The rise of Umar Sadiq

Umar Sadiq Mesbah is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club UD Almería. Sadiq also represents the Nigeria national under-23 team and was an important member of the squad that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 26 July 1989 and known as Almería Club de Fútbol until 2001, when was renamed Unión Deportiva Almería.