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Sak Hassan (Sakariya Cabdi Xasan)
Sakariya Abdi "Sak" Hassan (born 21 March 2001) is a Dutch-born footballer raised in England who plays for Somalia. A midfielder in English non-league football, he played for Hashtag United and Wealdstone and joined Dover Athletic in September 2026. He made his Somalia debut against Eswatini in March 2022 and scored four days later.
Who is he?
Sakariya Abdi Hassan, known as Sak, is a footballer born in the Netherlands on 21 March 2001 who represents Somalia (Wikipedia, Sak Hassan). He moved to England at eight and played youth football for Leyton Orient, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and Saffron Walden Town (same source).
Clubs
He started senior football at Springfield in 2019, then Hornchurch, with loans and moves to Tower Hamlets, Redbridge, Barking and AFC Sudbury (Wikipedia). He joined Hashtag United in June 2023 and scored 22 goals in 90 league games before leaving in 2025 (same source). He signed for Wealdstone in June 2025; in March 2026 the club said he would miss the rest of the season after playing in the Baller League in breach of his contract (same source). After a short spell at Hampton & Richmond Borough, he joined Dover Athletic on 12 September 2026 (same source).
Somalia
He was called up while playing for Sudbury and made his debut for the "Ocean Stars" on 23 March 2022 against Eswatini (Wikipedia). Four days later, on 27 March 2022, he scored his first goal for Somalia (same source).
In short
A London-raised non-league midfielder and goalscorer for Somalia.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Sak Hassan · en.wikipedia.org
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