Kosovar Sadiki

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Kosovar Sadiki
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Moers, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Virtus Entella
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2015 Kitchener SC
2015–2018 Stoke City
2016 → Stafford Town (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 (0)
2019–2020 Hibernian 0 (0)
2020 → Finn Harps (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021 Finn Harps 42 (1)
2022– Virtus Entella 51 (1)
International career‡
2015 Canada U17 4 (2)
2017 Canada U20 2 (0)
2018 Canada U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2018

Kosovar Sadiki (born 27 August 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie C Group B club Virtus Entella.

Contents

Club career

Finn Harps

Period on loan

On 23 January 2020, Sadiki was loaned out to League of Ireland Premier Division club Finn Harps until the end of the 2020 season. [1] On 14 February 2020, he made his debut in a 1–0 home win against Sligo Rovers after being named in the starting line-up. [2]

Return as a permanent player

In July 2020, Sadiki returned to League of Ireland Premier Division club Finn Harps after being released from his parent club, Hibernian. On 1 August 2020, he made his debut against Shamrock Rovers after being named in the starting line-up and assists in his side's only goal during a 3–1 away defeat. [3]

Virtus Entella

On 4 January 2022, Sadiki signed a multi-year contract with Serie C club Virtus Entella. [4] Eighteen days later, he was named as a Virtus Entella substitute for the first time in a league match against Gubbio. [5] His debut with Virtus Entella came eleven days later in a 5–1 home win against Montevarchi after being named in the starting line-up. [6] [7]

International career

From 2015, until 2018, Sadiki has been part of Canada at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U20 and U23 teams and he with these teams played seven matches and scored two goals. [8] He also played in the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, [9] 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, [10] and 2018 Toulon Tournament. [11]

Personal life

Sadiki was born in Moers, Germany and raised in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada to Kosovo Albanian parents from Ferizaj. [12] He holds Canadian, Kosovan, Albanian, German and Swedish passports. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Finn Harps announce signing of Kosovar Sadiki". Highland Radio. 23 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Finn Harps vs. Sligo Rovers 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Shamrock Rovers vs. Finn Harps 3–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ufficiale, Kosovar Sadiki è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" [Official, Kosovar Sadiki is a new Entella player] (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 4 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Virtus Entella vs. Gubbio 4–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Virtus Entella [@V_Entella] (2 February 2022). "Si torna in campo | Le scelte ufficiali del Mister Fire | #ForzaEntella #UnaSolaSquadra @LegaProOfficial" [Back to the field | The official choices of the Coach | #ComeOnEntella #OneTeam @LegaProOfficial] (Tweet) (in Italian) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Virtus Entella vs. Montevarchi Calcio 5–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kosovar Sadiki". Canadian Soccer Association . Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "MEN'S U-17; [2015-03]; CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "MEN'S U-20; [2017-02]; CONCACAF Men's Under-20 Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Canada Soccer brings together talented youth for international tournament". Canadian Soccer Association. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Kryetari Svarqa ka pritur Kosovar Sadikin, lojtar i Stoke City" [Mayor Svarqa received Kosovar Sadiki, Stoke City player]. FerizajPress (in Albanian). 3 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "E bujshme/Ka të drejtë të luajë për 5 Kombëtare, Kosovar Sadiki zgjedh Shqipërinë: Krenar për gjakun tim" [Sensational/Has the right to play for 5 national teams, Kosovar Sadiki chooses Albania: Proud of my blood] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 24 March 2020.
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