Bledian Krasniqi (born 17 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Zürich. Born in Switzerland, he represented that nation at youth international levels but in 2024 switched to play for Kosovo national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zürich | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Zürich U21 | 24 | (2) |
| 2018– | Zürich | 99 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | → Wil (loan) | 67 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Switzerland U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 29 November 2018, Krasniqi made his professional debut against AEK Larnaca in UEFA Europa League. On 20 June 2019, it was confirmed that Krasniqi had been loaned out to FC Wil for the 2019–20 season.[2]
International career
editFrom 2016, until 2023, Krasniqi has been part of Switzerland at youth international level,[3] respectively has been part of the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 38 matches and scored five goals. On 14 November 2024, FC Zürich announced that Krasniqi had decided to represent Kosovo national team.[4]
References
edit- ^ Bledian Krasniqi at Soccerway
- ^ Bledian Krasniqi wechselt leihweise zum FC Wil 1900[permanent dead link], fcz.ch, 20 June 2019
- ^ "Kosovarët kundër Kosovës!" [Kosovars against Kosovo!]. Zeri.info (in Albanian). 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Statement des FC Zürich zum Entscheid von Bledian Krasniqi" [Statement by FC Zürich on Bledian Krasniqi's decision] (in German). FC Zürich. 14 November 2024.
External links
edit- Bledian Krasniqi at SVF
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