Sadiq Umar has vowed to push farther after he bounced back from a career-threatening ACL injury from last year.
In September 2022, the bean-pole striker marked his Real Sociedad debut with a goal only for him to soon after suffer an ACL injury that sidelined him for many months.
He has thus far made 10 appearances in La Liga with his club fifth in the standings with 19 points from 11 matches.
Real Sociedad top Group D of the UEFA Champions League with seven points from three matches.
“The injury was very serious, it has ended many careers, but I thank God I am back playing again,” Sadiq Umar told SCORENigeria
“Good enough I have been making the team both in La Liga as well as the Champions League despite the very stiff competition.
“I want to do more now to fully put behind me that setback.”
The 26-year-old Sadiq has also been recalled to the Super Eagles for last month’s friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in Portugal.
The Olympic international since 2016 is expected to be on the squad for 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe later this month.