Berat Sadik

Berat Sadik (Albanian: Berat Sadiku; born 14 September 1986) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for Doxa Katokopias.

Berat Sadik
Sadik training for KuPS in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986
Place of birth Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Doxa Katokopias
Number 9
Youth career
1992–2003 KiuPa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 KuPS 26 (3)
2007–2008 FC Lahti 33 (13)
2008–2010 Arminia Bielefeld 13 (0)
2009–2010Zulte Waregem (loan) 14 (1)
2010 FC Lahti 5 (2)
2011–2012 HJK 39 (20)
2013–2015 Thun 81 (21)
2015–2017 Krylia Sovetov 17 (0)
2017–2019 Doxa Katokopias 42 (30)
2019 Gimnàstic 11 (1)
2019–2020 Anorthosis 9 (0)
2020 Enosis Neon Paralimni 6 (2)
2020– Doxa Katokopias 20 (12)
National team
2006–2009 Finland U-21 8 (1)
2008–2015 Finland 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:07, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Early life

Sadik was born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, then still part of former Yugoslavia, on 14 September 1986 to Albanian parents and moved to Finland with his family at the age of three.[1]

Career

On 16 June 2008, it was published that Arminia Bielefeld was keen to sign him. Also Ascoli, Torino, Larissa, Örebro and Rosenborg were interested to sign Sadik.[2][3] After visiting Ascoli and Bielefeld he chose to sign a three-year contract with Arminia.[4] In December 2007, he was on trial to Vicenza Calcio.[5] After just one year, he left Arminia Bielefeld, where he played only thirteen games, and joined SV Zulte Waregem on loan for 10 months. He was released by Bielefeld in August 2010 and he rejoined the Veikkausliiga strugglers FC Lahti on 24 August 2010. He celebrated his comeback by scoring in his first appearance in a 1–1 draw against JJK.

On 31 January 2011, Sadik signed a two-year contract with HJK. He finished the season with 15 goals, being the club's second-best goalscorer, one goal behind Akseli Pelvas.

On 22 January 2019, Sadik signed an 18-month deal with Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[6] On 5 August, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract.[7]

International career

Sadik debuted for Finland national football team against Turkey on 29 May 2008.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 January 2019
Club Season League Cup Continental[A] Others[B] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuPS 2005 5000----50
2006 21300----213
Total 263000000263
Lahti 2007 23900----239
2008 10400----104
Total 33130000003313
Arminia Bielefeld 2008–09 13021--151
Total 130220000151
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2009–10 14120----161
Total 141200000161
Lahti 2010 5200----52
Total 5200000052
HJK 2011 27153100003016
2012 1250063532311
2013 0000410041
Total 392031104535728
Thun 2012–13 18210----192
2013–14 28741111439
2014–15 351230----3812
Total 8121811110010023
Krylia Sovetov 2015–16 11010----120
2016–17 6000----60
Total 170100000180
Doxa Katokopias 2017–18 301822----3220
2018–19 121200----1212
Total 42302200004432
Career total 2698717521553313101

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef
1.29 March 2015Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
2-1
2-1
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

References

  1. "Berat Sadik". UEFA.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. "Saksassa käyneen Berat Sadikin hintalappu 400000 euroa - Urheilu - Ilta-Sanomat" (in Finnish). iltasanomat.fi. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008.
  3. "Ascoli, in arrivo Bucchi e Sadik - Serie B / Calcio - Corriere dello Sport.it" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport.
  4. "Berat Sadik siirtyy Bundesliigaan" (in Finnish). iltasanomat.fi. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. "Serie B: Due finlandesi in prova al Vicenza - Yahoo! Eurosport IT" (in Italian). eurosport.yahoo.com.
  6. "Berat Sadik s'incorpora al Nàstic" [Berat Sadik joins Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. "Rescissió de contracte entre el Nàstic i Sadik" [Contract rescision between Nàstic and Sadik] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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