Berat Sadik (Albanian: Berat Sadiku; born 14 September 1986) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for Doxa Katokopias.
![]() Sadik training for KuPS in 2005 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Doxa Katokopias | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–2003 | KiuPa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | KuPS | 26 | (3) |
2007–2008 | FC Lahti | 33 | (13) |
2008–2010 | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2010 | FC Lahti | 5 | (2) |
2011–2012 | HJK | 39 | (20) |
2013–2015 | Thun | 81 | (21) |
2015–2017 | Krylia Sovetov | 17 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Doxa Katokopias | 42 | (30) |
2019 | Gimnàstic | 11 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Anorthosis | 9 | (0) |
2020 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 6 | (2) |
2020– | Doxa Katokopias | 63 | (31) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2009 | Finland U-21 | 8 | (1) |
2008–2015 | Finland | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 11 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:07, 21 October 2015 (UTC) |
Sadik was born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, then still part of former Yugoslavia, on 14 September 1986 to Albanian parents and moved to Finland with his family at the age of three.[1]
On 16 June 2008, it was published that Arminia Bielefeld was keen to sign him. Also Ascoli, Torino, Larissa, Örebro and Rosenborg were interested to sign Sadik.[2][3] After visiting Ascoli and Bielefeld he chose to sign a three-year contract with Arminia.[4] In December 2007, he was on trial to Vicenza Calcio.[5] After just one year, he left Arminia Bielefeld, where he played only thirteen games, and joined SV Zulte Waregem on loan for 10 months. He was released by Bielefeld in August 2010 and he rejoined the Veikkausliiga strugglers FC Lahti on 24 August 2010. He celebrated his comeback by scoring in his first appearance in a 1–1 draw against JJK.
On 31 January 2011, Sadik signed a two-year contract with HJK. He finished the season with 15 goals, being the club's second-best goalscorer, one goal behind Akseli Pelvas.
On 22 January 2019, Sadik signed an 18-month deal with Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[6] On 5 August, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract.[7]
Sadik debuted for Finland national football team against Turkey on 29 May 2008.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[A] | Others[B] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
KuPS | 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
2006 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 3 | |
Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
Lahti | 2007 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 9 |
2008 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | |
Total | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 | |
Arminia Bielefeld | 2008–09 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | - | - | 15 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
Zulte Waregem (loan) | 2009–10 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 |
Total | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
Lahti | 2010 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
HJK | 2011 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
2012 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 11 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 39 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 28 | |
Thun | 2012–13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 2 |
2013–14 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 9 | |
2014–15 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 12 | |
Total | 81 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 23 | |
Krylia Sovetov | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 |
2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Doxa Katokopias | 2017–18 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 32 | 20 |
2018–19 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | |
Total | 42 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 32 | |
Career total | 269 | 87 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 313 | 101 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 29 March 2015 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
Doxa Katokopias FC – current squad | |
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