Zaidu Sanusi
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Left Back
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Started
17
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 50%
1.23
xG
1
Goals
6
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10 |  Portugal | L2 - 1 | 29 | — | — | 1 | 6.0 |
| Jun 3 |  Poland | D2 - 2 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| May 2 |  Alverca | W1 - 0 | 45 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| Apr 19 |  Tondela | W2 - 0 | 62 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| Apr 16 |  Nottingham Forest | L1 - 0 | 45 | — | — | — | 6.2 |
| Apr 12 |  Estoril | W1 - 3 | 70 | — | — | — | 7.8 |
| Apr 9 | Nottingham Forest | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.6 |
| Apr 4 |  Famalicao | D2 - 2 | 45 | — | — | 1 | 6.8 |
| Mar 27 |  Iran | W1 - 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 22 |  Braga | W1 - 2 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Zaidu Sanusi
Zaidu Sanusi is a professional 29-year-old footballer who plays as a left back for FC Porto, born on June 12, 1997, who is left-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Zaidu Sanusi on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Zaidu Sanusi Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Liga Portugal campaign, Zaidu Sanusi has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 17 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 1 goal and 1 assist to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.09.
Compared to other left backs in the competition, Zaidu Sanusi ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Zaidu Sanusi's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- May 16, 2027: null-null vs Braga (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 9, 2027: null-null vs Nacional (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 2, 2027: null-null vs Famalicao (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 25, 2027: null-null vs Estrela da Amadora (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 18, 2027: null-null vs Santa Clara (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 11, 2027: null-null vs Sporting CP (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 4, 2027: null-null vs Vitoria de Guimaraes (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 21, 2027: null-null vs Estoril (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 14, 2027: null-null vs Gil Vicente (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 7, 2027: null-null vs Maritimo (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Zaidu Sanusi's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Zaidu Sanusi's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Zaidu Sanusi currently plays for FC Porto alongside Iván Jaime, Jakub Kiwior, Borja Sainz, Gabriel Veiga, Alan Varela, Francesco Farioli, Vasco Sousa, Alberto Costa, Ángel Alarcon, Martim Fernandes, Deniz Gül, Samuel Aghehowa, Victor Froholdt, Luuk de Jong, Dominik Prpic. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Zaidu Sanusi's career has also included time at FC Porto B, Santa Clara, SC Mirandela, Aves, Gil Vicente, Nigeria.
On the international stage, Zaidu Sanusi has represented Nigeria.
Other notable players from Nigeria include Peter Adeniyi, Nazifi Yahaya, Ebube Duru, John Lazarus, Odion Ighalo, Abubakar Abdullahi, Baakaka Azikoro, Emmanuel Ugwu, Isaac Emeka, Ikenna Cooper, Saheed Jibrin, Ololade Sadiq, Kabir Adeniji, Enesi Ibrahim, Umar Bala Mohammed. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Zaidu Sanusi has won 4 titles: Taça de Portugal (2023/2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022) with FC Porto, Super Cup (2024/2025, 2022/2023, 2020/2021) with FC Porto, Liga Portugal (2025/2026, 2021/2022) with FC Porto, League Cup (2022/2023) with FC Porto.
Zaidu Sanusi has competed in Liga Portugal, League Cup, Europa League, Super Cup, Champions League, Taca de Portugal, Liga Portugal 2. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
FotLive provides comprehensive coverage of Zaidu Sanusi, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Zaidu Sanusi to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.