Altin Kryeziu
Slovenian-Kosovan footballer
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Altin Kryeziu (born 3 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kategoria Superiore club Egnatia.[3] Born in Slovenia, he represented both Slovenia and Kosovo internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kranj, Slovenia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Egnatia | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Triglav Kranj | ||
| 2019–2020 | SPAL | ||
| 2020–2021 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | SPAL | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Virton (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Tabor Sežana (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Maribor | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Laçi | 46 | (1) |
| 2025 | Andijon | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | Egnatia | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Slovenia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Kosovo U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2021 | |||
Club career
Early career and SPAL
Kryeziu was born and raised in Kranj, Slovenia, where he started playing football at Triglav Kranj. In 2019, he was transferred to Serie A club SPAL.[4] On 27 October 2019, he was named as a first team substitute for the first time in a league match against Napoli.[5]
Torino
On 25 September 2020, Kryeziu joined Serie A side Torino.[6] Two days later, he made his debut for the youth team in a 1–0 home defeat against Sassuolo after coming on as a substitute.[7] On 22 November 2020, he was an unused substitute in Torino's Serie A game against Internazionale.[8]
Loan at Virton
In August 2021, Kryeziu was sent on a season-long loan to Belgian First Division B side Virton.[9][10] Two days after joining, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Lierse Kempenzonen after being named in the starting line-up.[11]
Loan at Tabor Sežana
On 10 February 2022, Kryeziu joined Slovenian PrvaLiga side Tabor Sežana on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[12]
Maribor
On 12 October 2022, Kryeziu signed for reigning Slovenian champions Maribor until the end of the 2023–24 season.[2]
International career
Slovenia
On 23 August 2018, Kryeziu received a call-up from Slovenia U17 for the friendly matches against Switzerland U17.[13] Five days later, he made his debut with Slovenia U17 in the first friendly match against Switzerland U17 after coming on as a 57th minute substitute in place of Jan Majcen.[14]
Kosovo
On 29 August 2020, Kryeziu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21,[15] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[16]
