Erion Sadiku

Erion Sadiku
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)
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

Varbergs BoIS

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

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

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

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

Club

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
Örgryte 2022 Superettan 3 1 0 0 — 3 1
Career total 40 3 2 0 1 0 47 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Superettan playoffs

References

  1. ^ Erion Sadiku at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Varbergs BoIS skriver treårskontrakt med Erion Sadiku" [Varbergs BoIS signs three-year contract with Erion Sadiku] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 13 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Varberg vs. Helsingborg 3–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Erion till Genoa CFC" [Erion to Genoa CFC] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "[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.
  6. ^ "Erion Sadiku ansluter till Sällskapet" [Erion Sadiku joins the Society] (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. 1 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Erion Sadiku spelklar" [Erion Sadiku ready to play] (in Swedish). Örgryte IS. 6 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Dalkurd vs. Örgryte 1–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Västerås SK vs. Örgryte 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Erion Sadiku at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata


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