Kosovar Sadiki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 27, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Moers, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Finn Harps (on loan from Hibernian) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | NK Lokomotiva | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Finn Harps (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Canada U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017 | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Canada U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 6, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 4, 2020 | |||
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Kosovar Sadiki (born August 27, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a Defender for Finn Harps, on loan from Hibernian.
Career
Youth
Born in Moers, Germany, Sadiki moved to Ontario, Canada at the age of 1.[2][1] His father was born in Kosovo and he is of Albanian descent.[2][1] Sadiki's grandparents fled from Beliq Ferizaj, Kosovo, to Canada.[2] He would spend two years in the academy of Premier League side Stoke City from 2014 to 2016.[3] In 2015, he represented Canada in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Honduras.[4][5] He played in the game against Mexico, in which the teams came to a draw.[6] In 2017, Sadiki played for Canada in a U-23 friendly in Scotland.[7] In 2018, he played in the Toulon Tournament in France for the Canada U-21 team.[2][8] At the time, he was playing for NK Lokomotiva in Zagreb, Croatia.[8]
Professional
Hibernian
After signing for Croatian club NK Lokomotiva in February 2018, Sadiki would trial for a number of clubs in England, Scotland and Europe. Sadiki would trial with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in December 2018, and they would secure his transfer from Lokomotiva in January 2019.[1][9]
Finn Harps
In January 2020, Hibernian announced that Sadiki would be loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division club Finn Harps for the 2020 season.[10][11][12]
International
Sadiki is eligible to play internationally for Germany, Albania, Kosovo and Canada.[1][13] He would make his debut for Canada at the U-15 level in 2014, and would further represent Canada at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.[14][15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Who is new Hibs defender Kosovar Sadiki?". Edinburgh News. February 25, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 McNulty, Chris (March 18, 2020). "Kosovar Sadiki aims to use Finn Harps Move to Realise His Albania Dream". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ Ryan Kilbane (January 23, 2020). "Finn Harps sign Hibs defender Kosovar Sadiki on loan for 2020". Extratime.ie.
- ↑ "MLS academies represented on six national team rosters for upcoming CONCACAF U-17 Championship". MLS Soccer. February 23, 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ Squizzato, Daniel. "Canada releases MLS academy-laden roster for upcoming 2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship". MLS. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ Squizzato, Daniel (March 7, 2015). "Canada 1, Mexico 1 - CONCACAF U-17 Championship recap". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ Brisendine, Stever. "Canada call three MLS players for Scotland friendly, four more for U-23s". MLS. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rodriguez, Alicia. "Canada national team roster for prestigious Toulon Tournament released". Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - January 2020". BBC. February 17, 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "Kosovar Sadiki seals Finn Harps loan". Hibernian FC. January 23, 2020.
- ↑ Croke, Ruaidhri (February 13, 2020). "Airtricity League 2020: Club-by-club preview". Irish Times. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "Finn Harps announce signing of Kosovar Sadiki". Highland Radio. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ Piltcher, Ross (August 14, 2019). "Kosovar Sadiki joins Greenock Morton on trial from Hibs". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "Kosovar Sadiki profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Kosovar Sadiki profile". Soccerway. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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- People from Moers
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- Canadian soccer players
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- Hibernian F.C. players
- Finn Harps F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
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- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
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