Suad Sahiti
Suad Sahiti (born 6 February 1995) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar[1] and the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suad Sahiti | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Hajvalia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Rabotnički | 51 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | AEL | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Septemvri Sofia | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Wisła Płock | 18 | (0) |
| 2020– | Zrinjski Mostar | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2017– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020 | |||
Early life
Sahiti was born in Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia, but it is of Kosovo Albanian nationality from Pristina and is the older brother of Albania youth international Emir Sahiti.
Club career
Rabotnički
On 1 August 2014, Sahiti signed to Macedonian First Football League side Rabotnički.[2] On 5 October 2014, he made his debut in a 1–2 away win against Metalurg Skopje after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Marjan Altiparmakovski.[3]
Skënderbeu Korçë
On 28 August 2017, Sahiti joined Albanian Superliga side Skënderbeu Korçë, to replace the departed Liridon Latifi as the second choice.[4] On 6 September 2017, he made his debut with Skënderbeu Korçë in an Albanian Cup match against Adriatiku Mamurras after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
AEL
On 3 July 2018. Sahiti joined Superleague Greece side AEL, on a three-year contract.[6] On 25 August 2018, he made his debut in a 0–1 away win against Apollon Smyrni after being named in the starting line-up.
Septemvri Sofia
In the end of February 2019 Sahiti signed with the Bulgarian First League team Septemvri Sofia and made his debut for the team in a league match against Vitosha Bistritsa.[7] On 12 April he scored a beautiful debut goal from around 30 meters distance from the door in the league match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[8]
International career
Under-21
On 21 March 2016, Sahiti received a call-up from Macedonia U21 for a 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Iceland U21 and France U21.[9] Sahiti even though teamed up with the team could not play and the cause was that he had problems with the documentation, specifically with the passport.
Kosovo
On 8 November 2017, Sahiti received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Latvia[10] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 75th minute in place of Milot Rashica.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 August 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rabotnički | 2014–15 | Macedonian First Football League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 57 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 9 | ||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2017–18 | Albanian Superliga | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| AEL | 2018–19 | Superleague Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 9 | ||
- Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
Honours
Rabotnički
Skënderbeu Korçë
References
- D.B. (1 October 2020). "Suad Sahiti postao novi igrač Zrinjskog" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Suad Sahiti në Rabotniçki" [Suad Sahiti in Rabotniçki]. Zeri (in Albanian). 1 August 2014.
- "Metalurg Skopje vs. Rabotnicki – 5 October 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- "Zyrtare: Suad Sahiti prezantohet te Skënderbeu" [Official: Suad Sahiti presents to Skënderbeu]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 28 August 2017.
- "Kupa e Shqipërisë/Skënderbeu provon të rinjtë me goleadë, Kukësi e Partizani mësojnë rivalët" [Albanian Cup/Skënderbeu tries the youths with goals, Kukësi and Partizani know their rivals] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 6 September 2017.
- "Υπογραφή Επαγγελματικού Συμβολαίου με τον Suad Sahiti" [Signing a professional contract with Suad Sahiti] (in Greek). AEL. 3 July 2018.
- Скуката намери своя Еверест, Бадема се завърна в професионалния футбол
- Септемвриецът Сахити възхити с гол от впечатляваща дистанция
- "U 21: Optimisë para Islandës, Sahiti ushtron dhe pret të pajiset me pasaportë" [U 21: Optimum before Iceland, Sahiti exerts and expects to be provided with a passport] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Macedonia. 21 March 2016.
- "Sahiti publikoi listën e futbollistëve për miqësoren me Letoninë" [Sahiti published the list of footballers for the friendly match with Latvia] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 8 November 2017.
- "Suad Sahiti". EU-Football.info.
External links
- Suad Sahiti at Soccerway