Sak Hassan

Sak Hassan
Sak Xasan
Personal information
Full name Sakariya Abdi Hassan
Date of birth (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Netherlands
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Youth career
Leyton Orient
Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur
2018–2019 Saffron Walden Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Springfield 6 (1)
2019–2021 Hornchurch 2 (0)
2020 → Tower Hamlets (loan) 4 (0)
2021 → Redbridge (loan) 3 (0)
2021 Barking 4 (1)
2021–2023 AFC Sudbury 48 (11)
2023–2025 Hashtag United 72 (16)
2025–2026 Wealdstone 24 (1)
2026 Hampton & Richmond Borough 8 (0)
2026– Dover Athletic 1 (0)
International career‡
2022– Somalia 16 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 October 2026

Sakariya Abdi Hassan (Somali: Sakariya Cabdi Xasan; born 21 March 2001) is a footballer who last plays as a midfielder for National League South club Dover Athletic. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Somalia at international level.

Club career

Born in the Netherlands, Hassan moved to England at the age of 8. He played youth football for Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and Saffron Walden Town.

Hassan began his career with Chelmsford-based club Springfield in 2019, making six Essex Olympian League appearances for the club, scoring once. Later that year, Hassan signed for Hornchurch. He was an unused substitute in Hornchurch's victory over Hereford in the 2021 FA Trophy Final. During the 2020–21 season, Hassan was loaned to Tower Hamlets, making four appearances. In September 2021, Hassan joined Redbridge on loan for a month, before signing for Barking in October 2021.

In December 2021, Hassan joined AFC Sudbury. On 28 June 2023, he joined seventh tier Isthmian League side Hashtag United. At the end of the 2024–25 season, after 90 league appearances and 22 goals for the club, it was announced that Hassan would leave the club.

On 16 June 2025, Hassan signed for National League side Wealdstone. On 25 October 2025, Hassan scored his first league goal for Wealdstone, as well as recording three assists, in Wealdstone's 4–2 win against Sutton United. In March 2026, Wealdstone announced that Hassan would not feature for the rest of the season, after taking part in the indoor six-a-side tournament Baller League for Prime FC, in breach of his contract.

In July 2026, Hassan signed for National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough. On 9 September 2026, Hassan announced he had left Hampton & Richmond.

On 12 September 2026, Hassan joined Dover Athletic.

International career

Sak was playing for non-league side Sudbury when he got a surprise cal-up to the Somalia national football team and on 23 March 2022, Hassan made his debut for the Ocean Stars in a 3–0 loss against Eswatini in the qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Four days later, on 27 March 2022, Hassan scored his first goal for Somalia in a 2–1 loss against Eswatini at the Mbombela Stadium.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Somalia 2022 2 1
2023 4 0
2024 4 1
2025 3 0
2026 2 0
Total 15 2
As of match played 10 June 2024
Somalia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hassan goal
List of international goals scored by Sak Hassan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
127 March 2022Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa Eswatini1–21–22023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
210 June 2024Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique Botswana1–31–32026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. 1 2 "Sak Hassan on verge of becoming AFC Sudbury's first international capped player after surprise Somalia call-up for African Cup of Nations qualifiers". Suffolk News. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sak Hassan". Saffron Walden Town F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sakariya Hassan Player Stats". Full-Time FA. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Second-half turnaround seals Buildbase FA Trophy crown for seventh-tier Hornchurch". The FA. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sakariya Hassan Player Stats". Full-Time FA. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sak Hassan". Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Hornchurch Hassan Becomes A Barking Blue". Isthmian League. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Smythe, Neil (28 June 2023). "SAK HASSAN IS A TAG!". Hashtag United. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to Wealdstone, Sak Hassan". Wealdstone F.C. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Report: Wealdstone 4–2 Sutton United". Sutton United F.C. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Pilnick, Brent; Peddy, Chris (17 March 2026). "Wealdstone unhappy as Hassan plays in Baller League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Sak Hassan Signs!". hamrichfc.com. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Sak Hassan [@SakHassan1] (9 September 2026). "My time at @hrbfc1921 has come to a end. I've decided to move on with my career.I wish everyone involved from the fans to the volunteers,the management team to the players all the best in the future. Amazing club with amazing Fans.Good luck for the rest of the season.Thank you❤️" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  14. ↑ "Welcome Sak Hassan". Dover Athletic F.C. 12 August 2026. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Yasin, Abu Bakar (5 September 2025). "'When I scored for Somalia, my phone was blowing up'". BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sak Hassan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Eswatini 2-1 Somalia (Mar 27, 2022) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Sak Hassan: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 August 2023.