Umar Sadiq

With the impending departure of Umar Sadiq hanging over Almeria’s survival hopes, the club have moved to bring in a replacement forward. Although a veteran with plenty of experience in La Liga, Almeria fans might not have expected Leo Baptistao to be that replacement. The club announced his signing on Thursday, arriving from Santos.

Almeria have been impressive in their recruitment this summer but that trend is going to have to continue, as they prepare to lose arguably their most valuable player. Nigerian striker Umar Sadiq has been garnering plenty of admiration from around Europe after 41 goals in two seasons and it appears that interest has been followed through with a concrete offer.

Two second-half goals by the Super Eagles forward helped the Rojiblancos pick up all the points against the visiting side. Nigeria international Umaru Sadiq continued with his goal-scoring form in Spain after he grabbed two goals in Almeria’s 2-1 Segunda Division victory against Mirandes on Saturday. The 25-year-old attacker...

A second-half strike by the Super Eagles forward helped Rojiblancos pick up all points against the White and Blues. Almeria recorded a 1-0 away victory over Malaga in Saturday’s Segunda Division fixture with Umar Sadiq scoring the only goal. In the keenly contested affair staged at the Estadio La...

The 25-year-old Super Eagle scored a stunner to help the Rojiblancos pick their first league win in 2022. Nigeria international Umar Sadiq was on target as Almeria cruised to a 2-0 victory against Ibiza in their Spanish Segunda Division fixture at Estadio Mediterraneo on Friday. The Rojiblancos were the superior...

The former Nigeria youth international continued with his impressive goalscoring form to power the Rojiblancos past the White and Reds. Former Nigeria U23 striker Umar provided a goal and an assist as Almeria secured a 2-1 away victory over Girona in Monday’s La Liga Smartbank game. Heading into the game,...

The 24-year-old Super Eagle scored his fifth goal as the Rojiblancos remained unbeaten at home in the Segunda Division. Nigeria international Umar Sadiq grabbed his fifth goal of the campaign as Almeria beat Tenerife 3-1 in their Spanish Segunda Division clash at the Estadio Municipal Cartagonova on Friday. After a...