Dion Krasniqi

Dion Krasniqi (born 24 August 2003) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS.

Dion Krasniqi
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-24) 24 August 2003
Place of birth Sweden[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Varbergs BoIS
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2018 Eslövs BK
2019 Lunds BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Lunds BK 25 (6)
2022– Varbergs BoIS 28 (5)
International career‡
2023– Kosovo U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Club career

Early career

Krasniqi started his career at Eslövs BK,[2] where then at the beginning of 2019, he was transferred to the youth team of Lunds BK. On 2 November 2019, he made his debut with senior team against Åtvidabergs FF after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute in place of Gustav Edén and scored his side's second goal during a 2–2 away draw.[3]

Varbergs BoIS

On 7 July 2022, Krasniqi signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS.[4][5][6] His debut with Varbergs BoIS came eleven days later in a 0–0 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at 80th minute in place of André Boman.[7]

International career

On 15 September 2022, Krasniqi received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a training camp held in Antalya, Turkey and for the hybrid friendly match against Greenland.[8] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in the hybrid friendly match against Greenland and scored his side's only goal during a 1–0 away win.[9]

On 18 March 2023, Krasniqi received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey.[10] His official debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after coming on as a substitute in place of Ardit Tahiri.

References
  1. Dion Krasniqi at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Intervju med Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03" [Interview with Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03]. Pojk Fotboll (in Swedish). 13 August 2017.
  3. "Åtvidaberg vs. Lund 2–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. "Välkommen till BoIS, Dion!" [Welcome to BoIS, Dion!] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 7 July 2022.
  5. "Snabb affär när Bois skrev kontrakt med division ett-forward" [Quick deal as Bois signed the Division One forward]. Varbergs Tidning (in Swedish). 7 July 2022.
  6. "Ny spelare lämnar Lund för allsvenskan: "Känns såklart fantastiskt"" [New player leaves Lund for Allsvenskan: "Of course feels fantastic"] (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 7 July 2022.
  7. "Varberg vs. Helsingborg 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. "Tovërlani publikon listën e Përfaqësueses U21 të Kosovës: Për synimet varet vetëm nga shorti" [Tovërlani publishes the list of the Kosovo national under-21 team: For objectives, it depends only on the draw] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 September 2022.
  9. "Kombëtarja U21 e përmbylli kampin tetëditor në Antalia" [The national U21 team concluded the eight-day camp in Antalya] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 September 2022.
  10. "Kosova U21 luan dy miqësore në Turqi, kjo është lista e futbollistëve të ftuar nga Tovërlani" [Kosovo U21 plays two friendlies in Turkey, this is the list of footballers invited from Tovërlani] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 March 2023.


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