Dion Krasniqi

Dion Krasniqi

Krasniqi with Varbergs BoIS in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-08-24) 24 August 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Eslöv, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Sandviken (on loan from Elfsborg)
Youth career
0000–2018	Eslövs BK
2019–2021	Lunds BK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Lunds BK	25	(6)
2022–2023	Varbergs BoIS	31	(6)
2024–	Elfsborg	7	(0)
2024	→ Kalmar (loan)	7	(0)
2025	→ KuPS (loan)	10	(1)
2025–	→ Sandviken (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2023–2024	Kosovo U21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023

Dion Krasniqi (born 24 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Superettan club Sandviken, on loan from IF Elfsborg. Born in Sweden, he represents Kosovo internationally.

Club career

Early career

Krasniqi started his career at his hometown club Eslövs BK, ^[1] where then at the beginning of 2019, he was transferred to the youth team of Lunds BK. On 2 November 2019, he made his debut with senior team against Åtvidabergs FF after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute in place of Gustav Edén and scored his side's second goal during a 2–2 away draw. ^[2]

Varbergs BoIS

On 7 July 2022, Krasniqi signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS. ^{[3] [4] [5]} His debut with Varbergs BoIS came eleven days later in a 0–0 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at 80th minute in place of André Boman. ^[6]

International career

On 15 September 2022, Krasniqi received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a training camp held in Antalya, Turkey and for the hybrid friendly match against Greenland. ^[7] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in the hybrid friendly match against Greenland and scored his side's only goal during a 1–0 away win. ^[8]

On 18 March 2023, Krasniqi received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey. ^[9] His official debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after coming on as a substitute in place of Ardit Tahiri.

Career statistics

As of 18 June 2025 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lunds BK	2019	Swedish Division 1	1	1	–		–		1	1
	2021	Ettan	10	2	–		–		10	2
	2022	Ettan	14	3	2	0	–		16	3
	Total		25	6	2	0	0	0	27	6
Varbergs BoIS	2022	Allsvenskan	8	0	1	0	–		9	0
	2023	Allsvenskan	23	6	1	0	–		24	6
	Total		31	6	2	0	0	0	33	6
Elfsborg	2024	Allsvenskan	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
Kalmar (loan)	2024	Allsvenskan	7	0	1	0	–		8	0
KuPS (loan)	2025	Veikkausliiga	10	1	1	2	0	0	11	3
Sandviken (loan)	2025	Superettan	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			80	13	7	2	0	0	87	15

1. Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup

References

1. "Intervju med Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03" [Interview with Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03]. Pojk Fotboll (in Swedish). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
2. "Åtvidaberg vs. Lund 2–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
3. "Välkommen till BoIS, Dion!" [Welcome to BoIS, Dion!] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 7 July 2022.
4. "Snabb affär när Bois skrev kontrakt med division ett-forward" [Quick deal as Bois signed the Division One forward]. Varbergs Tidning (in Swedish). 7 July 2022.
5. "Ny spelare lämnar Lund för allsvenskan: "Känns såklart fantastiskt"" [New player leaves Lund for Allsvenskan: "Of course feels fantastic"] (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 7 July 2022.
6. "Varberg vs. Helsingborg 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
7. "Tovërlani publikon listën e Përfaqësueses U21 të Kosovës: Për synimet varet vetëm nga shorti" [Tovërlani publishes the list of the Kosovo national under-21 team: For objectives, it depends only on the draw] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 September 2022.
8. "Kombëtarja U21 e përmbylli kampin tetëditor në Antalia" [The national U21 team concluded the eight-day camp in Antalya] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 September 2022.
9. "Kosova U21 luan dy miqësore në Turqi, kjo është lista e futbollistëve të ftuar nga Tovërlani" [Kosovo U21 plays two friendlies in Turkey, this is the list of footballers invited from Tovërlani] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 March 2023.
10. Dion Krasniqi, Swedish Football Association

External links

• Dion Krasniqi at Soccerway