Loret Sadiku
Loret Sadiku (born 28 July 1991) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Kasımpaşa.
Sadiku with Mersin İdmanyurdu in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Loret Sadiku[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kasımpaşa | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002 | Hånger IF | ||
2003–2008 | IFK Värnamo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | IFK Värnamo | 32 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Helsingborgs IF | 71 | (5) |
2014–2016 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 61 | (2) |
2016– | Kasımpaşa | 81 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Kosovo | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2015 |
Club career
Early career
Loret joined IFK Värnamo youth setup in 2003. In 2009, he was promoted to the first team and made his professional debut with IFK Värnamo in the Division 1 championship the Swedish Third Division.
Helsingborgs IF
On 1 July 2011. Sadiku signed to Allsvenskan side Helsingborgs IF.
In Turkish Süper Lig
On 28 June 2014. Sadiku announced to have signed a 3-year contract with newly promoted side to the Mersin İdmanyurdu.[2] On 17 August 2016 Sadiku signed for Kasımpaşa for a fee of €2 million.[3]
International
Under-21
On 31 May 2012. Sadiku making his debut after being named in the starting line-up with Sweden U21 in a match of 2013 UEFA Under-21 qualifications against Ukraine U21 and was nominated "Newcomer of the year".[4]
Kosovo
On 2 March 2014. Sadiku received a call-up from Kosovo for the first permitted by FIFA match against Haiti[5] and making his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
References
- "Loret Sadiku". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Zyrtare: Loret Sadiku firmos me turqit e Mersinit" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 June 2014.
- "Pas Herolind Shalës, edhe Sadiku nënshkruan me Kasimpasan". Gazeta Zeri (in Albanian). 18 August 2016.
- "Sadiku: "Albanien visade mest kärlek"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013.
- "Kosova shpall listën anti-Haiti". Albeu (in Albanian). 2 March 2014.
- "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
External links
- Loret Sadiku at National-Football-Teams.com
- Loret Sadiku at Soccerway
- Loret Sadiku at SvFF (in Swedish)