Elena Sadiku (born 6 November 1993) is a Swedish former football midfielder.[1] She was an Under-19 international.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elena Sadiku | ||
Date of birth | (1993-11-06) 6 November 1993 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Germany | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Hjørring (Assistant manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
LdB Malmö | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | LdB Malmö | 13 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Kristianstads DFF | 28 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Eskilstuna United | 16 | (5) |
2017 | Hammarby | 6 | (1) |
National team | |||
2011–2012 | Sweden U19 | 14 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2018–2019 | Beijing BG Phoenix (Assistant manager) | ||
2019–2021 | FC Rosengård (Assistant manager) | ||
2021– | Fortuna Hjørring (Assistant manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
She started her career with LdB Malmö,[3] before moving to Kristianstads DFF and Eskilstuna United.
Sadiku suffered a knee injury in July 2014. She scored a hat-trick in her comeback game a year later, only to suffer another serious knee injury a few days later. She was unable to play in 2016 and after suffering from depression, left Eskilstuna at the end of the season.[4] Shortly afterwards, newly-promoted Hammarby announced that they had signed Sadiku and were hoping she could overcome her injuries and recapture her best form.[5] She played 6 games for Hammarby in 2017, scoring once, before retiring due to recurring problems with injuries.[6]
In February 2018 Sadiku accepted a coaching role with Chinese Women's Super League club Beijing BG Phoenix.[7]
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