Sadek Abdellah El Hadj
Sadek Abdellah El Hadj (; born 1 June 2004) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for USM Alger.

Club career
Born in Blida, El Hadj started his career with local side USM Blida, joining at the age of six. He spent two years in the club's academy, before being promoted to the junior side. At his mother's request, he continued to focus on his studies, playing football while attending university.

He went on to join JS Kabylie, but did not feature during the 2021–22 season as his studies took priority. The following year he trialled with USM Alger, before being offered a contract with the club, and going on to win the national under-19 title in his first season. For his performance in the last game of the season, a 5–1 win, he was named man of the match. On June 23, 2023, El Hadj achieved the U19 league title, it is the third title this season after the Algiers League and the Algerian Cup and won the best goalkeeper award in the Play Offs tournament.

Honours
USM Alger U19
Ligue 1 U19: 2022–23
Algerian Cup U19: 2022–23

Individual
 Ligue 1 Play Offs U19 best goalkeeper award: 2023

References

External links
 Sadek Abdellah El Hadj at sofascore.com
 

2004 births
Living people
People from Blida
Algerian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
USM Blida players
JS Kabylie players
USM Alger players