Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 July 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Ferizaj, Kosovo [1] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Roda JC (on loan from Antwerp) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2022 | Antwerp | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Young Reds | 19 | (1) |
2022– | Antwerp | 1 | (0) |
2023– | → Roda JC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 30 October 2023 (UTC) |
Laurit Krasniqi (born 14 July 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC, on loan from Belgian Pro League club Antwerp.
Krasniqi is a product of Antwerp with which he started playing at the age of 12 and played with all the youth teams of this team. On 2 April 2021, Krasniqi signed his first professional contract with first team after agreeing to a one-year deal with the possibility of extension. [2] His senior debut with Antwerp came on 22 May 2022 in a 1–0 away win against Union SG after coming on as a substitute at 90th minute in place of Koji Miyoshi. [3] [4] On 28 July 2022, Krasniqi scored his first goal for Antwerp in his third appearance for the club in a 2–0 away win over Drita in 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. [5] [6]
On 14 August 2023, Krasniqi joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC, on a season-long loan deal. [7] He made his debut for Roda in a 3–0 away victory against ADO Den Haag. [8]
In July 2022, through a private communication with a fan that was published on social networks, Krasniqi declared that he was waiting for an invitation from Kosovo. [9] On 29 July 2022, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Krasniqi had decided to represent their country. [10]
Krasniqi was born in Ferizaj, [11] and raised in England and Belgium to Kosovo Albanian parents. [1] [4]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Antwerp | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Young Reds | 2022–23 | National Division 1 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
Roda JC (loan) | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
Career total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 |
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