Zaidu Sanusi

Zaidu Sanusi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a full-back. He has represented Nigeria internationally and was listed by FC Porto as a defender as of 20 August 2026.

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About Zaidu Sanusi

Profile information current to 2026-08-20.

Nigeria · Professional footballer, Full-back · 1 affiliation

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Known for: Portuguese club football; Nigeria men's international football
Country: Nigeria

Professional footballer
Full-back

At a glance

FC Porto listed Sanusi as a defender for the club as of 20 August 2026.
He has represented Nigeria and was selected for the country's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations squad.
He scored the decisive goal against Benfica in May 2022 as FC Porto secured its 30th Portuguese league title.

Career in Portugal

Sanusi moved from Nigeria to Portugal in 2016. FC Porto's account says his early pathway involved Gil Vicente and Mirandela before he joined Santa Clara for the 2019–20 season and moved to FC Porto in August 2020.

FC Porto contribution

Sanusi's notable moments at FC Porto include the May 2022 goal against Benfica that secured the league title and a goal in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Bayer Leverkusen in October 2022. FC Porto also credits him with two Portuguese Cups, two Portuguese Super Cups and the 2023 Portuguese League Cup.

Nigeria international

Sanusi has represented Nigeria in international football. The Confederation of African Football named him among the players selected for Nigeria's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations squad.

Affiliations

FC Porto Defender 2020-08–present

Timeline

2016 Moved from Nigeria to Portugal, where his early pathway included Gil Vicente and Mirandela.
2020-08 Joined FC Porto from Santa Clara.
2022-05-07 Scored the decisive goal against Benfica in the match that secured FC Porto's 30th Portuguese league title.
2022-10-07 FC Porto announced that Sanusi had renewed his contract through 2027.
2022-10-04 Scored in FC Porto's 2–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
2025-12-11 Named in Nigeria's squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Additional verified details

Current context

FC Porto's active player profile lists Sanusi as a defender for the club. This reflects the club's player-profile listing at the time of research; the reviewed source set did not include an independent transaction record subsequent to that listing.

Biographical facts

FC Porto lists Sanusi's date of birth as 13 June 1997.
FC Porto states that Sanusi moved from Nigeria to Portugal in 2016.
FC Porto credits Sanusi with two Portuguese Cups, two Portuguese Super Cups and the 2023 Portuguese League Cup.
Sanusi has represented Nigeria and was selected for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations squad.