Hekuran Kryeziu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Luzern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kosovo U21 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Küssnacht a/R | ||
| 2004–2011 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Luzern U21 | 28 | (1) |
| 2011–2018 | Luzern | 131 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vaduz (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Zürich | 68 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Winterthur | 23 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Switzerland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2023 | Kosovo | 30 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025 | Kosovo U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Kosovo U21 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hekuran Kryeziu (born 12 February 1993) is a Kosovan football manager and former player who is the manager of the Kosovo national under-21 team.
Kryeziu began his youth career with Küssnacht a/R before joining Luzern’s youth system. He progressed to the senior level with Luzern, making 131 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the first team between 2011 and 2018. During his time at the club, he also played for Luzern U21 and spent a loan spell at FC Vaduz. Kryeziu later played for Zürich and Winterthur before retiring from professional playing.
At international level, he represented various youth teams of Switzerland before switching allegiance to the Kosovo national team, earning 30 caps between 2015 and 2023.
In 2025, he served as assistant manager of the Kosovo U21 team before being appointed head coach of the side later that year.
Zürich
On 31 May 2018, Kryeziu signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Zürich and this transfer would become legally effective in July 2018.[1] On 22 July 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Thun after being named in the starting line-up.[2]
Winterthur
Kryeziu had a trial at Swiss Super League club Winterthur in July 2022,[3] and signed a two-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee the following month.[4] On 13 August 2022, he made his debut with second team in a 0–0 home draw against Gossau after being named in the starting line-up,[5] while his first team debut came fifteen days later in a 1–5 home defeat against Young Boys after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eris Abedini.[6]
International career
From 2010, until 2013, Kryeziu has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 31 matches. On 10 November 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eroll Zejnullahu.[8]
