Qendresa Krasniqi

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Qendresa Krasniqi
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Pristina, FR Yugoslavia
(now Kosovo) [1] [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Basel Frauen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Hajvalia
2017–2020 Yverdon 91 (26)
2020–2021 Aarau 5 (6)
2021–2022 Vllaznia
2022–2024 EP-Com Hajvalia
2024– Basel 0 (0)
International career
2016– Albania 26 (4)
2017 Kosovo 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024

Qendresa Krasniqi (born 28 June 1994) is a Kosovan-born Albanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Women's Super League club FC Basel and the Albania women's national team.

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Club career

Krasniqi has played for KFF Hajvalia and Swiss club Yverdon. [3]

International career

Born in Kosovo, Krasniqi is of Albanian descent. She made her debut for Albania in an official match on 2 June 2016, [2] shortly before Kosovo was accepted as a member of both UEFA and FIFA, so she could play for Kosovo despite her previous official appearance for Albania. In March 2017, she played for Kosovo at the Turkish Women's Cup, a friendly competition. [4] [5] [6] A month later, she played three new official matches for Albania, [2] so she became definitely cap-tied to Albania. [7]

International goals

Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1
5 March 2017Goldcity Spor Kompleksi, Antalya, TurkeyFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2–2
2–4
2017 Turkish Women's Cup [6]

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1
28 November 2017 Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, SwitzerlandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1–1
1–5
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [8]
2
30 November 2021 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, KosovoFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
3–1
3–1
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [9]
3
1 September 2022 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, AlbaniaFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
1–0
1–2
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification [10]
4
22 September 2023 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, AlbaniaFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1–0
1–1
2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League [11]

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