Erion Sadiku (born 23 January 2002) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

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for Swedish club

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Club career

Varbergs BoIS

On 13 October 2017, Sadiku signed his first professional contract with

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side

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after agreeing to a three-year deal. On 19 June 2018, he made his debut in a 3–3 home draw against

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after coming on as a substitute at last minutes in place of Adama Fofana.

Genoa

On 1 February 2021, Sadiku signed a two-and-a-half year contract with

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club Genoa Youth Sector. His debut with Genoa Youth Sector came two days later in the 2020–21

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round of 16 against Parma Youth Sector after being named in the starting line-up.

Örgryte

On 1 August 2022, Sadiku signed a three-and-a-half year contract with

club

. Sadiku missed Örgryte's first matches of the league against

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and

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as the club could not register him and five days after the transfer, he was registered. His debut with Örgryte came on 13 August in a 1–2 away win against Dalkurd after being named in the starting line-up. Fourteen days after debut, Sadiku scored his first goal for Örgryte in his third appearance for the club in a 1–1 away draw over

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in Superettan.

International career

On 29 August 2020, Sadiku received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the

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match against

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, he was an unused substitute in that match.

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* * 2002 births Living people Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swedish men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swedish people of Kosovan descent Swedish people of Albanian descent Men's association football midfielders Superettan players Örgryte IS players Allsvenskan players Varbergs BoIS players {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub