Kreshnik Hajrizi
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 Hajrizi with Sion in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kreshnik Hajrizi | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sierre, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sion | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | FC Chippis | ||
| 2012–2014 | FC Saxon | ||
| 2014–2017 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Young Boys U21 | 45 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Chiasso | 55 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Lugano | 71 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Widzew Łódź | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Sion (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | Sion | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Kosovo | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:11, 19 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:43, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Kreshnik Hajrizi (born 28 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Sion. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
Chiasso
On 19 June 2019, Hajrizi joined Swiss Challenge League side Chiasso.[2] One month later, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Wil after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Ivan Lurati.[3]
Lugano
On 25 March 2021, Hajrizi via a photo on his official Instagram account announces that from the 2021–22 season,[4] he will be part of the Swiss Super League club Lugano.[5] Four months later, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat against Zürich after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
Widzew Łódź
On 17 June 2024, Hajrizi joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź after agreeing to a two-year deal with a one-year extension option and received squad number 5.[7]
Sion
On 15 January 2025, he returned to Switzerland to join Sion on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.[8] In June 2025, Sion exercised Hajrizi's buyout clause.[9]
International career
Youth
During the 2015–16 season, Hajrizi has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively part of national under-17 team and he played twelve games with this team and scored two goals. On 4 October 2018, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21,[10] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Fuad Rahimi.[11]
Senior
On 11 November 2022, Hajrizi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Armenia and Faroe Islands.[12] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in a friendly match against Faroe Islands after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
