Erion Sadiku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trönninge BK | |||
| –2017 | Varbergs BoIS | ||
| 2021–2022 | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Varbergs BoIS | 41 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Örgryte | 55 | (2) |
| 2024– | Varbergs BoIS | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2020 | |||
Erion Sadiku (born 23 January 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Varbergs BoIS.
Club career
[edit]Varbergs BoIS
[edit]On 13 October 2017, Sadiku signed his first professional contract with Superettan side Varbergs BoIS after agreeing to a three-year deal.[2] On 19 June 2018, he made his debut in a 3–3 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at last minutes in place of Adama Fofana.[3]
Genoa
[edit]On 1 February 2021, Sadiku signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Campionato Primavera 1 club Genoa Youth Sector.[4] His debut with Genoa Youth Sector came two days later in the 2020–21 Coppa Italia Primavera round of 16 against Parma Youth Sector after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
Örgryte
[edit]On 1 August 2022, Sadiku signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Superettan club Örgryte.[6] Sadiku missed Örgryte's first matches of the league against AFC Eskilstuna and Örebro as the club could not register him and five days after the transfer, he was registered.[7] His debut with Örgryte came on 13 August in a 1–2 away win against Dalkurd after being named in the starting line-up.[8] Fourteen days after debut, Sadiku scored his first goal for Örgryte in his third appearance for the club in a 1–1 away draw over Västerås in Superettan.[9]
International career
[edit]On 29 August 2020, Sadiku received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England,[10] he was an unused substitute in that match.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 August 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Varbergs BoIS | 2018 | Superettan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Genoa Youth Sector | 2020–21 | Campionato Primavera 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Örgryte | 2022 | Superettan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 91 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Superettan playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Play-off/out Primavera
References
[edit]- ^ Erion Sadiku at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Varbergs BoIS skriver treårskontrakt med Erion Sadiku" [Varbergs BoIS signs three-year contract with Erion Sadiku] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Varberg vs. Helsingborg 3–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Erion till Genoa CFC" [Erion to Genoa CFC] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 1 February 2021.
- ^ "[FINALE] - Primavera Tim Cup, Genoa-Parma 3–1: Kallon regala l'accesso ai quarti!" [[FINAL] - Primavera Tim Cup, Genoa-Parma 3–1: Kallon gives access to the quarterfinals!]. MondoPrimavera (in Italian). 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Erion Sadiku ansluter till Sällskapet" [Erion Sadiku joins the Society] (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Erion Sadiku spelklar" [Erion Sadiku ready to play] (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Dalkurd vs. Örgryte 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Västerås SK vs. Örgryte 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Anglisë" [Prekazi publishes the list of footballers for the match against England] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 August 2020.
- ^ Erion Sadiku at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Erion Sadiku at Soccerway
- Erion Sadiku at WorldFootball.net
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