Ilir Krasniqi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bocholt, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kolos Kovalivka | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Fushë Kosova | ||
| 2020–2021 | KEK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Llapi | 121 | (4) |
| 2024– | Kolos Kovalivka | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Kosovo U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Kosovo | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 | |||
Ilir Krasniqi (born 2 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ukrainian Premier League club Kolos Kovalivka. Born in Germany, he represents the Kosovo national team at international level.
Club career
[edit]On 23 December 2020, Krasniqi signed a five-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Llapi,[2] and received squad number 16.[3]
International career
[edit]From 2018, until 2022, Krasniqi is part of Kosovo at youth international level, respectively part of the U19 and U21 teams and he with these teams played seven matches.[1] On 30 May 2022, he received a call-up from the senior team for training session before the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Cyprus, Greece and Northern Ireland, but did not make the final squad.[4]
On 16 September 2022, Krasniqi received again a call-up from Kosovo for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Northern Ireland and Cyprus.[5] His debut with Kosovo came eleven days after call-up in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Cyprus after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Florent Hadergjonaj.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ilir Krasniqi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Llapi firmos edhe me një lojtar" [Llapi also signs a player] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Mirësevjen ILIR KRASNIQI" [Welcome ILIR KRASNIQI]. Facebook (in Albanian). KF Llapi. 23 December 2020.[self-published]
- ^ "Dardanët vazhdojnë përgatitjet, Zeneli e Sahiti flasin me optimizëm" [The Dardanians continue their preparations, Zeneli and Sahiti speak with optimism] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Giresse publikon listën e Dardanëve për ndeshjet e shtatorit" [Giresse publishes the list of Dardanians for the September matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Dy shpresat e Superligës – debutuan me Përfaqësuesen e Kosovës" [The two hopes of the Superleague – debuted with the Kosovo national team]. Shqip.com (in Albanian). 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Kosovo vs Cyprus, 27 September 2022". eu-football.info. 27 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ilir Krasniqi at Soccerway
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