Liridon Krasniqi

Liridon Krasniqi
Krasniqi with Fethiyespor in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Gërmova, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
0000–2009 1. FC Nürnberg
2009–2011 Slavia Prague
2011–2012 Mladá Boleslav
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Mladá Boleslav 1 (0)
2013–2015 Ankaraspor 0 (0)
2013–2014Fethiyespor (loan) 33 (2)
2015–2019 Kedah 67 (19)
2019 Melaka United 6 (1)
2019–2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 (0)
2021Newcastle Jets (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022Odisha (loan) 16 (0)
2022Khon Kaen United (loan) 6 (0)
2023Terengganu (loan) 21 (1)
International career
2011 Albania U21 1 (0)
2014–2015 Kosovo 3 (0)
2021– Malaysia 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2022

Liridon Krasniqi (born 1 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Kosovo, he represents the Malaysia national team.

Krasniqi made his senior debut with Mladá Boleslav in 2011 before signing for Turkish club Ankaraspor two years later. He did not make any appearances for the team, and was loaned to the TFF First League side Fethiyespor for the 2013–14 season. In 2015, Krasniqi joined Malaysian side Kedah, winning the 2016 Malaysia Cup and 2017 Malaysia FA Cup during his four-year spell with the club. After a brief spell with Melaka United, he signed for defending Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2020.

Internationally, Krasniqi has represented Albania at the youth level and Kosovo at the senior level, appearing in the nation's first international match against Haiti in 2014. He switched his international allegiance to Malaysia in 2020 after staying in the country for five years, and made his Malaysia debut in 2021.

  1. ^ "Liridon Krasniqi, futbollisti nga Kosova i lindur në Gërmovë të Vitisë, është pajisur me pasaportën e Malajzisë, duke i hapur rrugë vetes për përfaqësimin e ekipit kombëtar të këtij vendi" [Footballer Liridon Krasniqi receives Malaysian passport, is expected to represent its national team] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021. Liridon Krasniqi, futbollisti nga Kosova i lindur në Gërmovë të Vitisë, është pajisur me pasaportën e Malajzisë, duke i hapur rrugë vetes për përfaqësimin e ekipit kombëtar të këtij vendi
  2. ^ "Liridon Krasniqi". Newcastle Jets FC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.