Z. Sanusi · career
Zaidu Sanusi
Full Back · FC Porto · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 99 appearances with 8 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at FC Porto — Season rating 45, 1 goal and 1 assist in 25 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 27 points at FC Porto. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (26 → 32). The gap to his peak is 14 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Primeira Liga) and kept playing — 17 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Porto | 17 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | FC Porto | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | FC Porto B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | FC Porto | 8 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | FC Porto | 24 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 26 |
| 2021/22 | FC Porto | 24 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 40 |
| 2020/21 | FC Porto | 25 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 45 |
| 2019/20 | Santa Clara | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Mirandela | 32 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | MirandelaLoan | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | MirandelaLoan | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Super Cup×4Taça de Portugal×4Primeira Liga×2Taça da Liga×2Primeira Liga×3CAF Africa Cup of Nations×2Super Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Nigeria | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Schedule · 2025/26
25 played9 unused sub25 not in squad· 1525 min, 1g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wydad AC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Riga | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 15 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Palmeiras | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jun 19 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Inter Miami | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jun 24 | FIFA Club World Cup | H Al Ahly | 4-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 3 | Friendlies Clubs | H Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 11 | Primeira Liga | H Guimaraes | 3-0 | Played | 35 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 18 | Primeira Liga | A GIL Vicente | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 24 | Primeira Liga | H Casa Pia | 4-0 | Played | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 30 | Primeira Liga | A Sporting CP | 2-1 | Played | 32 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 13 | Primeira Liga | H Nacional | 1-0 | Played | 34 | 7.0 | ||
| Sep 19 | Primeira Liga | A Rio Ave | 3-0 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 25 | UEFA Europa League | A Red Bull Salzburg | 1-0 | Played | 53 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 29 | Primeira Liga | A Arouca | 4-0 | Played | 21 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | H FK Crvena Zvezda | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 5 | Primeira Liga | H Benfica | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | Taça de Portugal | A Celoricense | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | A Nottingham Forest | 0-2 | Played | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 27 | Primeira Liga | A Moreirense | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 2 | Primeira Liga | H SC Braga | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | A Utrecht | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 9 | Primeira Liga | A Famalicao | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Taça de Portugal | H Sintrense | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | H Nice | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 30 | Primeira Liga | H Estoril | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 4 | Taça da Liga | H Guimaraes | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 7 | Primeira Liga | A Tondela | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | H Malmo FF | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 15 | Primeira Liga | H Estrela | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 18 | Taça de Portugal | H Famalicao | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 22 | Primeira Liga | A Alverca | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Primeira Liga | H AVS | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 4 | Primeira Liga | A Santa Clara | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 14 | Taça de Portugal | H Benfica | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 18 | Primeira Liga | A Guimaraes | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | A Plzen | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 26 | Primeira Liga | H GIL Vicente | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | H Rangers | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 2 | Primeira Liga | A Casa Pia | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 9 | Primeira Liga | H Sporting CP | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Primeira Liga | A Nacional | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 22 | Primeira Liga | H Rio Ave | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 27 | Primeira Liga | H Arouca | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 3 | Taça de Portugal | A Sporting CP | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 8 | Primeira Liga | A Benfica | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 12 | UEFA Europa League | A VfB Stuttgart | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Mar 15 | Primeira Liga | H Moreirense | 3-0 | Played | 66 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 19 | UEFA Europa League | H VfB Stuttgart | 2-0 | Played | 58 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Primeira Liga | A SC Braga | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 4 | Primeira Liga | H Famalicao | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 9 | UEFA Europa League | H Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 12 | Primeira Liga | A Estoril | 3-1 | Played | 70 | 7.7 | ||
| Apr 16 | UEFA Europa League | A Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 19 | Primeira Liga | H Tondela | 2-0 | Played | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 22 | Taça de Portugal | H Sporting CP | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 26 | Primeira Liga | A Estrela | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | Primeira Liga | H Alverca | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| May 10 | Primeira Liga | A AVS | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | Primeira Liga | H Santa Clara | 1-0 | Not in squad | — |