# Fareed Sadat

Fareed Sadat (Dari: فرید سادات; born 10 November 1998) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Bhayangkara and the Afghanistan national team.
Born in Afghanistan, Sadat represented Finland at youth international level before switching to represent Afghanistan at senior level.

## Early and personal life

Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sadat arrived in Finland in 2011, to join his father who had moved there previously. In October 2016 he stated that he was intending to apply for Finnish citizenship when he turned 18. He has acquired Finnish citizenship.

## Club career

Sadat played youth football for Espoo, Atlantis, and GrIFK.
Sadat has played senior football for GrIFK, Espoo, Lahti, Lahti Akatemia, Haukar, MuSa, AC Oulu, and OLS.
In October 2016, Sadat signed a new two-year contract with Lahti.
In August 2021, he joined the Finnish second-tier side MuSa.
He signed for Cambodian club Phnom Penh Crown for the 2022 season. He scored twice on his debut against Visakha in a 2–1 win, helping his team lift the first ever Cambodian Super Cup. In the 2022 season he scored 19 goals in 25 league games.
He signed for Thai club Nakhon Si United for the 2023 season.
In September 2023, Sadat joined PSKC Cimahi club in the Indonesian Liga 2. He then signed for Persikabo 1973. He signed for Bhayangkara for 2025.

## International career

Sadat has represented Finland at under-19 international level. Sadat made his debut with the Afghanistan national football team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Turkmenistan on 25 December 2019.

## Career statistics

    As of 26 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Other | Other | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Grankulla IFK | 2014 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| FC Espoo | 2015 | Kolmonen | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 |
| Lahti Akatemia | 2016 | Kakkonen | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Lahti Akatemia | 2017 | Kakkonen | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 |
| Lahti Akatemia | Total | Total | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| Lahti | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 |
| Lahti | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 3 |
| Lahti | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lahti | Total | Total | 39 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 |
| PKKU (loan) | 2018 | Kakkonen | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| Haukar | 2019 | 1. deild karla | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 4 |
| MuSa | 2020 | Ykkönen | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 4 |
| AC Oulu | 2020 | Ykkönen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 5 |
| AC Oulu | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| AC Oulu | Total | Total | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| OLS | 2021 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| MuSa | 2021 | Ykkönen | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 2022 | Cambodian Premier League | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 |
| Nakhon Si United | 2022–23 | Thai League 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| PSKC Cimahi | 2023–24 | Indonesian Liga 2 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 |
| Persikabo 1973 | 2024–25 | Indonesian Liga 2 | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 6 |
| Bhayangkara | 2024–25 | Indonesian Liga 2 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 185 | 60 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 69 |
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Includes Cambodian Super Cup
* ↑ Includes AFC Cup