Erion Sadiku

Erion Sadiku

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sweden [1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Varbergs BoIS
Number	28
Youth career
0000	Trönninge BK
0000–2017	Varbergs BoIS
2021–2022	Genoa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Varbergs BoIS	41	(2)
2022–2024	Örgryte	55	(2)
2024–	Varbergs BoIS	24	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025 ‡ 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. ^[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

1. Appearance(s) in Superettan playoffs

References

1. Erion Sadiku at WorldFootball.net
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

External links

• Erion Sadiku at Soccerway
• Erion Sadiku at WorldFootball.net