Liridon Krasniqi
Krasniqi with Fethiyespor in December 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liridon Krasniqi | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Vitina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
Number | 88 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
2009–2011 | Slavia Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Ankaraspor | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Fethiyespor (loan) | 33 | (2) |
2015–2018 | Kedah | 67 | (19) |
2019 | Melaka United | 6 | (1) |
2020– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Kosovo | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2015 |
Liridon Krasniqi (born 1 January 1992) is a Kosovan-born Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Club career
Youth career
Krasniqi started his youth career at 1. FC Nürnberg in 2008, where he stayed for one year. He was released in June 2009.[1]
Mladá Boleslav
He moved to the youth academies of Czech side Slavia Prague before signing on 2 March 2011 for Mladá Boleslav in Czech First League, until the end of the 2010–11 season.[2] He played his first and only match on 14 May 2011 against Jablonec 97, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute, taking place of Ondřej Kúdela; the match finished as a 2–1 loss.[3]
Ankaraspor
On 29 July 2013 he signed a three-year contract with Turkish First League club Ankaraspor.[citation needed]
Loan to Fethiyespor
Two days later, he was loaned to fellow First League team Fethiyespor. He made it his first debut for Fethiyespor on 18 August 2013 against 1461 Trabzon, playing the full match which finished as a 3–2 loss.[4] On 25 September, he scored his first goal in a match against Kızılcabölükspor valid for the Turkish Cup, were Krasniqi scored in the 64th minute and the match finished as a 3-1 win.[5] On 8 December, Krasniqi scored in the away win 1-5 against Denizlispor, were Krasniqi himself played a spectacular game, scoring in 76th minute a header and also giving two assists, for first goal by Ahmet Aras in 60th minute and lately goal in 90th+3 minute by Kenan Karisik.[6] He was voted as man of the match and player of the week.[7] On 20 April 2014, Krasniqi scored against Adana Demirspor, match loss on the 3–1 result where he scored the opening goal of the match in the 15th minute.[8]
Kedah
On 9 April 2015, Krasniqi signed a contract with Malaysian Premier League club Kedah. He scored his first goal and winning goal for Kedah in a 2–1 win against Negeri Sembilan on 17 April 2015. Overall, he scored five goals and provided nine assists in 15 league appearances in his debut season and help Kedah to win their fourth title of Malaysia Premier League and thus promoted to 2016 Malaysia Super League. He scored one goal against Johor Darul Ta'zim II in the last match of group stage of 2015 Malaysia Cup. Kedah won that game 4–2 and secured a place to the quarter-finals.
Krasniqi signed a one-year contract extension with Kedah for 2016 season. On 9 April 2016, he scored two goals in 2016 Malaysia Super League 2–2 draw against Penang. On 30 October 2016, he helped Kedah win Malaysia Cup against Selangor in Shah Alam Stadium. The match ended at 1–1 after full time and remained the same after extra time. Krasniqi was one of the players who converted his shot in the penalty shootout that ended 6–5 in Kedah's favour.
On 20 November 2018, he was released by Kedah.[citation needed]
International career
Albania
On 29 March 2011, Krasniqi made his debut with Albania U21 in a friendly match against Israel U21 after coming on as a substitute in place of Imran Bunjaku.[citation needed]
Kosovo
On 2 March 2014, Krasniqi received a call-up from Kosovo for the nation's first permitted FIFA match against Haiti[9] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute in place of Ardian Gashi.[citation needed]
Malaysia
Liridon received Malaysian citizenship in February 2020 after staying in the country for almost five years, becoming eligible for the Malaysian national team.[10][11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 March 2020[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mladá Boleslav | 2010–11 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Fethiyespor (loan) | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
Total | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |||||
Kedah | 2015 | Malaysia Premier League | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 26 | 6 | |
2016 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | — | 36 | 10 | ||
2017 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 34 | 8 | ||
2018 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 20 | 10 | ||
Total | 67 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 36 | 12 | — | 116 | 34 | |||
Melaka United | 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 110 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 36 | 12 | — | 163 | 38 |
International
- As of 10 October 2015[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | |||
2014 | 2 | 0 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Kedah FA
- Malaysia Premier League: 2015
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2017
- Malaysia Cup: 2016
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Individual
- Best Foreign Player: 2016
- Most Popular Players Fans Voted: 2016, 2017
- The Best 11 Fans Voted: 2016
- Kedah FA Cola Kedah-KFA Player of the Month: March 2016
Notes
- ^ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
- ^ Includes Malaysia Cup
- ^ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
References
- ^ Liridon Krasniqi
- ^ Liridon Krasniqi (FK Mladá Boleslav) - informace o Liridon Krasniqi na EuroFotbalu
- ^ "Mladá Boleslav vs. Jablonec 15 May 2011". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ 1461 Trabzon vs. Fethiyespor - 18 August 2013 - Soccerway
- ^ Fethiyespor vs. Kızılcabölükspor - 25 September 2013 - Soccerway
- ^ Denizlispor vs. Fethiyespor - 8 December 2013 - Soccerway
- ^ Zeqiri, Betim (12 December 2013). "Krasniqi, lojtari i javës në Turqi (Video)" [Krasniqi, player of the week in Turkey (video)]. Tribuna (in Albanian). Albania. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ Adana Demirspor vs. Fethiyespor - 20 April 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ "Kosova shpall listën anti-Haiti". Albeu (in Albanian). 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Liridon Krasniqi closer to Harimau Malaya debut". Free Malaysia Today. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Amir, Azdee (4 February 2020). "Mixed reaction to Krasniqi's citizenship announcement | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Liridon Krasniqi". Soccerway.
- ^ "Liridon Krasniqi". EU-football.info.
External links
- Liridon Krasniqi at Soccerway
- Liridon Krasniqi at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Vitina
- Kosovo Albanians
- Association football midfielders
- Albanian footballers
- Kosovan footballers
- Albania under-21 international footballers
- Kosovo international footballers
- FK Mladá Boleslav players
- Osmanlıspor footballers
- Fethiyespor footballers
- Kedah FA players
- Melaka United players
- Czech First League players
- TFF First League players
- Albanian expatriate footballers
- Kosovan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Malaysia
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Naturalised citizens of Malaysia
- Malaysian people of European descent