Loret Sadiku

Loret Sadiku
Sadiku with Mersin İdmanyurdu in 2014
Personal information
Full name Loret Fahri Sadiku
Date of birth (1991-07-28) 28 July 1991
Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
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 42 (0)
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 19 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2015

Loret Fahri Sadiku (born 28 July 1991) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Kasımpaşa.

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.[1] On 17 August 2016 Sadiku signed for Kasımpaşa for a fee of €2 million.[2]

International

Sweden

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".[3]

Albania

Sadiku declared to the media that he will play for Albania in the future, since he is an ethnic Albanian and is completing the necessary bureaucratic steps to be available for the national team.[4] On 19 September 2013, he received his Albanian citizenship and was awaiting FIFA's permission to play for Albania.[5] On 15 November 2013, he received his first call-up by Albania's coach Gianni De Biasi for the friendly match against Belarus,[6] but before the join with the Albania was removed from the list due to injury.[7]

Kosovo

On 2 March 2014. Sadiku received a call-up from Kosovo for the first permitted by FIFA match against Haiti[8] and making his debut after being named in the starting line-up.

References

  1. ↑ "Zyrtare: Loret Sadiku firmos me turqit e Mersinit" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pas Herolind Shalës, edhe Sadiku nënshkruan me Kasimpasan". Gazeta Zeri (in Albanian). 18 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sadiku: "Albanien visade mest kärlek"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sadiku: Bushi më bindi të luaj për Shqiperinë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Loret Sadiku, me shtetësi shqiptare" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 23 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Lista anti-Bjellorusi: De Biazi rikthen Memushajn, Sadikun e Mehën, Vajushi e Salihi jashtë". Asport (in Albanian). 10 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Loret Sadiku: Nuk e refuzova kombëtaren, jam i dëmtuar" (in Albanian). Ora News. 14 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kosova shpall listën anti-Haiti". Albeu (in Albanian). 2 March 2014.
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