Sak Hassan

**Last statistical update: 20:38, 21 January 2024 (UTC)**

**Sakariya Abdi Hassan** is a footballer who plays for **Hashtag United** (men).

## Career

### Pre-HTU

Youth
Around 2010, Hassan entered the academy of Leyton Orient. After 2013–2016 there, the midfielder headed off to Queens Park Rangers - staying put for 2 years around 2017. In 2018–19, Hassan scored 7 goals in 15 matches for Saffron Walden Town's reserves.

Springfield
Hassan joined Essex Olympian League - Premier Division side Springfield at the start of the 2019–20 season. He scored on his debut for *The Field* on 24 August 2019 during an away encounter with Sungate. The midfielder subsequently appeared 5 more times for the club, all bar once as a starter.

Hornchurch
Towards the conclusion of 2019, Hassan switched to Hornchurch of the Isthmian League - Premier Division. His 1st appearance for *The Urchins* came as a starter in a 2 December away loss in the Essex Senior Cup 3rd round to Chelmsford City. The midfielder's league bow came 5 days later in a 3–2 success on the road at Wingate & Finchley, as he replaced Ronnie Winn off the bench after 58 minutes. A start in a Velocity Sports Trophy defeat to Bracknell Town on 18 December saw him make his 3rd and final appearance of 2019–20. In the succeeding 2020–21, Hassan made competitive appearances versus Bowers & Pitsea (on 22 September, cup) and Kingstonian (on 10 October, league). Both seasons were interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 22 May 2021, he was an unused sub as they won the 2021 FA Trophy final.

Hassan's time at Hornchurch would come to an end during the early months of the 2021–22 campaign, as the midfielder was limited to substitute (totalling just around 11 minutes) cup action as he participated in encounters with Warrington Rylands (Isthmian Charity Shield), Walthamstow and Bowers & Pitsea (both FA Cup).

Tower Hamlets (loan)
In early 2021, Hassan was attached via loan terms to Tower Hamlets. He wouldn't feature at senior level for them, though did take part in a reserve match on 24 April against May & Baker Reserves.

Redbridge (dual)
On 6 September 2021, Hassan was signed via dual registration by Redbridge. After debuting from the beginning of a 7 September Essex Senior League victory over Hoddesdon Town, he made additional appearances across the rest of the month versus Tooting & Mitcham United (London County Cup), Clacton and Athletic Newham.

Barking
Isthmian League - North Division outfit Barking publicised the arrival of Hassan on 29 October 2021. He would net on debut for *The Blues*, as he converted in an eventual 3–2 loss away at Coggeshall Town on 30 October. The midfielder would feature further across the next month or so, adding minutes in match-ups with Bury Town, Stowmarket Town, Grays Athletic (cup), AFC Sudbury and Brentwood Town.

AFC Sudbury
Midway through the 2021–22 season, Hassan joined fellow Isthmian League - North Division club AFC Sudbury. As with Springfield and Barking, the midfielder would find the back of the net in his 1st appearance as he struck 62 minutes into an eventual 4–1 home defeat to Bury Town; having replaced Marley Andrews as a substitute 16 minutes prior in the New Year's Day 2022 fixture. In his 4th appearance, on 15 January, he was sent off during a 1–1 draw at Romford. *The Yellows* would end the campaign in 7th, as he took part in an overall of 16 matches. Hassan opened the subsequent 2022–23 season with cup goals in mid-2022 across August and September versus Ashford United (FA Trophy) and St Albans City (FA Cup).

2022–23 continued with an 11 October goal in a 6–1 triumph over Brantham Athletic in the Suffolk County Cup 3rd round, which preceded his final 2022 goal arriving on 26 November in a 5-goal thumping of Great Wakering Rovers at the MEL Group Stadium. He would later score twice in 2023 in February and March, initially netting past Tilbury and Felixstowe & Walton United before popping up in fixtures with New Salamis and Basildon United. In April, Hassan scored in a 10 April victory versus Coggeshall Town before hitting a brace next time out past Brentwood Town. Having missed out on the league title to HTU, *The Yellows* would go on to win the play-offs to secure a spot in tier 7. He announced his departure on 6 June.

Somalia
In 2022, Hassan was called up at international level by Somalia ahead of March preliminary round qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. He was subbed on for his debut on 23 March at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Tanzania, as he came off the substitute's bench to replace Bilal Hersi after 66 minutes of a 3–0 loss to Eswatini. In the 2nd leg between the two teams, Hassan again came on a substitute (this time for Hussein Mohamed) but this time scored his 1st senior international goal in a match that concluded as a 2–1 defeat at the Mbombela Stadium in South Africa.

Hassan was called up again in October 2023 for matches in the succeeding November, which made him the 1st men's player to be selected internationally whilst still playing for HTU.

### HTU

2023–24
On 28 June 2023, Hassan was officially unveiled as a new signing by Jay Devereux's HTU. A pre-season victory at Bowers & Pitsea on 1 July saw the midfielder unofficially debut for *The Tags*. Next time out, Hassan scored and assisted Misha Djemaili in an exhibition fixture with Barking on 4 July. A 2nd assist, this time for Alex Teniola, arrived in a friendly win over Redbridge on 11 July. Hassan netted for the following time in a 23 July success over Worthing. He was sent off in their pre-season finale win at Heybridge Swifts on 5 August, having already notched assists for Harry Haysom and Max Cornhill.

To end October, Hassan grabbed assists (1st times in competitive action) in back-to-back matches against Chatham Town (on 23 October, for Greg Halford) and Enfield Town (on 28 October, for Misha Djemaili). The midfielder claimed his 1st competitive goal for the club in a 26 December league victory away to Haringey Borough. Hassan then opened the scoring 4 days later in a success at Folkestone Invicta. His opening strike of 2024 came on 13 January in a 9-goal match with Bognor Regis Town, which preceded a goal at home to Enfield Town on 20 January.

## Personal Life

Hassan was born in the Netherlands to Somalian parents, prior to moving to England at the age of 8. Away from football, he played futsal for England at under-21 level.

## HTU Statistics

Breakdown

'*Other Cups' includes competitions like the FA Trophy, the FA Vase and friendly tournaments. See also: HTUwiki:DataIssues.*

Appearances (34)
* List of appearances of Sak Hassan

Goals (6)
Barking  v  Hashtag United

Worthing  v  Hashtag United

Haringey Borough  v  Hashtag United

Folkestone Invicta  v  Hashtag United

Hashtag United  v  Bognor Regis Town

Hashtag United  v  Enfield Town

## External Links

* National Football Teams
* Soccerbase
* Soccerway
* World Football

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sakariya Hassan’s story from Mile End to winning at Wembley with @HornchurchFC 🎞⬇️" , 26 May 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Sakariya Hassan player stats" .
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Sakariya Hassan player stats" .
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Hornchurch - Appearances - Sakariya Hassan - 2019-2020" .
5. ↑ "All good things come in threes. Redbridge Football club are delighted to announce the signing of @SakHassan1 on a dual registration from @HornchurchFC. Sak is a versatile young player who was apart of the Urchins Fa trophy winning squad. Welcome to the club Sak 🚙" , 6 September 2021.
6. ↑ "Redbridge - Appearances - Sak Hassan - 2021-2022" .
7. ↑ "SAK HASSAN SIGNS: The Blues are delighted to welcome midfielder Sak Hassan to Barking FC! Sak joins us from @HornchurchFC, and has also enjoyed spells for @SpringfieldF and @TheMotormen. Welcome Sak!" , 29 October 2021.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Barking - Appearances - Sakariya Hassan - 2021-2022" .
9. ↑ "Barking - Appearances - Saratiya Hassan - 2021-2022" .
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 "AFC Sudbury - Appearances - Sakariya Hassan - 2021-2022" .
11. ↑ "@AFCSudbury it’s been a absolute playing for you guys. Unfortunately my time at the club has come to a end. I wanna thank everyone involved in the club from the volunteers to the media team to the Management and my teammates and a big thank you to the fans.1/2" , 6 June 2023.
12. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL CALL UP 🇸🇴 @SakHassan1" , 3 October 2023.
13. ↑ "SAK HASSAN IS A TAG!" , 28 June 2023.
14. ↑ "Sak Hassan on verge of becoming AFC Sudbury's first international capped player after surprise Somalia call-up for African Cup of Nations qualifiers" , 3 March 2022.
15. ↑ "Sak Hassan on today’s game and what he does in his “spare” time" , 5 October 2019.