Dion Krasniqi
Footballer (born 2003)
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Dion Krasniqi (born 24 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for IF Elfsborg. Born in Sweden, he represents Kosovo internationally.
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Krasniqi with Varbergs BoIS in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 24 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Eslöv, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Eslövs BK | ||
| 2019–2021 | Lunds BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Lunds BK | 24 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Varbergs BoIS | 31 | (6) |
| 2024– | Elfsborg | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Kalmar (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | → KuPS (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Sandviken (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Early career
Krasniqi started his career at his hometown club Eslövs BK,[1] where then at the beginning of 2019, he was transferred to the youth team of Lunds BK. On 2 November 2019, he made his debut with senior team against Åtvidabergs FF, after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute in place of Gustav Edén, and scored his side's second goal during a 2–2 away draw.[2]
Varbergs BoIS
On 7 July 2022, Krasniqi signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS.[3][4][5] His debut with Varbergs BoIS came eleven days later in a 0–0 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for André Boman.[6]
International career
On 15 September 2022, Krasniqi received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a training camp held in Antalya, Turkey and for the hybrid friendly match against Greenland.[7] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in the hybrid friendly against Greenland where he scored his side's only goal during a 1–0 away win.[8]
On 18 March 2023, Krasniqi received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey.[9] His official debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after coming on as a substitute in place of Ardit Tahiri.
Career statistics
- As of 18 June 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lunds BK | 2019 | Swedish Division 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Ettan | 10 | 2 | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Ettan | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Varbergs BoIS | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 6 | ||
| Total | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | ||
| Elfsborg | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kalmar (loan) | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| KuPS (loan) | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Sandviken (loan) | 2025 | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 80 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 15 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup
