Sadiq Umar completes loan move to Valencia

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward Sadiq Umar has joined Spanish La Liga side Valencia CF on loan from Real Sociedad for the rest of the 2024/2025 season.

The loan deal to the Mestalla is with an option to buy this summer.

The former Partizan player has not found the back of the net in the league this season after seven games.

He has scored four league goals in 35 games over three seasons for Real Sociedad.

The move gives him the chance of getting more playing time in the bis of helping Valencia beat the drop in La Liga.

Valencia will be the third Spanish team Umar is joining after Almeria and Real Sociedad.

The 27-year-old striker started his youth career at Kuso Boys and also played for Future of Africa and Spezia at a young age before making the first team of the latter in Italy.

He had loan spells with Lavagnese, AS Roma, Bologna, Torino, NAC Breda, Rangers, Perugia, and Partizan.

From Partizan, he joined Almeria and Real Sociedad, from where he is on loan at Valencia.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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