Z. Sanusi · career
Zaidu Sanusi
Full Back · FC Porto · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 103 appearances with 8 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at FC Porto — Season rating 45, 1 goal and 1 assist in 25 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 27 points at FC Porto. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (26 → 32). The gap to his peak is 14 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Primeira Liga) and kept playing — 17 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | FC Porto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 32 |
| 2025/26 | FC Porto | 17 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | FC Porto | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | FC Porto B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | FC Porto | 8 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | FC Porto | 24 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | FC Porto | 24 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 40 |
| 2020/21 | FC Porto | 25 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 45 |
| 2019/20 | Santa Clara | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Mirandela | 32 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Mirandela | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | MirandelaLoan | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Super Cup×4Taça de Portugal×4Primeira Liga×2Taça da Liga×2Primeira Liga×3CAF Africa Cup of Nations×2Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Nigeria | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Schedule · 2026/27
4 played2 not in squad· 288 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | Primeira Liga | H Alverca | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 15 | Primeira Liga | A Rio Ave | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 23 | Primeira Liga | H Arouca | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 29 | Primeira Liga | A Academico Viseu | 3-0 | Played | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 4 | Primeira Liga | H Moreirense | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | Primeira Liga | A Casa Pia | 4-1 | Not in squad | — |