Loret Sadiku
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Loret Sadiku | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kasimpasa | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Hånger IF | ||
| 2003–2008 | IFK Värnamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | IFK Värnamo | 71 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Helsingborgs IF | 57 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Mersin IY | 34 | (2) |
| 2016- | Kasimpasa | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Kosovo | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2015. | |||
Loret Sadiku (born 28 July 1991) is a Kosovar-Albanian football player who plays as a defender for Kasimpasa in the Türkish Süper Lig.[1]
Career
Early career
Born in Stockholm,[2] 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 Swedish Football Division 1 championship the Swedish Third Division.
Helsingborgs IF
In 2012 he left Värnamo and signed with Swedish giants Helsingborgs IF.
Mersin İdmanyurdu
On 28 June 2014 Sadiku announced to have signed a 3-year contract with newly promoted side to the Türkish Süper Lig, Mersin İdmanyurdu SK.[3]
Kasimpasa FC
On 17 August 2016 Sadiku signed for Türkish Süper Lig Kasimpasa | for a fee of €2 milion.
International
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] In September 2013 he received his Albanian citizenship and was awaiting FIFA's permission to play for Albania.[5] He received his first call-up by Albania's coach Gianni De Biasi for the friendly match against Belarus on 15 November 2013.[6]
In 2012 Sadiku played with the Sweden national under-21 football team and was nominated "Newcomer of the year".[7]
His original birthplace Kosovo, gained the right to play international friendlies in 2014 by FIFA, causing him to switch to the Kosovan team. He made it his debut with Kosovo on 5 March 2014 against Haiti, finished in the 0–0 draw.
References
- ↑ "Loret Sadiku" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ↑ http://www.lajmeonline.net/loret-sadiku-nuk-kthehet-ne-kombetaren-shqiptare/
- ↑ Zyrtare, Loret Sadiku firmos me turqit e Mersinit
- ↑ "Sadiku: Bushi me bindi te luaj per Shqiperine/". Gazeta Panorama. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ↑ Sot News (September 17, 2013). "Loret Sadiku: Mora pasaportën, tani pres "ok" nga FIFA të luaj për Shqipërinë". Sot News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ Lista anti-Bjellorusi: De Biazi rikthen Memushajn, Sadikun e Mehën, Vajushi e Salihi jashtë aSport.al
- ↑ Johan Flinck (27 August 2013). "Sadiku: "Albanien visade mest kärlek"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet (Swedish daily newspaper). Archived from the original on 2013-08-30.
External links
- SvFF profile
- Loret Sadiku profile at Soccerway