Agon Sadiku

Agon Sadiku
Sadiku with Finland U21 in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Raahe, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Emmen
Number 19
Youth career
2008–2016 HJS
2017–2019 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Klubi 04 25 (6)
2022–2023 Honka 26 (14)
2023–2024 Rosenborg 11 (0)
2023–2024 Rosenborg 2 9 (8)
2023 → Start (loan) 12 (2)
2023 → Start 2 (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Emmen 6 (0)
International career‡
2020 Finland U17 3 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U19 7 (1)
2021 Finland U20 1 (0)
2022– Finland U21 10 (2)
2022 Kosovo 2 (0)
2023– Finland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Agon Sadiku (born 10 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Emmen. A former youth international for Finland, he played for the Kosovo national team in a pair of friendlies before switching back to play for the Finland national team.

Club career

HJK

On 29 November 2019, Sadiku signed a first-team contract with Veikkausliiga club HJK.[1] On 27 June 2020, Sadiku made his debut with HJK's reserve team in a league match against TPV after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute in place of Arttu Eerola.[2]

Honka

On 31 December 2021, Sadiku joined Veikkausliiga side Honka.[3] His debut with Honka came on 8 February 2022 in the 2022 Finnish League Cup group stage against Haka after being named in the starting line-up.[4] Four days after debut, Sadiku scored his first goal for Honka in his second appearance for the club in a 4–0 away win over Lahti in Finnish League Cup.[5]

Rosenborg

On 31 March 2023, Sadiku joined Rosenborg on a five-year deal, for a transfer fee of €700,000 plus add-ons.[6][7] Sadiku scored his first goal for Rosenborg on 24 May 2023, a winning goal in a NM Cup win over SK Trygg/Lade.[8]

Start (loan)

On 4 August 2023, Sadiku was sent on loan to 1. divisjon club Start for the rest of the season.[9] Sadiku suffered an injury late in the season, which required surgery.[10]

Emmen

On 16 August 2024, Sadiku joined Emmen in Eerste Divisie on a two-year deal with a one-year option for an undisclosed fee.[11]

International career

Finland

From 2020, until 2022, Sadiku has been part of Finland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played fourteen matches and scored two goals.[12]

Kosovo

In October 2022, it was announced by the Kosovan media that Sadiku has decided to represent Kosovo at the international level.[13] On 11 November 2022, he formalizes the decision and accept their call-up for the friendly matches against Armenia and Faroe Islands.[14] His debut with Kosovo came five days after call-up in a friendly match against Armenia after being named in the starting line-up.[15]

Return to Finland

On 30 December 2022, Sadiku unexpectedly decided to represent Finland again by accepting their call-up from the senior team for the friendly matches against Sweden and Estonia.[16] His debut with Finland came ten days after call-up in the friendly match against Sweden after being named in the starting line-up.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 October 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2019 Kakkonen 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
2020 Kakkonen 5 4 0 0 — — 5 4
2021 Ykkönen 20 2 3 0 — — 23 2
Total 25 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 29 6
Honka 2022 Veikkausliiga 26 14 1 0 6 3 — 33 17
2023 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
Total 26 14 1 0 11 3 0 0 38 17
Rosenborg 2023 Eliteserien 8 0 1 1 – 1[c] 0 10 1
2024 Eliteserien 3 0 3 3 – — 6 3
Total 11 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 16 4
Rosenborg 2 2023 3. divisjon 4 7 – – – 4 7
2024 3. divisjon 5 1 – – – 5 1
Total 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8
Start (loan) 2023 1. divisjon 12 2 0 0 — — 12 2
Start 2 (loan) 2023 3. divisjon 1 0 – – – 1 0
Emmen 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Career total 86 30 8 4 12 3 1 0 107 37
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Klubi 04

Honka

Individual

References

  1. ^ "HJK:lla 47 pelaajasopimusta kaudelle 2020" [HJK has 47 player contracts for the 2020 season] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Klubi-04 vs. TPV 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Hyökkääjälupaus HJK:sta Honkaan - "Tavoitteena tehdä paljon maaleja ja kehittyä"" [Forward promise from HJK to Honka - "The goal is to score a lot of goals and improve"] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Honka vs. Haka 4–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Lahti vs. Honka 0–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Sadiku klar for Rosenborg". RBK.no. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Suomalaisen Veikkausliiga-tähden huippusiirrolle sinetti". MTV Finland. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ 1. Round » Trygg/Lade - Rosenborg BK 0:1
  9. ^ "VG: Rosenborg lähettämässä Agon Sadikun lainalle". Suomifutis. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. ^ Norsk fotball i kulissene: Stjerner kan forsvinne fra Bodø/Glimt, nettavisen.no, 21 November 2023
  11. ^ SADIKU SOLGT TIL FC EMMEN, rbk.no, 16 August 2024
  12. ^ Agon Sadiku at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "EKSKLUZIVE: Agon Sadiku ftohet nga Kosova" [EXCLUSIVE: Agon Sadiku is invited from Kosovo]. Gazeta10 (in Albanian). 12 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Giresse publikon listën e futbollistëve për miqësoret e nëntorit" [Giresse publishes the list of footballers for the November friendlies] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 11 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Formacionet zyrtare, Kosovë – Armeni: Tre lojtarë të Superligës startojnë nga minuta e parë, shumë debutime te Dardanët" [Official lineups, Kosovo – Armenia: Three Superleague players start from the first minute, many debuts at the Dardanians] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 16 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Huuhkajat valittu tammikuun maaotteluihin" [The Eagle-Owls selected for the national matches in January] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 30 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Huuhkajien avauskokoonpano Ruotsia vastaan" [The Eagle-Owls starting line-up against Sweden] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 9 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Agon Sadiku Career Statistics". Fotball.no. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  19. ^ Liimatta, Ville (1 December 2023). "Vuoden 2022 Captain's Ball: Kaikki voittajat ja palkitut kootusti". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat kauden parhaiksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). 16 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.