Senegalese Stade Brestois defender Noah Fadiga has announced that he can no longer play in France due to heart problems. Arrhythmia problems similar to those that had already plagued his father’s career in the 2000s.
End-of-season tests in Brest revealed that an irregularity had occurred in my heart rate, explained on social networks the Brest defender Noah Fadiga, away from the field since April by worries in a hip.
Due to a zero tolerance policy, the French Football Federation’s medical commission has revoked my French football license, the 23-year-old Senegalese added. However, Professor Pedro Brugada, who had operated on his father’s heart in 2004, authorized me after thorough examinations, to continue my career without any risk, continues the young player.
I have prepared intensively for the new season (…) and feel in great shape and very motivated. See you soon on the pitch, he assured.
While he was under contract at Brest until 2026, he is now looking for a new club.
Like his father
His father, Khalilou Fadiga, a talented player revealed in particular at Auxerre (2000-2003), had suffered a severe blow when the discovery of a cardiac arrhythmia had derailed his transfer to Inter Milan in 2003.* 100012*
Twice operated on from the heart in 2004, in particular with the installation of an automatic defibrillator, and victim of discomfort during the warm-up in 2005, he continued to play in England and then in Belgium until 2011.
In Brest, Noah Fadiga wore number 99, the same as his father during his last season at La Gantoise.
