Liridon Krasniqi

Liridon Krasniqi (born 1 January 1992) is a footballer [1]professional who plays as an attacking midfielder for A-League club Newcastle Jets on loan from Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. Born in Kosovo, Liridon Krasniqi represents the Malaysia national football team.[2]

Liridon Krasniqi
Krasniqi with Fethiyespor in December 2013
Personal information
Full name Liridon Krasniqi
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
Place of birth Vitina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
(on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. II)
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2009 1. FC Nürnberg
2009–2011 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Mladá Boleslav 1 (0)
2013–2015 Ankaraspor 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Fethiyespor (loan) 33 (2)
2015–2018 Kedah 67 (19)
2019 Melaka United 6 (1)
2020– Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 (0)
2021– → Newcastle Jets (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Albania U21 1 (0)
2014–2015 Kosovo 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2015

Club career

Youth career

Krasniqi started his youth career at 1. FC Nürnberg in 2008, where he stayed for one year. He was released in June 2009.[3]

Mladá Boleslav

He moved to the youth academies of Czech side Slavia Prague before signing on 2 March 2011 for Mladá Boleslav in Czech First League, until the end of the 2010–11 season.[4] He played his first and only match on 14 May 2011 against Jablonec 97, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute, taking place of Ondřej Kúdela; the match finished as a 2–1 loss.[5]

Ankaraspor

On 29 July 2013 he signed a three-year contract with Turkish First League club Ankaraspor.

Loan to Fethiyespor

Two days later, he was loaned to fellow First League team Fethiyespor. He made it his debut for Fethiyespor on 18 August 2013 against 1461 Trabzon, playing the full match which finished as a 3–2 loss.[6] On 25 September 2013, he scored his first goal for the club in a Turkish Cup match against Kızılcabölükspor, where Krasniqi scored in the 64th minute as the match finished 3–1 for Fethiyespor.[7] On 8 December 2013, Krasniqi scored in the 5–1 away win against Denizlispor.[8] For this performance, he was voted as man of the match and player of the week.[9] On 20 April 2014, Krasniqi scored the opening goal in a match against Adana Demirspor, which his team lost 3–1.[10]

Kedah

On 9 April 2015, Krasniqi signed a contract with Malaysian Premier League club Kedah. He scored his first goal and winning goal for Kedah in a 2–1 win against Negeri Sembilan on 17 April 2015. Overall, he scored five goals and provided nine assists in 15 league appearances in his debut season and help Kedah to win their fourth title of Malaysia Premier League and thus promoted to 2016 Malaysia Super League. He scored one goal against Johor Darul Ta'zim II in the last match of group stage of 2015 Malaysia Cup. Kedah won that game 4–2 and secured a place to the quarter-finals.

Krasniqi signed a one-year contract extension with Kedah for 2016 season. On 9 April 2016, he scored two goals in 2016 Malaysia Super League 2–2 draw against Penang. On 30 October 2016, he helped Kedah win Malaysia Cup against Selangor in Shah Alam Stadium. The match ended at 1–1 after full time and remained the same after extra time. Krasniqi was one of the players who converted his shot in the penalty shootout that ended 6–5 in Kedah's favour.

On 20 November 2018, he was released by Kedah.

International career

Albania

On 29 March 2011, Krasniqi made his debut with Albania U21 in a friendly match against Israel U21 after coming on as a substitute in place of Imran Bunjaku.

Kosovo

On 2 March 2014, Krasniqi received a call-up from Kosovo for the nation's first permitted FIFA match against Haiti[11] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute in place of Ardian Gashi.

Personal life

Liridon received Malaysian citizenship in February 2020 after staying in the country for almost five years, becoming eligible for the Malaysian national team.[12][13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 March 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mladá Boleslav 2010–11 Czech First League 10—10
Fethiyespor (loan) 2013–14 TFF First League 33241—373
Kedah 2015 Malaysia Premier League 15500111—266
2016 Malaysia Super League 20550115—3610
2017 Malaysia Super League 18263103—348
2018 Malaysia Super League 1472043—2010
Total 67191333612—11634
Melaka United 2019 Malaysia Super League 610000—61
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2020 Malaysia Super League 3000000030
Career total 110221743612—16338

International
As of 10 October 2015[15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo
201420
201510
Total30

Honours

Kedah FA

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Individual
  • Best Foreign Player: 2016
  • Most Popular Players Fans Voted: 2016, 2017
  • The Best 11 Fans Voted: 2016
  • Kedah FA Cola Kedah-KFA Player of the Month: March 2016

Notes
  1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  2. Includes Malaysia Cup
  3. Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

References
  1. "Why Newcastle's double ASEAN deal is a win-win for all". The World Game. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. "JDT'S Liridon, Syahrian join Australia's Newcastle Jets on loan". Malay Mail. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. Liridon Krasniqi
  4. Liridon Krasniqi (FK Mladá Boleslav) - informace o Liridon Krasniqi na EuroFotbalu
  5. "Mladá Boleslav vs. Jablonec 15 May 2011". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. 1461 Trabzon vs. Fethiyespor – 18 August 2013 – Soccerway
  7. Fethiyespor vs. Kızılcabölükspor – 25 September 2013 – Soccerway
  8. Denizlispor vs. Fethiyespor – 8 December 2013 – Soccerway
  9. Zeqiri, Betim (12 December 2013). "Krasniqi, lojtari i javës në Turqi (Video)" [Krasniqi, player of the week in Turkey (video)]. Tribuna (in Albanian). Albania. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  10. Adana Demirspor vs. Fethiyespor – 20 April 2014 – Soccerway
  11. "Kosova shpall listën anti-Haiti". Albeu (in Albanian). 2 March 2014.
  12. "Liridon Krasniqi closer to Harimau Malaya debut". Free Malaysia Today. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  13. Amir, Azdee (4 February 2020). "Mixed reaction to Krasniqi's citizenship announcement | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  14. "Liridon Krasniqi". Soccerway.
  15. "Liridon Krasniqi". EU-football.info.
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