Kreshnik Hajrizi

Kreshnik Hajrizi

Personal information
Full name	Kreshnik Hajrizi
Date of birth	(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Sierre, Switzerland [1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team	Lugano
Number	4
Youth career
2007–2012	FC Chippis
2012–2014	FC Saxon
2014–2017	Young Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Young Boys U21	45	(1)
2019–2021	Chiasso	55	(1)
2021–	Lugano	60	(3)
International career‡
2015–2016	Switzerland U17	12	(2)
2018–2020	Kosovo U21	7	(0)
2022–	Kosovo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022

Kreshnik Hajrizi (born 28 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss club Lugano. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Chiasso

On 19 June 2019, Hajrizi joined Swiss Challenge League side Chiasso. ^[2] One month later, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Wil after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Ivan Lurati. ^[3]

Lugano

On 25 March 2021, Hajrizi via a photo on his official Instagram account announces that from the 2021–22 season, ^[4] he will be part of the Swiss Super League club Lugano. ^[5] Four months later, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat against Zürich after being named in the starting line-up. ^[6]

International career

Youth

During the 2015–16 season, Hajrizi has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively part of national under-17 team and he played twelve games with this team and scored two goals. On 4 October 2018, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21, ^[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Fuad Rahimi. ^[8]

Senior

On 11 November 2022, Hajrizi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Armenia and Faroe Islands. ^[9] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in a friendly match against Faroe Islands after being named in the starting line-up. ^[10]

Honours

Lugano

• Swiss Cup: 2021–22 ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 July 2021 ^{[1] [12]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Boys U21	2016–17	Swiss 1. Liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18		22	0	0	0	2	0	24	0
	2018–19		22	1	0	0	—		22	1
	Total		45	1	0	0	2	0	47	1
Chiasso	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	26	0	1	0	—		27	0
	2020–21		29	1	1	0	—		30	1
	Total		55	1	2	0	—		57	1
Lugano	2021–22	Swiss Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			101	2	2	0	2	0	105	2

References

1. Kreshnik Hajrizi at WorldFootball.net
2. "Mbrojtësi i Kosovës e mbyll te kampionët e Zvicrës, vjen firma e parë" [The defender of Kosovo closes it to the champions of Switzerland, the first signature comes] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 19 June 2019.
3. "Chiasso vs. Wil 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
4. "ZYRTARE: Kreshnik Hajrizi nënshkruan për Luganon" [OFFICIAL: Kreshnik Hajrizi signs for Lugano]. Gazeta Sheshi (in Albanian). 25 March 2021.
5. "Hajrizi ha firmato con il Lugano" [Hajrizi has signed with Lugano] (in Italian). Radiotelevisione svizzera. 25 March 2021.
6. "Lugano–Zurigo 0–2" [Lugano–Zurich 0–2] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 25 July 2021.
7. "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Izraelit" [Prekazi publishes the list of footballers for the match against Israel] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
8. "Israel U21 vs. Kosovo U21 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
9. "Giresse publikon listën e futbollistëve për miqësoret e nëntorit" [Giresse publishes the list of footballers for the November friendlies] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 11 November 2022.
10. "Kosovë – Ishujt Faroe, formacionet zyrtare: Giresse me shumë ndryshime" [Kosovo – Faroe Islands, official lineups: Giresse with many changes] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 19 November 2022.
11. svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!". rsi.
12. "Kreshnik Hajrizi | FC Lugano | Super League 2021/22". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

External links

• Kreshnik Hajrizi at Soccerway