Kreshnik Hajrizi

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

Kreshnik Hajrizi
Personal information
Full name Kreshnik Hajrizi
Date of birth (1999-05-28) 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 49 (2)
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 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022

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]

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

Senior

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

Lugano

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 July 2021[1][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Boys U21 2016–17 Swiss 1. Liga 1000—10
2017–18 2200020240
2018–19 22100—221
Total 4510020471
Chiasso 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 26010—270
2020–21 29110—301
Total 55120—571
Lugano 2021–22 Swiss Super League 1000—10
Career total 101220201052

References
  1. Kreshnik Hajrizi at WorldFootball.net
  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. "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.
  8. "Israel U21 vs. Kosovo U21 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. "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.
  10. "Kosovë – Ishujt Faroe, formacionet zyrtare: Giresse me shumë ndryshime" [Kosovo – Faroe Islands, official lineups: Giresse with many changes] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 19 November 2022.
  11. svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!". rsi.
  12. "Kreshnik Hajrizi | FC Lugano | Super League 2021/22". Swiss Football League. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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