Valencia boss Carlos Corberán has showered praises on Nigerian international Umar Sadiq after he netted his first goal for the club.

Sadiq was on target as Los Che defeated Ourense 2-0 in the Spanish Copa del Rey on Tuesday, January 14.

The 27-year-old, who joined Valencia from Real Sociedad earlier this month, scored the second goal of the game in the 78th minute to secure their place in the next round of the Spanish King's Cup.

Corberán believes Sadiq's maiden goal will give him a lot of confidence going forward.

“Sadiq has shown that he lives close to the goal. He has achieved an individual move that has given him an important goal, and I am sure that it will give him confidence, which is important to continue helping him in that aspect,” he said.