Laurit_Krasniqi
Laurit Krasniqi
Kosovan footballer (born 2001)
Laurit Krasniqi (born 14 July 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC, on loan from Belgian Pro League club Antwerp.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Ferizaj, Kosovo[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Roda JC (on loan from Antwerp) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | Antwerp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Young Reds | 19 | (1) |
| 2022– | Antwerp | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Roda JC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 30 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Antwerp
Krasniqi is a product of Antwerp with which he started playing at the age of 12 and played with all the youth teams of this team. On 2 April 2021, Krasniqi signed his first professional contract with first team after agreeing to a one-year deal with the possibility of extension.[2] His senior debut with Antwerp came on 22 May 2022 in a 1–0 away win against Union SG after coming on as a substitute at 90th minute in place of Koji Miyoshi.[3][4] On 28 July 2022, Krasniqi scored his first goal for Antwerp in his third appearance for the club in a 2–0 away win over Drita in 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[5][6]
Loan to Roda JC
On 14 August 2023, Krasniqi joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC, on a season-long loan deal.[7] He made his debut for Roda in a 3–0 away victory against ADO Den Haag.[8]
In July 2022, through a private communication with a fan that was published on social networks, Krasniqi declared that he was waiting for an invitation from Kosovo.[9] On 29 July 2022, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Krasniqi had decided to represent their country.[10]
Krasniqi was born in Ferizaj,[11] and raised in England and Belgium to Kosovo Albanian parents.[1][4]
- As of match played 27 October 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Antwerp | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Young Reds | 2022–23 | National Division 1 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Roda JC (loan) | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- "Rruga e vështirë e Krasniqit deri tek Antwerpi" [Krasniqi's difficult road to Antwerp] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 31 July 2022.
- "Krasniqi en Degallaix tekenen contract op de Bosuil!" [Krasniqi and Degallaix sign contract on the Tawny Owl!] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 2 April 2021.
- Royal Antwerp F.C. [@official_rafc] (24 May 2022). "De állereerste minuten van Laurit Krasniqi, jeugdproduct van The Great Old! | #RAFC #OneRedFamily" [The very first minutes of Laurit Krasniqi, youth product of The Great Old! | #RAFC #OneRedFamily] (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.
- "Laurit Krasniqi debuton për ekipin belg" [Laurit Krasniqi debuts for the Belgian team] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 22 May 2022.
- Royal Antwerp F.C. [@official_rafc] (28 July 2022). "🔵 0–1 🔴 (60') | Wat een moment voor Laurit Krasniqi! Uitgerekend hij zorgt met een rake kopbal voor de 0-1. Prachtige voorzet ook van Manuel Benson. | #RAFC #UECL #DRIANT #COYR" [🔵 0–1 🔴 (60') | What a moment for Laurit Krasniqi! It is precisely he who takes care of the 0-1 with a good header. Beautiful pass from Manuel Benson too. | #RAFC #UECL #DRIANT #COYR] (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.
- "RODA JC HUURT LAURIT KRASNIQI VAN ROYAL ANTWERP FC" [RODA JC HIRES LAURIT KRASNIQI FROM ROYAL ANTWERP FC]. www.rodajckerkrade.nl (in Dutch). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- Thimister, Bjorn (16 August 2023). "Nieuwe doelman Koen Bucker meteen onder lat Roda in Den Haag". ZO-NWS (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- Endrit R. Haxhiu [@EndritRH] (26 July 2022). "Laurit Krasniqi, futbollist i Antwerpit i cili në ndeshjen ndaj Dritës luajti si mbrojtës i majtë për 90 minuta është duke e pritur ftesën e @FFK_KS dhe do ishte nje alternative e mirë për Kosovën U21, por pse jo edhe për ekipin A, pasi ka mungesë të lojtarëve në atë pozitë" [Laurit Krasniqi, Antwerp's footballer, who in the match against Drita played as a left-back for 90 minutes is waiting for the invitation of @FFK_KS and would be a good alternative for Kosovo U21, but why not for the A team, as there is a shortage of players in that position] (Tweet) (in Albanian) – via Twitter.
- "Laurit Krasniqi i bashkohet Kosovës" [Laurit Krasniqi joins Kosovo] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2022.
- "Ironike | Ferizajasi Laurit Krasniqi shënon për Antwerpin ndaj Dritës në Prishtinë" [Ironic | Ferizaj's Laurit Krasniqi scores for Antwerp against Drita in Prishtina]. Facebook (in Albanian). Arlind Sadiku. 28 July 2022.[self-published]
- Laurit Krasniqi at Soccerway
- Laurit Krasniqi at Soccerway
- Laurit Krasniqi at WorldFootball.net
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