Loret Sadiku Explained

Loret Sadiku
Fullname:Loret Sadiku[1]
Birth Date:28 July 1991
Birth Place:Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.80 m
Position:Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:Kasımpaşa
Clubnumber:26
Youthyears1:2002
Youthclubs1:Hånger IF
Youthyears2:2003–2008
Youthclubs2:IFK Värnamo
Years1:2009–2011
Clubs1:IFK Värnamo
Caps1:71
Goals1:2
Years2:2012–2014
Clubs2:Helsingborgs IF
Caps2:57
Goals2:3
Years3:2014–2016
Clubs3:Mersin İdman Yurdu
Caps3:55
Goals3:2
Years4:2016–2022
Clubs4:Kasımpaşa
Caps4:135
Goals4:2
Years5:2022–2024
Clubs5:Hammarby IF
Caps5:45
Goals5:1
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:Kasımpaşa
Caps6:12
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Sweden U21
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2014–2015
Nationalteam2:Kosovo
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:22 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:13 November 2015

Loret Sadiku (born 28 July 1991) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Turkish club Kasımpaşa.

Early life

Born in SFR Yugoslavia, Sadiku was raised in Sweden and started to play youth football with local club Hånger IF in Värnamo. In 2003, he joined the youth setup of IFK Värnamo, the town's biggest club.[2]

Club career

IFK Värnamo

In 2009, Sadiku was promoted to Värnamo's first team and made his professional debut in Ettan, Sweden's third tier. He was part of what would be known as a golden generation in the history of the club, together with players like Viktor Claesson, Simon Thern, Niklas Hult and Joseph Baffo. In 2010, Värnamo won a promotion to Superettan.[2] [3]

In 2011, led by head coach Jonas Thern, Värnamo finished 13th in the Superettan table. Sadiku made 29 league appearances, scoring twice, and appeared in both relegation play-off legs against Väsby United, which the club won by 3–0 on aggregate.[4] [5]

Helsingborgs IF

On 20 January 2012, Sadiku transferred to Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF.[6] Two months later, he won the 2012 Svenska Supercupen with the club, through a 2–0 win against AIK.[7] As defending Swedish champions, Helsingborg finished 6th in Allsvenskan, in which Sadiku made 19 appearances.[4] Throughout the season, he also played five games in 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, before Helsingborg was knocked out in the play-off round by Celtic by 0–4 on aggregate.[8]

In 2013, Sadiku played 27 league games, scoring twice, as Helsingborg finished 5th in the Allsvenskan table.[9] Halfway through the 2014 season, after making 11 league appearances, Sadiku sought a move elsewhere and reportedly attracted interest from rival Malmö FF.[10] [11]

Turkish Süper Lig

On 28 June 2014, Sadiku signed a three-year contract with Mersin İdman Yurdu, newly promoted to the Turkish Süper Lig, together with Abdul Khalili from Helsingborg.[12] [13]

On 17 August 2016, Sadiku transferred to Kasımpaşa for a fee of €2 million, signing a three-year contract.[14] [15] On 12 January 2019, Sadiku signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with the club.[16]

Hammarby IF

On 18 February 2022, Sadiku signed a three-year contract with Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, thus returning to Sweden after eight years abroad.[17] Sadiku featured in the final of the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen, in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties to Malmö FF after the game ended in a 0–0 draw.[18] [19] In early July, Sadiku tested positive for COVID-19 and suffered from persistent symptoms that kept him sidelined for almost two months.[20] [21] [22] He ended the season making 21 league appearances, helping his side to finish 3rd in the 2022 Allsvenskan table.[4]

International

Sweden

Under-21

On 31 May 2012, Sadiku made his debut for Sweden U21 after being named in the starting line-up in a 2013 UEFA Under-21 qualification against Ukraine U21 and was nominated "Newcomer of the year".[23]

Kosovo

On 2 March 2014, Sadiku received a call-up from Kosovo for the nation's first permitted by FIFA match against Haiti[24] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[25]

Career statistics

Club

[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Värnamo2009Division 121010220
201021010220
2011Superettan2900020310
Total712200020752
Helsingborgs IF2012Allsvenskan1900010200
20132724250314
201411140150
Total573825010715
Mersin İdman Yurdu2014–15Süper Lig26260322
2015–1629000290
Total552600000612
Kasımpaşa2016–17Süper Lig25060310
2017–1830000300
2018–1929150341
2019–20900090
2020–2131010320
2021–2211100111
Total135212000001472
Hammarby IF2022Allsvenskan21030240
20232415020311
Total451802000551
Career total36310362703040912

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loret Sadiku . Turkish Football Federation . 21 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Talangfabriken IFK Värnamo. 20 February 2022. IFK Värnamo. Swedish.
  3. News: Så gick det sen för Värnamos gyllene generation. 24 February 2017. 20 February 2022. Sveriges Radio. Swedish . Glavas . Jozo .
  4. Web site: Loret Sadiku. 7 March 2022. Swedish Football Association. Swedish.
  5. Web site: Nytt kontrakt även för IFK Värnamo. 6 November 2011. 7 March 2022. Swedish Football Association. Swedish.
  6. Web site: KLART: Loret Sadiku går till Helsingborg. 20 January 2012. 7 March 2022. Fotbollskanalen. Swedish.
  7. Web site: Bouaouzan sköt Supercupen till Helsingborg. Swedish Football Association. sv. 24 March 2012. 8 March 2022. 18 April 2013. https://archive.today/20130418102501/http://fogis.se/arkiv/cuper/2012/03/bouaouzan-skot-supercupen-till-helsingborg/. dead.
  8. Web site: Loret Sadiku. Soccerway. 6 March 2022. English.
  9. Web site: Helsingborgs IF Verksamhetsberättelse 2013. Helsingborgs IF. 6 March 2022. Swedish.
  10. Web site: Mittbacksstjärnan lämnar HIF – kan hamna i MFF. Fotbollskanalen. 3 June 2013. 6 March 2022. Swedish.
  11. Web site: Helsingborgs IF Verksamhetsberättelse 2014. Helsingborgs IF. 6 March 2022. Swedish.
  12. Web site: Helsingborgs IF Verksamhetsberättelse 2014. Helsingborgs IF. 6 March 2022. Swedish.
  13. Web site: Zyrtare: Loret Sadiku firmos me turqit e Mersinit. Albanian. Panorama Sport. 28 June 2014.
  14. Web site: Pas Herolind Shalës, edhe Sadiku nënshkruan me Kasimpasan. Albanian. Gazeta Zeri. 18 August 2016.
  15. Web site: Sadiku Kasımpaşamızda. 17 August 2016. 1 March 2022. Kasımpaşa. Turkish.
  16. Web site: Sadiku ile sözleşme yenilendi. 12 January 2019. 1 March 2022. Kasımpaşa. Turkish.
  17. Web site: Hammarby. Loret Sadiku till Hammarby. 18 February 2022. 18 February 2022. sv.
  18. Web site: Straffar gav MFF första cupguldet på 33 år. 26 May 2022. 26 May 2022. Swedish Football Association. Swedish.
  19. Web site: Bajen golvat från elva meter i titelmatchen. 26 May 2022. 26 May 2022. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  20. Web site: Genomgång av skadeläget i herrtruppen. 22 July 2022. 12 October 2022. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  21. Web site: Skadeläget i herrtruppen. 6 August 2022. 12 October 2022. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  22. Web site: Så ser skadeläget ut. 31 August 2022. 12 October 2022. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  23. Web site: Sadiku: "Albanien visade mest kärlek". Swedish. Aftonbladet. 27 August 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130830045011/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/helsingborg/article17359444.ab. 30 August 2013.
  24. Web site: Kosova shpall listën anti-Haiti. Albanian. Albeu. 2 March 2014.
  25. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2020-01-05.