Hekuran Kryeziu (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Swiss club Winterthur. Born in Switzerland, he represents Kosovo at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Luzern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Küssnacht a/R | ||
| 2004–2011 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Luzern U21 | 28 | (1) |
| 2011–2018 | Luzern | 131 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vaduz (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Zürich | 68 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Winterthur | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Switzerland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2023 | Kosovo | 30 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Zürich edit
On 31 May 2018, Kryeziu signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Zürich and this transfer would become legally effective in July 2018.[1] On 22 July 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Thun after being named in the starting line-up.[2]
Winterthur edit
Kryeziu had a trial at Swiss Super League club Winterthur in July 2022,[3] and signed a two-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee the following month.[4] On 13 August 2022, he made his debut with second team in a 0–0 home draw against Gossau after being named in the starting line-up,[5] while his first team debut came fifteen days later in a 1–5 home defeat against Young Boys after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eris Abedini.[6]
International career edit
From 2010, until 2013, Kryeziu has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 31 matches. On 10 November 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eroll Zejnullahu.[8]
Personal life edit
Kryeziu was born in Luzern, Switzerland from Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjilan.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 28 August 2022[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luzern | 2010–11 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Total | 131 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 168 | 3 | ||
| Vaduz (loan) | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Zürich | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 77 | 2 | |||
| Winterthur | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Career total | 225 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 287 | 6 | ||
International edit
- As of 19 June 2023[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "Hekuran Kryeziu wechselt zum FC Zürich" [Hekuran Kryeziu joins FC Zurich] (in German). FC Zürich. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Zürich vs. Thun 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "FC Winterthur testet Kryeziu – Torschütze Ramizi verlängert beim FCW" [FC Winterthur is testing Kryeziu – Goalscorer Ramizi extends at FCW] (in German). Der Landbote. 19 July 2022.
- ^ Bolzplazz Swiss Football Platform [@Bolzplazz] (3 August 2022). "Official: After 1 year without a new club, former FCL & FCZ midfielder Hekuran Kryeziu (29) signs with FC Winterthur | Contract until 2024. His Super League experience could turn out to be very important for newly promoted Winti. | #fcw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "FC Winterthur II – FC Gossau (Swiss 1.Liga Group 3 2022/2023, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Winterthur vs. Young Boys 1–5". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Bunjaki: Ndeshja me Shqipërinë do të jetë interesante dhe me emocione" [Bunjaki: The match with Albania will be interesting and with emotions] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli" [Celebration, emotion and football spectacle] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Kryeziu krenar që vesh fanellën e Kosovës" [Kryeziu is proud to wear the Kosovo jersey] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 September 2016.
- ^ Hekuran Kryeziu at Soccerway
- ^ "Hekuran Kryeziu". eu-football.info. 19 June 2023.
External links edit
- Hekuran Kryeziu at Soccerway
- Hekuran Kryeziu at WorldFootball.net
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