Ilir Krasniqi

Ilir Krasniqi

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bocholt, Germany [1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Kolos Kovalivka
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2020	Fushë Kosova
2020–2021	KEK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Llapi	121	(4)
2024–	Kolos Kovalivka	22	(0)
International career‡
2018	Kosovo U19	2	(0)
2022	Kosovo U21	5	(1)
2022–	Kosovo	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:40, 13 October 2025 (UTC)

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 plays for the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Llapi

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

Kolos Kovalivka

On 11 September 2024, Llapi announced the transfer of Krasniqi to Ukrainian Premier League club Kolos Kovalivka. ^[4] Five days later, the club confirmed that Krasniqi's transfer was permanent and received squad number 16, ^[5] on the same day he made his debut with Kolos Kovalivka against LNZ Cherkasy after being named in the starting line-up. ^[6] Kolos Kovalivka reportedly paid a €300,000 transfer fee. ^[7]

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. ^[8]

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. ^[9] 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. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. Ilir Krasniqi at WorldFootball.net
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. "Ilir Krasniqi transferohet në Ukrainë" [Ilir Krasniqi transfers to Ukraine]. PodujevaSot.net (in Albanian). 11 September 2024.
5. "Ілір Краснічі – новачок Колоса!" [Ilir Krasniqi is a newcomer to Kolos!] (in Ukrainian). FC Kolos Kovalivka. 16 September 2024.
6. "УПЛ. 6 тур. Колос – ЛНЗ – 1:1 (відео)" [UPL 6th round. Kolos – LNZ – 1:1 (video)] (in Ukrainian). FC Kolos Kovalivka. 16 September 2024.
7. "Zyrtare: Ilir Krasniqi transferohet te klubi ukrainas Kovalivka" [Official: Ilir Krasniqi transfers to Ukrainian club Kovalivka] (in Albanian). Nacionale. 7 September 2024.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "Kosovo vs Cyprus, 27 September 2022". eu-football.info. 27 September 2022.

External links

• Ilir Krasniqi at Soccerway.com
• Ilir Krasniqi at WorldFootball.net
• Ilir Krasniqi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ilir Krasniqi at kicker (in German)