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During the first part of 2015\u201316 season, Sadiku was used scarcely, and often as a substitute by coach Sami Hyypi\u00e4 despite being the team’s top goalscorer in the league. That lead him to request a loan to another Swiss Super League side in order to play more to be ready to represent Albania in the UEFA Euro 2016 in France. His wish was fulfilled and on 12 January 2016 Sadiku was loaned out to the bottom-side Vaduz until the end of season. During his presentation one day later, Sadiku was allocated squad number 32 and dubbed his Vaduz move as the “right decision”. His parent club Z\u00fcrich was criticized by the Swiss media, which dubbed the loan an “own goal” and an “arrogant” decision.<\/p>\n
On 21 May 2016, Sadiku was named in Albania’s preliminary 27-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016, and in Albania’s final 23-man UEFA Euro 2016 squad on 31 May. He made his first ever UEFA European Championship appearance on 11 June 2016 in the opening Group A match against Switzerland as Albania conceded early and lost 0\u20131. In the final group match versus Romania eight days later, Sadiku netted a header in the first half to lead the team to a historic 1\u20130 win; in doing so, he became the first Albanian player to score a goal in the UEFA European Championship and Albania took their first ever win in a major football tournament. It was also Albania’s first win over Romania since 1948. Albania finished the group in the third position with three points and with a goal difference \u20132, and was ranked last in the third-placed teams, which eventually eliminated them.<\/p>\n
For the qualifiers of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Sadiku’s Albania was placed in Group G along with Spain, Italy, Israel, Macedonia and Liechtenstein. On 29 August 2016, he was in the team’s for the friendly against Morocco and the opening qualifying match against Macedonia. He played as a second-half substitute in team’s goalless draw against Morocco at the newly renovated Loro Bori\u00e7i Stadium. On 5 September in the match against Macedonia, Sadiku opened the score with right-footed shoot just outside the box as Albania won 2\u20131 thanks to a goal in the last minutes. Later that month, Sadiku suffered an injury while playing for Z\u00fcrich which kept him sidelined for the next two qualifying match against Liechtenstein and Spain in October, which ended respectively with a 2\u20130 win and 0\u20132 defeat. He also missed the match at Elbasan Arena against Israel which ended in a 0\u20133 defeat as Albania was dropped to fourth place.<\/p>\n
In April 2016, Sadiku signed a sponsorship deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On 12 July 2017, Sadiku joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw by penning a three-year contract. The transfer fee was undisclosed, but it was reported that Legia paid \u20ac1.5 million for his services, making Sadiku the most expensive purchase of Polish football. He was presented two days later, where he was given squad number 99, stating: “I am happy I have signed with such a great club. This is a good step in my career. I hope we will qualify for the Champions League group stage.”<\/p>\n
Sadiku returned to the national team in March for the match against Italy and the friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He returned to the field for the match against Italy, entering in the final 23 minutes as Albania suffered another defeat. On 12 June 2017, in the match against Israel at Sammy Ofer Stadium, Sadiku returned to the starting lineup after nine months to score twice in the first half, both long-range strikes, as Albania got their revenge on Israel with a 3\u20130 away victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On 31 January 2018, in the deadline day, Sadiku was signed by Levante of La Liga for an undisclosed fee. The player signed a contract until June 2020. After several weeks sidelined due to knee injury, Sadiku made his debut for the club on 26 February by starting in the 0\u20132 loss to Real Betis. By doing so, he became only the second Albanian ever, the first being Valdet Rama, to play in La Liga. On 4 March, in the final minutes of the first half of the match against Espanyol, Sadiku suffered a head to head clash with goalkeeper Diego L\u00f3pez; he was replaced at half time while L\u00f3pez was sent to hospital. Sadiku then underwent surgery on his nose.<\/p>\n
He concluded the second part of 2017\u201318 season by making only six league appearances, scoring no goals in the process. In August 2018, Sadiku suffered a major injury in his left knee while playing in a friendly against Netherlands’ Heerenveen. He remained sidelined for the entire first part of 2018\u201319 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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On 15 January 2019, Lugano announced to have reached an agreement with Levante for the acquisition of Sadiku, who signed until the end of 2018\u201319 campaign. The contract included a clause, in which the Spanish has the right to rebuy Sadiku in the next transfer window. Club president Enzo Renzetti expressed his delight for the transfer, stating: “I have personally spoke with the boy. He is very motivated and is waiting with impatience to join us.”<\/p>\n
On 2 September 2019, Sadiku extended his contract with Levante until 2021, and was immediately loaned to Segunda Divisi\u00f3n side M\u00e1laga CF.<\/p>\n
On 14 March 2019, Sadiku received an invitation for the opening UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Turkey and Andorra, returning in the national team after one year. On 22 March, he played as a second-half substitute in the first game against Turkey at Loro Bori\u00e7i, recording his cap in 361 days. Three days later, new caretaker manager Ervin Bulku decided to start Sadiku in the second game against minnows Andorra; the striker scored in the 21st minute with the open net after benefiting from the wrong clearance of opposition goalkeeper Josep G\u00f3mes, paving way to a 3\u20130 win at Estadi Nacional. It was his 12th international goal, overtaking Hamdi Salihi to become Albania’s fourth all-time top scorer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n