Noah Adedeji-Sternberg

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-19 football team.

Youth career

Adedeji-Sternberg was born in Germany on 19 June 2005 to a Nigerian father and German mother. 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.

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. Adedeji-Sternberg scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 loss to RFC Liège in the 89th minute. 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.

International career

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