Albanian Striker, Sokol Cikalleshi Leaves Turkey after 7 Years

Sokol Cikalleshi starts a new adventure in his career, leaving after 7 years Turkish football, to try a new experience. The 32-year-old attacker, from this season, will show his values in the football of Saudi Arabia. 

After an agreement between the parties, the Koniaspor club has agreed to loan Cikalleshi to the ranks of the Al Khalej club, which competes in the football elite in the Saudi Arabian championship. The Albanian footballer will be on loan for this season in the ranks of this team, which wants to assert itself in the elite. 

For the Albanian striker, who has excelled in Turkish football by being a protagonist in recent years with Koniaspor, this is a new important adventure in a championship which is attracting well-known footballers. 

In this season, footballers with names in the international arena such as Ospina, Luiz Gustavo, Kuaison, Junes, Taktsidis or Ighalo have been registered in Saudi Arabia.