Mujaid Sadick Aliu (born 14 March 2000), simply known as Mujaid, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Genk as a central defender.

Mujaid
Personal information
Full name Mujaid Sadick Aliu
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Genk
Number 3
Youth career
Valvanera
2016–2018 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Deportivo B 26 (0)
2018–2021 Deportivo La Coruña 30 (0)
2021– Genk 75 (3)
International career
2017 Spain U17 3 (0)
2018 Spain U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2018

Club career

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Born in Logroño, La Rioja to parents from Nigeria and Ghana,[1] Mujaid joined Deportivo de La Coruña's youth setup in 2016, from Valvanera CD.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 October 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Ismael Díaz in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against CDA Navalcarnero.[3]

Mujaid made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 12 May 2018, replacing Juanfran late into a 2–4 home loss against Villarreal CF.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 10 November 2024[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo B 2017–18 Segunda División B 3 0 3 0
2018–19 14 0 14 0
2019–20 Tercera División 9 0 9 0
Total 26 0 26 0
Deportivo La Coruña 2017–18 La Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20 Segunda División 28 0 1 0 29 0
2020–21 Segunda División B 22 0 2 0 24 0
Total 52 0 3 0 55 0
Genk 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 25 2 1 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 33 2
2022–23 9 0 0 0 9 0
2023–24 27 0 1 0 6[c] 0 34 0
2024–25 14 1 0 0 14 1
Total 75 3 2 0 12 0 1 0 90 3
Jong Genk 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 3 0 3 0
Career total 156 3 6 0 12 0 1 0 175 3
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Belgian Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Spain U18

References

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  1. ^ García, Iñaki (15 June 2018). "El último riojano de Primera" [The last Riojan of Primera] (in Spanish). La Rioja. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ "La Rioja exporta futuro futbolístico" [La Rioja export footballing future] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Mujaid, tercer debutante juvenil en Segunda B" [Mujaid, third youth team debutant in Segunda B] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Castillejo paga el billete a Europa" [Castillejo pays the ticket to Europa] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ Mujaid Sadick at BDFutbol
  6. ^ Mujaid Sadick at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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