Kreshnik Hajrizi (born 28 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss club Lugano. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kreshnik Hajrizi | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sierre, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lugano | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | FC Chippis | ||
| 2012–2014 | FC Saxon | ||
| 2014–2017 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Young Boys U21 | 45 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Chiasso | 55 | (1) |
| 2021– | Lugano | 60 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Chiasso edit
On 19 June 2019, Hajrizi joined Swiss Challenge League side Chiasso.[2] One month later, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Wil after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Ivan Lurati.[3]
Lugano edit
On 25 March 2021, Hajrizi via a photo on his official Instagram account announces that from the 2021–22 season,[4] he will be part of the Swiss Super League club Lugano.[5] Four months later, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat against Zürich after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
International career edit
Youth edit
During the 2015–16 season, Hajrizi has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively part of national under-17 team and he played twelve games with this team and scored two goals. On 4 October 2018, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Fuad Rahimi.[8]
Senior edit
On 11 November 2022, Hajrizi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Armenia and Faroe Islands.[9] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in a friendly match against Faroe Islands after being named in the starting line-up.[10]
Honours edit
Lugano
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys U21 | 2016–17 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Chiasso | 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 57 | 1 | |||
| Lugano | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 101 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 2 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c d Kreshnik Hajrizi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Mbrojtësi i Kosovës e mbyll te kampionët e Zvicrës, vjen firma e parë" [The defender of Kosovo closes it to the champions of Switzerland, the first signature comes] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Chiasso vs. Wil 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "ZYRTARE: Kreshnik Hajrizi nënshkruan për Luganon" [OFFICIAL: Kreshnik Hajrizi signs for Lugano]. Gazeta Sheshi (in Albanian). 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Hajrizi ha firmato con il Lugano" [Hajrizi has signed with Lugano] (in Italian). Radiotelevisione svizzera. 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Lugano–Zurigo 0–2" [Lugano–Zurich 0–2] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Izraelit" [Prekazi publishes the list of footballers for the match against Israel] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Israel U21 vs. Kosovo U21 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Giresse publikon listën e futbollistëve për miqësoret e nëntorit" [Giresse publishes the list of footballers for the November friendlies] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Kosovë – Ishujt Faroe, formacionet zyrtare: Giresse me shumë ndryshime" [Kosovo – Faroe Islands, official lineups: Giresse with many changes] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 19 November 2022.
- ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!". rsi.
- ^ "Kreshnik Hajrizi | FC Lugano | Super League 2021/22". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
External links edit
- Kreshnik Hajrizi at Soccerway
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