Erion Sadiku
Kosovan-Swedish footballer
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Erion Sadiku (born 23 January 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Varbergs BoIS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden[1] | ||
| 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 | 36 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 August 2020 | |||
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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Superettan playoffs
