Noah Adedeji-Sternberg

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
Personal information
Full name Noah Adedeji-Sternberg
Date of birth (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005
Place of birth Germany[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 32
Youth career
Royal Antwerp
Excelsior Mouscron
–2019 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2019–2023 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Jong Genk 27 (5)
2024– Genk 62 (5)
International career‡
2022 Belgium U17 2 (0)
2023 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2025– Belgium U21 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:31, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Noah Adedeji-Sternberg is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club K.R.C. Genk. Born in Germany, he plays for the Belgium national under-21 football team.

Youth career

Adedeji-Sternberg was born in Germany on 19 June 2005 to a Nigerian father and German mother.[3] He moved to Belgium and began playing for Royal Antwerp as a youth player. He then moved to fellow Belgian club Excelsior Mouscron, and then German club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, before moving to Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2019. Adedeji-Sternberg played for Borussia Monchengladbach until 2023 when he moved back to Belgium with Genk, signing a contract until 2027.[4]

Club career

Genk

Adedeji-Sternberg began the season with the club's reserve team, playing for the club in the Challenger Pro League, making his debut in a 5–2 win over Francs Borains, coming on as a substitute.[5] Adedeji-Sternberg scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 loss to RFC Liège in the 89th minute.[6] He went on to make a total of 24 appearances in the league that season, scoring 5 goals.

During that season he also made his debut for the first team, playing in his first match in a 3–1 win over RWD Molenbeek. He made 2 further league appearances, as well as 2 more appearances during the championship play-offs.

Adedeji–Sternberg scored his first goal for the first team in a 2–0 away league win versus Anderlecht.[7]

International career

Adedeji-Sternberg is eligible to represent Germany, Nigeria, as well as Belgium, who he represents at U19 level.[3] He made his first appearance for the team in a 5–1 loss to Netherlands.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 May 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Genk 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 245———245
2024–25 30———30
Total 275———275
Genk 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 5000——50
2024–25 33441——375
2025–26 251209[a]0—361
Total 635619000786
Career total 901061900010511
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Noah Adedeji-Sternberg birthplace". soccerbase.com. 2 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Noah Adedeji-Sternberg height". tntsports.co.uk. 2 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 "KRC GENK. Maak kennis met talent Noah Adedeji-Sternberg | Het Belang van Limburg". 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Adedeji-Sternberg contract details". krcgenk.be. 2 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Francs Borains 2-5 Jong Genk". ie.soccerway.com. 2 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "KRC Genk 2-3 Royal Liege". ie.soccerway.com. 2 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Anderlecht 0-2 Genk". bbc.com.
  8. ↑ "Netherlands U19 5-1 Belgium U19". ie.soccerway.com. 2 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Noah Adedeji-Sternberg at Soccerway
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