Ilir Krasniqi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Bocholt, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polissya Zhytomyr | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Fushë Kosova | ||
| 2020–2021 | KEK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Llapi | 100 | (4) |
| 2024–2026 | Kolos Kovalivka | 36 | (1) |
| 2026– | Polissya Zhytomyr | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Kosovo U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Kosovo | 17 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:40, 18 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ilir Krasniqi (born 2 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr. Born in Germany, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
Llapi
On 23 December 2020, Krasniqi signed a five-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Llapi,[2] and received squad number 16.[3]
Kolos Kovalivka
On 11 September 2024, Llapi announced the transfer of Krasniqi to Ukrainian Premier League club Kolos Kovalivka.[4] Five days later, the club confirmed that Krasniqi's transfer was permanent and received squad number 16,[5] on the same day he made his debut with Kolos Kovalivka against LNZ Cherkasy after being named in the starting line-up.[6] Kolos Kovalivka reportedly paid a €300,000 transfer fee.[7]
