Noah Adedeji-Sternberg

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
Personal information
Full name Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
Date of birth (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Germany[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 32
Youth career
Royal Antwerp
Excelsior Mouscron
–2019 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2019–2023 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Jong Genk 27 (5)
2024– Genk 18 (3)
International career‡
2023– Belgium U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:11, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club K.R.C. Genk. Born in Germany, he plays for the Belgium national under-19 football team.

Youth career

Adedeji-Sternberg was born in Germany on 19 June 2005 to a Nigerian father and German mother.[3] He moved to Belgium and began playing for Royal Antwerp as a youth player. He then moved to fellow Belgian club Excelsior Mouscron, and then German club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, before moving to Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2019. Adedeji-Sternberg played for Borussia Monchengladbach until 2023 when he moved back to Belgium with Genk, signing a contract until 2027.[4]

Club career

Genk

Adedeji-Sternberg began the season with the club's reserve team, playing for the club in the Challenger Pro League, making his debut in a 5–2 win over Francs Borains, coming on as a substitute.[5] Adedeji-Sternberg scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 loss to RFC Liège in the 89th minute.[6] He went on to make a total of 24 appearances in the league that season, scoring 5 goals.

During that season he also made his debut for the first team, playing in his first match in a 3–1 win over RWD Molenbeek. He made 2 further league appearances, as well as 2 more appearances during the championship play-offs.

Adedeji–Sternberg scored his first goal for the first team in a 2-0 away league win versus Anderlecht.[7]

International career

Adedeji-Sternberg is eligible to represent Germany, Nigeria, as well as Belgium, who he represents at U19 level.[3] He made his first appearance for the team in a 5–1 loss to Netherlands.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 December 2024[9]
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
Jong Genk 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 24 5 — — — 24 5
2024–25 Challenger Pro League 3 0 — — — 3 0
Total 27 5 — — — 27 5
Genk 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2024–25 13 3 2 0 — — 15 3
Total 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
Career total 45 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 8

References

  1. ^ "Noah Adedeji-Sternberg birthplace". soccerbase.com. 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Noah Adedeji-Sternberg height". tntsports.co.uk. 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "KRC GENK. Maak kennis met talent Noah Adedeji-Sternberg | Het Belang van Limburg".
  4. ^ "Adedeji-Sternberg contract details". krcgenk.be. 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Francs Borains 2-5 Jong Genk". ie.soccerway.com. 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "KRC Genk 2-3 Royal Liege". ie.soccerway.com. 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Anderlecht 0-2 Genk". bbc.com.
  8. ^ "Netherlands U19 5-1 Belgium U19". ie.soccerway.com. 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ Noah Adedeji-Sternberg at Soccerway