Zaidu Sanusi #12
Defender
Left-back
Nigeria
Liga Portugal 2026/27 · 5 apps
Club
- Age
- 29 years
- born 13 June 1997
- Height
- 182 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2027
- At the club since
- Aug 2020
- from Santa Clara
- Matches this season
- 6
- 447 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Portugal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 1.00 | |
| Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 1.00 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.76 across 6 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating24 Oct · vs Gil Vicente (A) 1–0 · 7.09
24 OctLiga Portugal
Gil Vicente away
W 1–0
90′
7.09
20 OctChampions League
PSV home
L 0–1
69′
6.35
29 AugLiga Portugal
Academico Viseu away
W 3–0
18′
6.38
23 AugLiga Portugal
Arouca home
W 2–0
90′
7.09
15 AugLiga Portugal
Rio Ave away
W 2–0
90′
6.93
All 34 matches
9 AugLiga Portugal
Alverca home
W 2–0
90′
6.70
2025/26
2 MayLiga Portugal
Alverca home
W 1–0
46′
6.77
19 AprLiga Portugal
Tondela home
W 2–0
62′
6.61
16 AprEuropa League
Nottingham Forest away
L 0–1
46′
6.52
12 AprLiga Portugal
Estoril away
W 3–1
70′
7.31
9 AprEuropa League
Nottingham Forest home
D 1–1
90′
6.91
4 AprLiga Portugal
Famalicão home
D 2–2
46′
6.53
22 MarLiga Portugal
Sporting Braga away
W 2–1
90′
6.82
19 MarEuropa League
VfB Stuttgart home
W 2–0
58′
6.34
15 MarLiga Portugal
Moreirense home
W 3–0
66′
6.57
12 MarEuropa League
VfB Stuttgart away
W 2–1
90′
1A
7.15
27 FebLiga Portugal
Arouca home
W 3–1
90′
6.98
22 FebLiga Portugal
Rio Ave home
W 1–0
90′
6.84
15 FebLiga Portugal
Nacional away
W 1–0
90′
7.07
30 NovLiga Portugal
Estoril home
W 1–0
44′
6.70
6 NovEuropa League
FC Utrecht away
D 1–1
90′
7.03
23 OctEuropa League
Nottingham Forest away
L 0–2
14′
6.40
2 OctEuropa League
Crvena Zvezda home
W 2–1
90′
6.15
29 SepLiga Portugal
Arouca away
W 4–0
21′
1G
7.61
25 SepEuropa League
Salzburg away
W 1–0
53′
6.95
19 SepLiga Portugal
Rio Ave away
W 3–0
44′
6.47
13 SepLiga Portugal
Nacional home
W 1–0
34′
6.82
30 AugLiga Portugal
Sporting CP away
W 2–1
32′
6.62
24 AugLiga Portugal
Casa Pia home
W 4–0
46′
6.73
18 AugLiga Portugal
Gil Vicente away
W 2–0
90′
1A
7.49
11 AugLiga Portugal
Vitória Guimarães home
W 3–0
35′
6.91
3 AugClub friendlies
Atlético de Madrid home
W 1–0
38′
6.59
2024/25
13 FebEuropa League
Roma home
D 1–1
5′
6.87
30 JanEuropa League
Maccabi Tel Aviv away
W 1–0
15′
6.20
Transfers
- 30 Aug 2020transfer Santa Clara Porto €4m
- 1 Jul 2019free transfer Mirandela Santa Clara —
- 8 Aug 2018free transfer Gil Vicente Mirandela —
- 30 Jun 2018end of loan Mirandela Gil Vicente —
- 1 Jan 2017loan Gil Vicente Mirandela —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Porto Liga Portugal · Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Porto Liga Portugal · Europa League | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Porto Liga Portugal · Europa League | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Porto Liga Portugal · Champions League | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Porto Liga Portugal · Champions League | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| Porto Liga Portugal · Champions League · Europa League | 34 | 3 | 1 |