Rijad Sadiku
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000
Place of birth Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Botoșani
Number 44
Youth career
2007–2013 Novi Grad Sarajevo
2013–2018 Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sarajevo 0 (0)
2018–2020 Mouscron 3 (0)
2020 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 3 (0)
2020–2021 Zrinjski Mostar 2 (0)
2021 Mladost Doboj Kakanj 10 (0)
2021–2022 Rudar Prijedor 29 (0)
2022– Botoșani 22 (0)
International career
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina U15 2 (0)
2015–2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina U16 4 (0)
2015–2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 26 (0)
2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 7 (0)
2019–2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2023

Rijad Sadiku (Bosnian pronunciation: [rǐjaːd sǎdiku]; born 18 January 2000) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Romanian Liga I club Botoșani.

Club career

Sarajevo

Sadiku is a product of Sarajevo's youth academy.[1] On 28 May 2017, he was named as a Sarajevo substitute for the first time in a Bosnian Premier League match against Krupa, but was an unused substitute in that match.

Mouscron

On 30 January 2018, Sadiku joined Belgian First Division A side Mouscron after agreeing to a four-year deal.[2][3] On 5 May 2019, he made his debut as a professional footballer in a 3–0 home win against Zulte Waregem after being named in the starting line-up.[4][5]

Mladost Doboj Kakanj

On 21 January 2020, Sadiku joined Mladost Doboj Kakanj after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[6] Two days later, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Sloboda Tuzla after being named in the starting line-up.[7]

Zrinjski Mostar

On 5 August 2020, Sadiku left Mladot Doboj Kakanj and joined Zrinjski Mostar, signing a three-year contract.[8] He made his official debut for Zrinjski on 12 September 2020, in a league match against his former club Mladost Doboj Kakanj.[9] Sadiku terminated his contract and left the club on 26 January 2021.[10]

Return to Mladost Doboj Kakanj

In February 2021, Sadiku returned to Mladot Doboj Kakanj.[11] He left the club only four months later in June.[12]

International career

Sadiku represented Bosnia and Herzegovina on all youth levels, he also served as captain of the national under-17 team and is the most capped player in the history of the national under-17 team with 26 caps.[13]

Personal life

Sadiku was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Kosovan parents from the village Radeše of Dragaš.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2023.[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sarajevo 2017–18 Bosnian Premier League 0000——00
Mouscron 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 0000——00
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 3000——30
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0000——00
Total 3000——30
Mladost Doboj Kakanj 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League 3000——30
Zrinjski Mostar 2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 202010—50
Mladost Doboj Kakanj 2020–21 Bosnian Premier League 100———100
Rudar Prijedor 2021–22 Bosnian Premier League 29000——290
Botoșani 2022–23 Liga I 19010——200
2023–24 Liga I 3010——40
Total 22020——240
Career total 6904010—740

References

  1. ↑ "Sadiku: Sarajevo mi je dalo sve, to neću zaboraviti" [Sadiku: Sarajevo gave me everything, I will not forget it]. SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). 31 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rijad Sadiku (18) signe à l'Excel!" [Rijad Sadiku (18) signs for Excel!] (in French). Royal Excel Mouscron. 30 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nakon Hadžića i Veladžića, Sarajevo napustio i Sadiku" [After Hadžić and Veladžić, Sarajevo also left Sadiku]. SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). 30 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. Zulte Waregem 3–0". Soccerway. 5 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Debi iz snova za bivšu nadu Sarajeva: Prvi nastup i odmah u timu kola" [Dream debut for Sarajevo's former hope: First appearance and immediately on the team circuit]. SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). 5 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rijad Sadiku novi nogometaš Mladosti iz Doboja kod Kaknja" [Rijad Sadiku is a new Mladost football player from Doboj near Kakanj] (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 21 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "FK Sloboda Tuzla - FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj (0:0) 0:0" (in Bosnian). Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 23 January 2020.
  8. ↑ A. Čaušević (5 August 2020). "Sadiku i službeno igrač Zrinjskog!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. ↑ N.K. (12 September 2020). "Zrinjski ostvario sigurnu pobjedu protiv Mladosti, utakmicu obilježio crveni karton" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  10. ↑ D.B. (26 January 2021). "Rijad Sadiku napustio Zrinjski, upisao samo pet nastupa" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. ↑ A. Čaušević (27 February 2021). "Zimski san je završen, "bubamara" se budi: Ko je dobio, a ko izgubio?" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Sadiku: Hvala Mladosti, ali moje ambicije su u ovom trenutku puno veće" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rijad Sadiku: Fudbalski uzor mi je Edin Džeko" [Rijad Sadiku: My football model is Edin Džeko]. reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 5 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Rijad Sadiku iz Radeše potpisao za belgijski Royal Excel Mouscron" [Rijad Sadiku of Radeše signed for Belgian's Royal Excel Mouscron]. GoraPress (in Bosnian). 3 February 2018. Rijad Sadiku, porijeklom je iz Radeše (Kosovo–Gora), reprezentativac je i kapiten kadetske reprezentacije Bosne i Hercegovine
  15. ↑ "Rijad Sadiku". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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