Liridon Krasniqi

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Liridon Krasniqi
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Krasniqi with Fethiyespor in December 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Gërmova, SFR Yugoslavia [1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
0000–2009 1. FC Nürnberg
2009–2011 Slavia Prague
2011–2012 Mladá Boleslav
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Mladá Boleslav 1 (0)
2013–2015 Ankaraspor 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Fethiyespor (loan) 33 (2)
2015–2019 Kedah 67 (19)
2019 Melaka United 6 (1)
2019–2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 (0)
2021 → Newcastle Jets (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 → Odisha (loan) 16 (0)
2022 → Khon Kaen United (loan) 6 (0)
2023 → Terengganu (loan) 21 (1)
International career‡
2011 Albania U21 1 (0)
2014–2015 Kosovo 3 (0)
2021– Malaysia 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2022

Liridon Krasniqi (born 1 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Kosovo, he represents the Malaysia national team.

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Krasniqi made his senior debut with Mladá Boleslav in 2011 before signing for Turkish club Ankaraspor two years later. He did not make any appearances for the team, and was loaned to the TFF First League side Fethiyespor for the 2013–14 season. In 2015, Krasniqi joined Malaysian side Kedah, winning the 2016 Malaysia Cup and 2017 Malaysia FA Cup during his four-year spell with the club. After a brief spell with Melaka United, he signed for defending Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2020.

Internationally, Krasniqi has represented Albania at the youth level and Kosovo at the senior level, appearing in the nation's first international match against Haiti in 2014. He switched his international allegiance to Malaysia in 2020 after staying in the country for five years, and made his Malaysia debut in 2021.

Club career

Early career and Mladá Boleslav

Krasniqi was part of 1. FC Nürnberg's youth team until 2009, when he was transferred to the Czech side Slavia Prague. [3] On 2 March 2011, Krasniqi signed a contract until the end of the season with the Czech First League club Mladá Boleslav. [4] He played his first and only match on 14 May 2011 in a 2–1 home defeat against Jablonec after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute in place of Ondřej Kúdela. [5]

Ankaraspor and loan to Fethiyespor

On 29 July 2013, Krasniqi signed a three-year contract with the TFF First League club Ankaraspor. [6] Two days later, he was loaned to fellow TFF First League club Fethiyespor. [6] Eighteen days later, he made his debut in a 3–2 away defeat against 1461 Trabzon after being named in the starting line-up. [7]

Kedah

On 9 April 2015, Krasniqi joined Malaysian Premier League side Kedah. [8] Eight days later, he made his debut against Negeri Sembilan and scored his side's second goal during a 2–1 home win. [9] With Kedah, Krasniqi won the 2016 Malaysia Cup and 2017 Malaysia FA Cup. [10]

Melaka United

On 19 January 2019, Krasniqi joined Malaysian Super League side Melaka United. [11] Fourteen days later, he made his debut against Petaling Jaya City after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's first goal during a 2–1 home win. [12]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 20 December 2019, Krasniqi joined Malaysian Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim. [13] On 28 February 2020, he made his debut in a 1–0 home win against his former club Kedah after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in place of Leandro Velázquez. [14]

Loan to Newcastle Jets

On 5 February 2021, Krasniqi joined A-League side Newcastle Jets, on a season-long loan. [15] On 13 March 2021, he made his debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Sydney FC after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute in place of Angus Thurgate. [16]

Loan to Odisha

On 23 August 2021, Krasniqi joined Indian Super League side Odisha, on a season-long loan. [17] He made his league debut on 24 November in a 3–1 win against Bengaluru FC. [18] [19]

Loan to Khon Kaen United

In August 2022, Krasniqi moved to Thai League 1 side Khon Kaen United on a year-long loan. [20] However, his loan ended early as Krasniqi returned to Johor in January 2023. [21]

Loan to Terengganu

On 12 February 2023, Krasniqi officially joined fellow Super League side Terengganu on loan for the 2023 Malaysia Super League season. [22]

International career

Albania and Kosovo

Krasniqi was part of the Albanian under-21 team, making one appearance in a friendly match against Israel in March 2011. [23] Three years later, he received a call-up from Kosovo for their first official international match against Haiti, [24] and made his senior Kosovo debut after coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute in place of Ardian Gashi. [25]

Malaysia

On 3 February 2020, the Football Association of Malaysia announced that Krasniqi had received Malaysian citizenship after staying in the country for almost five years, becoming eligible for the Malaysian national team. [1] [26] On 10 May 2021, he received a call-up from Malaysia for the friendly match against Bahrain and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Thailand. [27] Eighteen days later, Krasniqi made his debut in a friendly match against Bahrain after being named in the starting line-up. [28]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 December 2023 [10] [ additional citation(s) needed ]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mladá Boleslav 2010–11 Czech First League 10———10
Fethiyespor (loan) 2013–14 TFF First League 33241——373
Kedah 2015 Malaysia Premier League 15500111—266
2016 Malaysia Super League 20550115—3610
2017 182631031 [lower-alpha 3] 0358
2018 1472043—2010
Total671913336121011734
Melaka United 2019 Malaysia Super League610000—61
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2020 3000001 [lower-alpha 3] 040
Newcastle Jets (loan) 2020–21 A-League 9000——90
Odisha (loan) 2021–22 Indian Super League 160———160
Khon Kaen United (loan) 2022–23 Thai League 1 601010—80
Terengganu (loan) 2023 Malaysia Super League21120413 [lower-alpha 4] 0302
Career total1622320441135022840

International

As of 27 May 2022 [29] [30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo
201420
201510
Total30
Malaysia
202140
202231
Total71
Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krasniqi goal.
List of international goals scored by Liridon Krasniqi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 March 2022 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1–11–2 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series

Honours

Mladá Boleslav

Kedah FA

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Terengganu

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