Erion Sadiku

Erion Sadiku
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position 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 50 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals 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. 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.

Genoa

On 1 February 2021, Sadiku signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Campionato Primavera 1 club Genoa Youth Sector. 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.

Örgryte

On 1 August 2022, Sadiku signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Superettan club Örgryte. 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. His debut with Örgryte came on 13 August in a 1–2 away win against Dalkurd after being named in the starting line-up. 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.

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, he was an unused substitute in that match.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 August 2022
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Varbergs BoIS 2018 Superettan 70001080
2019 10000—100
2020 Allsvenskan 24220—242
Total 4122010442
Örgryte 2022 Superettan 3100—31
Career total 4032010473
  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