Kreshnik Hajrizi

Kosovan footballer (born 1999)
Kreshnik Hajrizi
Personal information
Full name Kreshnik Hajrizi
Date of birth (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sierre, Switzerland[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Widzew Łódź
Number 5
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)
2021–2024 Lugano 71 (4)
2024– Widzew Łódź 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Switzerland U17 12 (2)
2018–2020 Kosovo U21 7 (0)
2022– Kosovo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022

Kreshnik Hajrizi (born 28 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Widzew Łódź. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Chiasso

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

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]

Widzew Łódź

On 17 June 2024, Hajrizi joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź after agreeing to a two-year deal with a one-year extension option and received squad number 5.[7]

International career

Youth

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,[8] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Fuad Rahimi.[9]

Senior

On 11 November 2022, Hajrizi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Armenia and Faroe Islands.[10] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in a friendly match against Faroe Islands after being named in the starting line-up.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024[1][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 Swiss 1. Liga 22 0 0 0 2[a] 0 24 0
2018–19 Swiss 1. Liga 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 Swiss Challenge League 29 1 1 0 — 30 1
Total 55 1 2 0 — 57 1
Lugano 2021–22 Swiss Super League 30 1 4 0 — 34 1
2022–23 Swiss Super League 19 1 2 0 — 21 1
2023–24 Swiss Super League 22 2 2 0 8[b] 0 32 2
Total 71 4 8 0 8 0 87 4
Widzew Łódź 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 171 6 10 0 10 0 191 6
  1. ^ Appearances in Swiss 1. Liga play-offs
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Lugano

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kreshnik Hajrizi at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Chiasso vs. Wil 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ^ "ZYRTARE: Kreshnik Hajrizi nënshkruan për Luganon" [OFFICIAL: Kreshnik Hajrizi signs for Lugano]. Gazeta Sheshi (in Albanian). 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Hajrizi ha firmato con il Lugano" [Hajrizi has signed with Lugano] (in Italian). Radiotelevisione svizzera. 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Lugano–Zurigo 0–2" [Lugano–Zurich 0–2] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Kreshnik Hajrizi nowym piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź" [Kreshnik Hajrizi is the new player of Widzew Łódź] (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Israel U21 vs. Kosovo U21 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Kosovë – Ishujt Faroe, formacionet zyrtare: Giresse me shumë ndryshime" [Kosovo – Faroe Islands, official lineups: Giresse with many changes] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 19 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Kreshnik Hajrizi | FC Lugano | Super League 2021/22". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  13. ^ svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!". rsi.

External links

  • Kreshnik Hajrizi at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
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