Laurit Krasniqi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Ferizaj,[1] Kosovo under UN administration | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panevėžys | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | Antwerp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Antwerp | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | → Young Reds | 30 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Roda JC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Panevėžys | 36 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 November 2025 | |||
Laurit Krasniqi (born 14 July 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Lithuanian A Lyga club Panevėžys.
Antwerp
Krasniqi is a product of Antwerp with which he started playing at the age of 12 and played with all the youth teams of this team. On 2 April 2021, Krasniqi signed his first professional contract with first team after agreeing to a one-year deal with the possibility of extension.[2] His senior debut with Antwerp came on 22 May 2022 in a 1–0 away win against Union SG after coming on as a substitute at 90th minute in place of Koji Miyoshi.[3][4] On 28 July 2022, Krasniqi scored his first goal for Antwerp in his third appearance for the club in a 2–0 away win over Drita in 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[5][6]
Loan to Roda JC
On 14 August 2023, Krasniqi joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC, on a season-long loan deal.[7] He made his debut for Roda in a 3–0 away victory against ADO Den Haag.[8]
Panevėžys
On 5 January 2025 he left Antwerp by mutual consent;[9] on the same day he joined Panevėžys.[10]
International career
In July 2022, through a private communication with a fan that was published on social networks, Krasniqi declared that he was waiting for an invitation from Kosovo.[11] On 29 July 2022, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Krasniqi had decided to represent their country.[12]
