Dion Krasniqi (born 24 August 2003) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF, on loan from IF Elfsborg.
.jpg) Krasniqi with Varbergs BoIS in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Eslöv, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kalmar FF (loan) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Eslövs BK | ||
| 2019–2021 | Lunds BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Lunds BK | 25 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Varbergs BoIS | 31 | (6) |
| 2024– | IF Elfsborg | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Kalmar FF (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editKrasniqi started his career at his hometown club Eslövs BK,[1] where then at the beginning of 2019, he was transferred to the youth team of Lunds BK. On 2 November 2019, he made his debut with senior team against Åtvidabergs FF after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute in place of Gustav Edén and scored his side's second goal during a 2–2 away draw.[2]
Varbergs BoIS
editOn 7 July 2022, Krasniqi signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS.[3][4][5] His debut with Varbergs BoIS came eleven days later in a 0–0 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at 80th minute in place of André Boman.[6]
International career
editOn 15 September 2022, Krasniqi received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a training camp held in Antalya, Turkey and for the hybrid friendly match against Greenland.[7] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in the hybrid friendly match against Greenland and scored his side's only goal during a 1–0 away win.[8]
On 18 March 2023, Krasniqi received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey.[9] His official debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after coming on as a substitute in place of Ardit Tahiri.
References
edit- ^ "Intervju med Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03" [Interview with Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03]. Pojk Fotboll (in Swedish). 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Åtvidaberg vs. Lund 2–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Välkommen till BoIS, Dion!" [Welcome to BoIS, Dion!] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Snabb affär när Bois skrev kontrakt med division ett-forward" [Quick deal as Bois signed the Division One forward]. Varbergs Tidning (in Swedish). 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Ny spelare lämnar Lund för allsvenskan: "Känns såklart fantastiskt"" [New player leaves Lund for Allsvenskan: "Of course feels fantastic"] (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Varberg vs. Helsingborg 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Tovërlani publikon listën e Përfaqësueses U21 të Kosovës: Për synimet varet vetëm nga shorti" [Tovërlani publishes the list of the Kosovo national under-21 team: For objectives, it depends only on the draw] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Kombëtarja U21 e përmbylli kampin tetëditor në Antalia" [The national U21 team concluded the eight-day camp in Antalya] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Kosova U21 luan dy miqësore në Turqi, kjo është lista e futbollistëve të ftuar nga Tovërlani" [Kosovo U21 plays two friendlies in Turkey, this is the list of footballers invited from Tovërlani] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 March 2023.
External links
edit- Dion Krasniqi at Soccerway
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