Zaidu Sanusi
FC Porto
Left Back
- Height
- 182 cm
- Shirt
- 12
- Age
- 29
- Preferred foot
- Left
- Country
- Nigeria
- Market value
- €1.6m
- Contract end
- 30 June 2027
Liga Portugal · 2026–2027
4Apps
4Starts
288Minutes
0Goals
0Assists
3Clean sheets
0.17xA
Rating
2026–2027 by competition
Recent matchesFull log →
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 29 Aug |
@  Académico Viseu |
W 3–0 | 18 | · | · | |
| 23 Aug |
vs  Arouca |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 15 Aug |
@  Rio Ave |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 09 Aug |
vs  Alverca |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | · | |
 01 Aug |
vs  Torreense |
W 1–0 | 90 | · | · | |
 25 Jul |
vs  Aston Villa |
W 2–1 | 82 | · | · | — |
Player profile
The radar needs 450+ minutes in Liga Portugal (288 so far).
Market value€1.6m
Shooting
| Stat | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shots | 0 | 0.00 |
Passing
| Stat | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Assists | 0 | 0.00 |
| xA | 0.17 | 0.05 |
| Accurate passes | 112 | 35.0 |
| Pass accuracy | 84.2% | — |
| Accurate long balls | 8 | 2.50 |
| Long ball accuracy | 66.7% | — |
| Line-breaking passes | 29 | 9.06 |
| Successful crosses | 2 | 0.62 |
| Cross accuracy | 28.6% | — |
Possession
| Stat | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Dribbles | 3 | 0.94 |
| Dribbles success rate | 75.0% | — |
| Duels won | 12 | 3.75 |
| Duels won % | 63.2% | — |
| Aerials won | 5 | 1.56 |
| Aerials won % | 71.4% | — |
| Touches | 200 | 62.5 |
| Dispossessed | 2 | 0.62 |
| Fouls won | 2 | 0.62 |
Defending
| Stat | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive actions | 11 | 3.44 |
| Tackles | 2 | 0.62 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0.31 |
| Fouls committed | 1 | 0.31 |
| Recoveries | 18 | 5.62 |
| Possession won final 3rd | 1 | 0.31 |
| Dribbled past | 1 | 0.31 |
| Clearances | 8 | 2.50 |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 0.94 |
| Goals conceded while on pitch | 0 | 0.00 |
| xG against while on pitch | 2.55 | 0.80 |
Discipline
| Stat | Total | Per 90 |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0.00 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0.00 |
Percentiles appear after 450 minutes in a competition.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 14 Oct |
@  Real Betis |
L 2–3 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 29 Aug |
@ Académico Viseu |
W 3–0 | 18 | · | · | |
| 23 Aug |
vs Arouca |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 15 Aug |
@ Rio Ave |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 09 Aug |
vs Alverca |
W 2–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 01 Aug |
vs Torreense |
W 1–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 25 Jul |
vs Aston Villa |
W 2–1 | 82 | · | · | — |
 10 Jun |
@  Portugal |
L 1–2 | 29 | · | · | |
| 03 Jun |
@  Poland |
D 2–2 | 45 | · | · | — |
| 02 May |
vs Alverca |
W 1–0 | 45 | · | · | |
| 19 Apr |
vs  Tondela |
W 2–0 | 62 | · | · | |
 16 Apr |
@  Nottingham Forest |
L 0–1 | 45 | · | · | |
| 12 Apr |
@  Estoril |
W 3–1 | 70 | · | · | |
| 09 Apr |
vs Nottingham Forest |
D 1–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 04 Apr |
vs  Famalicão |
D 2–2 | 45 | · | · | |
| 27 Mar |
@  Iran |
W 2–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 22 Mar |
@  Braga |
W 2–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 19 Mar |
vs  VfB Stuttgart |
W 2–0 | 58 | · | · | |
| 15 Mar |
vs  Moreirense |
W 3–0 | 66 | · | · | |
| 12 Mar |
@ VfB Stuttgart |
W 2–1 | 90 | · | 1 | |
 03 Mar |
@  Sporting CP |
L 0–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 27 Feb |
vs Arouca |
W 3–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 22 Feb |
vs Rio Ave |
W 1–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 15 Feb |
@  Nacional |
W 1–0 | 90 | · | · | |
| 29 Jan |
vs  Rangers |
W 3–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 22 Jan |
@  Viktoria Plzeň |
D 1–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
 17 Jan |
@  Egypt |
D 0–0 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 14 Jan |
vs  Morocco |
D 0–0 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 10 Jan |
@  Algeria |
W 2–0 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 05 Jan |
vs  Mozambique |
W 4–0 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 30 Dec |
@  Uganda |
W 3–1 | 13 | · | · | |
| 27 Dec |
vs  Tunisia |
W 3–2 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 23 Dec |
vs  Tanzania |
W 2–1 | 90 | · | · | |
| 16 Dec |
@ Egypt |
L 1–2 | 45 | · | · | — |
| 11 Dec |
vs  Malmö FF |
W 2–1 | Bench | · | · | — |
 04 Dec |
vs  Vitória de Guimarães |
L 1–3 | 90 | · | · | |
| 30 Nov |
vs Estoril |
W 1–0 | 45 | · | · | |
| 27 Nov |
vs  Nice |
W 3–0 | Bench | · | · | — |
| 22 Nov |
vs  Sintrense |
W 3–0 | Bench | · | · | — |
 16 Nov |
vs  DR Congo |
D 1–1 | 96 | · | · | — |
| Season | Team | Apps | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ 2026–2027 | FC Porto | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liga Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2025–2026 | FC Porto | 26 | 1 | 2 | |
| Liga Portugal | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Europa League | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ▸ 2024–2025 | FC Porto | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liga Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Europa League | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2023–2024 | FC Porto | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liga Portugal | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Champions League | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2022–2023 | FC Porto | 31 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liga Portugal | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Taça de Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Champions League | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2021–2022 | FC Porto | 40 | 3 | 0 | |
| Liga Portugal | 24 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Taça de Portugal | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Champions League | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Europa League | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2020–2021 | FC Porto | 41 | 2 | 1 | |
| Liga Portugal | 25 | 1 | 1 | ||
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Taça de Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Champions League | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ▸ 2024–2025 | FC Porto B | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2019–2020 | Santa Clara | 27 | 1 | 2 | |
| Liga Portugal | 24 | 1 | 2 | ||
| League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Taça de Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2018–2019 | SC Mirandela | 32 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Campeonato de Portugal Prio | 32 | 3 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2017–2018 | SC Mirandela | 22 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Campeonato de Portugal Prio | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| ▸ 2016–2017 | SC Mirandela | 17 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Campeonato de Portugal Prio | 17 | 0 | 0 | — |
FC Porto
| Competition | Won | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Taça de Portugal ×3 | 2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022 | — |
| Super Cup ×4 | 2026/2027, 2024/2025, 2022/2023, 2020/2021 | 1 |
| Liga Portugal ×2 | 2025/2026, 2021/2022 | 2 |
| League Cup ×1 | 2022/2023 | — |