Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 June 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) [1] [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Basel Frauen | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Hajvalia | ||
2017–2020 | Yverdon | 84 | (17) |
2020–2021 | Aarau | 5 | (6) |
2021–2022 | Vllaznia | ||
2022–2024 | EP-Com Hajvalia | ||
2024– | Basel | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Albania | 26 | (4) |
2017 | Kosovo | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 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, the Albania women's national team and later for the Kosovo women's national team.
Krasniqi has played for KFF Hajvalia and Swiss club Yverdon. [3]
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]
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 5 March 2017 | Goldcity Spor Kompleksi, Antalya, Turkey | Turkey | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2017 Turkish Women's Cup | [6] |
Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 28 November 2017 | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [8] |
2 | 30 November 2021 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Kosovo | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [9] |
3 | 1 September 2022 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | Poland | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | [10] |
4 | 22 September 2023 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | Hungary | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League | [11] |
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