Ilir Krasniqi

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Ilir Krasniqi
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)
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
0000–2020 Fushë Kosova
2020–2021 KEK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*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.

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Club career

On 23 December 2020, Krasniqi signed a five-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Llapi, [2] and received squad number 16. [3]

International career

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ilir Krasniqi at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Llapi firmos edhe me një lojtar" [Llapi also signs a player] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 23 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mirësevjen ILIR KRASNIQI" [Welcome ILIR KRASNIQI]. Facebook (in Albanian). KF Llapi. 23 December 2020. [self-published]
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Kosovo vs Cyprus, 27 September 2022". eu-football.info. 27 September 2022.
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