rating climbed 65→95. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sunderland · 7th | 33 | 0 | 1 | 6.76 | 95 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | Union St. Gilloise · 1st | 39 | 1 | 3 | 7.01 | 65 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | Union St. Gilloise · 2nd | 37 | 0 | 0 | — | 55 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | RSC Anderlecht II · 6th | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Anderlecht · 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 47 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
N. Sadiki is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Sunderland, rated 95.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 418 in the Premier League and 5th of 2861 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (95% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sadiki.
Judged on this season alone, Sadiki graded 34 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.817 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 34). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 95, top 2% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 21 Sadiki is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 171.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sadiki missed 4 games through injury (international duty) out of roughly 38 this season. The 33 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 95.1, Sadiki carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 2%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~190), then tapers with age. At 21, Sadiki sits on 171.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Sadiki's projected Rating — 95.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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