# Berat Sadik

Berat Sadik (Albanian: Berat Sadiku; born 14 September 1986) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Macedonian First League club Tikvesh.

## 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.

## 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. After visiting Ascoli and Bielefeld he chose to sign a three-year contract with Arminia Bielefeld for a transfer fee of €400,000. In December 2007, he was on trial to Vicenza Calcio. 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. On 5 August, after suffering relegation, he terminated his contract.

## International career

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

## Personal life

His brothers Irfan and Burhan are also footballers.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 11 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| KuPS | 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| KuPS | 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 3 |
| KuPS | Total | Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Lahti | 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 9 |
| Lahti | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 4 |
| Lahti | Total | Total | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 |
| Arminia Bielefeld II | 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Zulte Waregem (loan) | 2009–10 | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Lahti | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 |
| HJK | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
| HJK | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 11 |
| HJK | Total | Total | 39 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 28 |
| Thun | 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| Thun | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 9 |
| Thun | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 12 |
| Thun | Total | Total | 81 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 23 |
| Krylia Sovetov | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| Krylia Sovetov | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Krylia Sovetov | Total | Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 18 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 20 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 12 |
| Doxa Katokopias | Total | Total | 42 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 32 |
| Gimnàstic | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 18 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 13 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 8 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 3 |
| Doxa Katokopias | Total | Total | 133 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 42 |
| Tikvesh | 2024–25 | Macedonian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 431 | 133 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 479 | 146 |

### International

    As of 11 May 2024
Finland :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 1 |

### International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1. | 29 March 2015 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |