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
 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 71 (4)
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 Swiss club Lugano. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team. He will join Polish club Widzew Łódź in July 2024.

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
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.

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