Erion Sadiku (born 23 January 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Örgryte.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Sweden[1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Örgryte | ||
Youth career | |||
0000 | Trönninge BK | ||
0000–2017 | Varbergs BoIS | ||
2021–2022 | Genoa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Varbergs BoIS | 41 | (2) |
2022– | Örgryte | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2020 |
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]
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]
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]
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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Varbergs BoIS | 2018 | Superettan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
Genoa Youth Sector | 2020–21 | Campionato Primavera 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
Örgryte | 2022 | Superettan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
Career total | 91 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 4 |
Örgryte IS – current squad | |
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