Fareed Sadat (Dari: فرید سادات; born 10 November 1998) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City 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.https://ligaindonesiabaru.com/clubs/singleplayer/pegadaian_liga_2_2024-25/fareed_sadat?token=UDAuNTkzMTkwMzI= He signed for Bhayangkara for 2025.
In September 2026, he moved to Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City after their transfer ban elapsed.
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 Fareed Sadat, Finnish Fa + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGrankulla IFK2014Kakkonen20———20FC Espoo2015Kolmonen13721——158Lahti Akatemia2016Kakkonen42———422017Kakkonen95———95Total137000000137Lahti2016Veikkausliiga1513140—2222017Veikkausliiga15241––1932018Veikkausliiga9000–10100Total393724010515PKKU (loan)2018Kakkonen41–––41Haukar20191. deild karla610013–74MuSa2020Ykkönen114–––114AC Oulu2020Ykkönen10520––1252021Veikkausliiga10000––100Total205200000225OLS2021Kakkonen20———20MuSa2021Ykkönen84–––84Phnom Penh Crown2022Cambodian Premier League25190012112722Nakhon Si United2022–23Thai League 280–––80PSKC Cimahi2023–24Indonesian Liga 2132–––132Persikabo 19732024–25Indonesian Liga 2126–––126Bhayangkara 2024–25Indonesian Liga 291–––912025–26Super League113–––113Total204000000204Career total19663113652121572
References
External links Playing stats at Finnish FA