Patriot Sejdiu
 Sejdiu in action with Malmö FF in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Roda JC (on loan from Malmö FF) | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hörby | |||
| –2015 | Södra Rörum[1] | ||
| 2015–2019 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Malmö FF | 29 | (5) |
| 2020 | → Dalkurd (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Roda JC (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Kosovo U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022 | |||
Patriot Sejdiu (born 5 May 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC, on loan from Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.
Club career
[edit]Malmö FF
[edit]On 8 January 2020, Sejdiu signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side Malmö FF after agreeing to a one-season deal and received squad number 36.[1]
Loan to Dalkurd
[edit]On 30 January 2020, Sejdiu joined Superettan side Dalkurd, on a season-long loan.[2] His debut with Dalkurd came on 16 June in a 0–0 away draw against Akropolis after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Arian Kabashi.[3]
Return from loan
[edit]Sejdiu returned to Malmö at the beginning of the 2021 season, but without being able to play due to knee injury.[4] On 20 November 2021, he was named as a Malmö substitute for the first time in a league match against Häcken.[5] His debut with Malmö came on 26 February 2022 in the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen group stage against Ängelholm after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Veljko Birmančević.[6]
Loan to NAC Breda
[edit]On 10 August 2023, Sejdiu moved on a new loan to NAC Breda in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.[7]
Loan to Roda
[edit]On 9 July 2024, Sejdiu returned to the Netherlands and joined Roda JC on a season-long loan.[8] He made his debut for the club on 12 August, coming on for Arjen van der Heide in the 59th minute of the season's opening fixture against Jong AZ. He missed a penalty shortly after, and the team suffered a heavy 6–1 defeat.[9][10]
International career
[edit]In January 2020, Sejdiu becomes part of Sweden U20 with which he made his debut in a unofficial friendly match against Anorthosis Famagusta U21 after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's sixth goal during a 7–0 away deep win.[11]
On 29 August 2020, Sejdiu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21.[12] His debut with Kosovo U21 came on 25 March 2022 in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Slovenia U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
Honours
[edit]- Malmö FF
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Malmö FF skriver lärlingskontrakt med Patriot Sejdiu" [Malmö FF signs apprenticeship contract with Patriot Sejdiu]. mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Patriot Sejdiu lånas ut till Dalkurd FF" [Patriot Sejdiu is loaned to Dalkurd FF] (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Akropolis vs. Dalkurd 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Te Malmo të kënaqur me formën e Sejdiut" [To Malmo satisfied with Sejdiu's form] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Malmö vs. Häcken 2–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Ängelholm vs. Malmö 1–5". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "NAC HEEFT AANVALLENDE VERSTERKING BINNEN MET PATRIOT SEJDIU" [NAC HAS OFFENSIVE REINFORCEMENTS WITH PATRIOT SEJDIU] (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "RODA JC HUURT PATRIOT SEJDIU VAN MALMÖ FF" [RODA JC LOANS PATRIOT SEJDIU FROM MALMÖ FF] (in Dutch). Roda JC Kerkrade. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Versterkt Jong AZ boekt recordzege in KKD tegen armlastig Roda JC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 12 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Kleinen, Jelle (12 August 2024). "Afgang voor Roda JC in openingsronde: 6-1 nederlaag tegen Jong AZ". L1 Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Storseger mot Anorthosis Famagusta" [Great victory against Anorthosis Famagusta] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Anglisë" [Prekazi publishes the list of footballers for the match against England] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Formacionet zyrtare: Kosova U21 – Sllovenia U21" [Official line-ups: Kosovo U21 – Slovenia U21]. Sinjali.com (in Albanian). 25 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Patriot Sejdiu at Soccerway
- Patriot Sejdiu at WorldFootball.net
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Pristina
- Kosovan men's footballers
- Kosovo men's youth international footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Swedish people of Kosovan descent
- Swedish people of Albanian descent
- Kosovan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Men's association football wingers
- Allsvenskan players
- Malmö FF players
- Superettan players
- Dalkurd FF players
- Eerste Divisie players
- NAC Breda players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen