Suad Sahiti (born 6 February 1995) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

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for Croatian club

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Club career

Early career

At the age of seven, Sahiti started playing football in

Ramiz Sadiku Ramiz Sadiku (19 January 1915 – 10 April 1943) was an Albanian law student and one of the organizers of the anti-fascist uprising in Kosovo.''Narodni heroji Jugoslavije''. Belgrade: Mladost, 1975 He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Peop ...

, where after ten years he moved to

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

, where he stayed for a year and was close to signing a professional contract which was rejected by his agent. In April 2014, Sahiti after returning to

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

and joined

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, together with his brother

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was in the test to Belgian team

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, but unfortunately this test failed even though it was warned that they would sign contract.

Rabotnički

On 2 September 2014, Sahiti signed a two-year contract with

Macedonian First Football League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competitio ...

club Rabotnički. On 5 October 2014, he made his debut in a 1–2 away win against

Metalurg Skopje FK Metalurg ( mk, ФК Металург) is a football club from Skopje, North Macedonia. They are currently not playing in any of the four highest tiers of Macedonian football. History The club was founded in 1964. Metalurg has entered the Mace ...

after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of

Marjan Altiparmakovski Marjan Altiparmakovski ( mk, Марјан Алтипармаковски; born 18 July 1991) is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a striker for Macedonian club Bregalnica Štip. He also has Croatian nationality. Career Altiparmakovski starte ...

. On 23 July 2015, Sahiti scored his first goal for Rabotnički in his 18th appearance for the club in a 2–0 home win over the Latvian side

Jelgava Jelgava (; german: Mitau, ; see also other names) is a state city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga with 55,972 inhabitants (2019). It is the largest town in the region of Zemgale (Semigalia). Jelgava was the capital of the united Du ...

in 2015–16 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Skënderbeu Korçë

On 28 August 2017, Sahiti signed a three-year contract with

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club Skënderbeu Korçë, to replace the departed Liridon Latifi as the second choice. His debut with Skënderbeu Korçë came nine days later in the 2017–18 Albanian Cup first round against Adriatiku Mamurras after being named in the starting line-up.

AEL

On 3 July 2018, Sahiti signed a three-year contract with Superleague Greece club AEL. On 25 August 2018, he made his debut in a 0–1 away win against

Apollon Smyrni Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...

after being named in the starting line-up. On 29 January 2019, Sahiti disconnected the contract with AEL due to accumulation of financial arrears against him.

Septemvri Sofia

On 15 February 2019, Sahiti joined

Bulgarian First League The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

side

Septemvri Sofia Septemvri ( bg, Септември) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the First League, the first tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium, but due to i ...

. Ten days later, he made his debut in a 0–0 home draw against Vitosha Bistritsa after coming on as a substitute at 82nd minute in place of

Boris Galchev Boris Petrov Galchev ( bg, Борис Галчев; born 31 October 1983) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Early career Born in Razlog, but raised in Dobrinishte, Galchev started his career in the youth ...

. On 12 April 2019, Sahiti scored his first goal for Septemvri Sofia in his fifth appearance for the club in a 1–0 home win over

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

in Bulgarian First League.

Wisła Płock

On 24 July 2019, Sahiti joined

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

side

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national fo ...

after agreeing to a one-year deal with the option of continuation for another season and received squad number 44. On 18 August 2019, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against

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after coming on as a substitute at 72nd minute in place of Ricardinho.

Zrinjski Mostar

On 1 October 2020, Sahiti signed a two-year contract with

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club

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. Fifteen days later, he made his debut in a 0–4 away win against

Tuzla City Fudbalski klub Tuzla City ( en, Football Club Tuzla City), formerly known as Fudbalski klub Sloga Simin Han ( en, Football Club Sloga Simin Han), is a professional football club based in Simin Han, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays in ...

after coming on as a substitute at 86th minute in place of Miloš Filipović.

Šibenik

On 4 March 2021, Sahiti signed a two-year contract with Croatian First Football League club

and received squad number 77. He found his brother

who was part of Šibenik as loan from Hajduk Split. One day later, he made his debut in a 3–2 away defeat against Istra 1961 after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Ignacio Bailone.

International career

Macedonia

On 21 March 2016, Sahiti received a call-up from Macedonia U21 for

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matches against Iceland U21 and France U21, but even though he was part of the team he could not play due to problems with documentation, namely the lack of passport. After receiving the passport he was on the plans of the Macedonia national senior team which was led by

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who during time of he was part of Rabotnički, Angelovski was head coach, but there was no official call-up.

Kosovo

On 8 November 2017, Sahiti switched his allegiance to

and received the call-up for the

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against Latvia, and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 75th minute in place of

Milot Rashica Milot Rashica (; born 28 June 1996) is an Albanian- Kosovan footballer. He is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from club Norwich City, and the Kosovo national tea ...

Personal life

Sahiti was born in Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia to Albanian parents from

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, and is the older brother of Kosovo international

Emir Sahiti Emir Sahiti (born 29 November 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Prva HNL club Hajduk Split and the Kosovo national team. Club career Early career and Trepça '89 Sahiti is a product of youth team systems ...

. He holds Kosovan, Macedonian, and Albanian passports.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Rabotnički *

Macedonian Cup The Cup of Macedonia ( mk, Куп на Македонија, ''Kup na Makedonija'') is the top knockout tournament and the second most important football competition in Macedonia after the Macedonian First League championship. The cup was estab ...

: 2014–15 Skënderbeu Korçë *

: 2017–18 * Albanian Cup: 2017–18

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