Blerim Krasniqi

Blerim Krasniqi (born 5 July 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Albanian club Teuta in the Kategoria Superiore.[1][2]

Blerim Krasniqi
Personal information
Full name Blerim Krasniqi
Date of birth (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996
Place of birth Kavajë, Albania
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Teuta
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2014 Besa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Besa 14 (1)
2015–2017 Apolonia 55 (24)
2017–2020 Skënderbeu 60 (12)
2020– Teuta 1 (1)
National team
2013–2015 Albania U19 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2020

Club career

Krasniqi was born into a Kosovo Albanian family that had settled in his hometown of Kavajë, which is where he started his football career at the youth team of local club Besa at the age of 14 in 2010. He made his senior league debut for the club on 11 May 2013 in a 1–1 away draw with Bylis, entering in the final 15 minutes in place of Didmar Duro.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club on 1 November 2014 in a 3–1 away loss to Iliria. His goal, the first of the match, came in the 16th minute.[4]

On 3 September 2015, Krasniqi moved to Kategoria e Parë club Apolonia by signing for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his league debut for the club nine days later in a 3–2 home loss against KS Pogradeci.[6] He scored his first league goal for the club on 17 October 2015 versus Elbasani, netting the temporally equalizer in 70th minute in an eventual 2–1 home win.[7]

With 6 months remained in his contract with Apolonia, Krasniqi signed a pre-contract with Skënderbeu to join the club in Summer transfers window. Later on, the Skënderbeu's coach Ilir Daja was looking forward for a striker to compete with Ali Sowe and convinced the club to approach him for the winter transfers window.[8] On 8 January 2018 Krasniqi gave the club last goodbye to join Skënderbeu the following day.[9] Skënderbeu paid €15,000 to Apolonia and both clubs agreed that the later would keep 20% of his card. Then the following day Krasniqi went to Antalya, Turkey where the club was in preparatory stage and signed a 3.5 year contract.[8]

Krasniqi made his league debut for the club on 26 January 2018 in a 2–0 away loss to Luftëtari. He was subbed on for Emiljano Vila in the 85th minute.[10] His first score-sheet contribution came later on 4 March during the 4–0 home win over Laçi, with Krasniqi scoring the fourth of the match in 84th minute, just eight minutes after he had been subbed on.[11]

He played 9 league appearances during the second part of 2017–18 season as Skënderbeu won the championship for the 7th time in the last 8 seasons, marking Krasniqi's first silverware.[12] In 2017–18 Albanian Cup, he made 3 appearances as substitute, but did not play in the final, in which the team won 1–0 to Laçi for their first ever trophy.[13] The success also meant that Skënderbeu had completed the domestic double for the first time in history.[14]

Krasniqi was projected as a starter in the lineup by the newly appointed manager Orges Shehi ahead of 2018–19 season following the departure of Ali Sowe.[15] He begun the season by playing full-90 minutes in the 2018 Albanian Supercup match against Laçi, being a constant threat to the opposite defenders as the team won 3–2 at Elbasan Arena.[16] His performance was goodly received by the media.[17] He opened his scoring account for the 2018–19 season on 17 September in the 2–0 win at Flamurtari.[18]

International career

Krasniqi received his first Albania under-21s call up by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering between 14–17 May 2017 with most of the players selected from Albanian championship.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 September 2018 [20]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Besa 2012–13 Kategoria Superiore 1000——10
2013–14 0021——21
2014–15 Kategoria e Parë 13110——141
Total 14131——172
Apolonia 2015–16 Kategoria e Parë 19440——234
2016–17 25930——289
2017–18 111122——1313
Total 552492——6426
Skënderbeu 2017–18 Kategoria Superiore 9130——121
2018–19 29641—1[lower-alpha 2]0347
2019–20 22500——225
Total 601271—106813
Career total 12937194—1014941
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Albanian Supercup

Honours
Skënderbeu[20]

References
  1. "Blerim Krasniqi profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. Blerim Krasniqi at FootballDatabase.eu
  3. "Bylis vs. Besa Kavajë 1 – 1". Soccerway. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. "Iliria Fushe-Kruje vs. Besa Kavajë 3 – 1". Soccerway. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. "Goditje në "paketë", Apolonia afron 3 lojtarë" [A hit in “package”, Apolonia brings 3 players] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. "Apolonia Fier vs. Pogradeci 2 – 3". Soccerway. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  7. "Apolonia Fier vs. Elbasani 2 – 1". Soccerway. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. Jorgis Memo (9 January 2018). "Daja e donte që te Tirana, ja sa pagoi Skënderbeu për sulmuesin e Apolonisë" [Daja wanted him since when he was at Tirana, see how much Skënderbeu paid for the striker of Apolonia] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. "ZYRTARE/ Largohet mes lotësh, talenti i Apolonisë i bashkohet Skënderbeut" [OFFICIAL / He flees between tears, Apollonia's talent joins Skënderbeu] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  10. "Mjafton Abazaj, Luftëtari mposht 2-0 Skënderbeun (VIDEO)" [Abazaj is enough, Luftëtari defeats 2-0 Skënderbeu (Video)] (in Albanian). Sport.albeu.com. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. "VIDEO/ Skënderbeu "hakmerret" me poker ndaj Laçit, Soue sërish dopietë" [Video/ Skënderbeu gets “revenge” with a poker versus Laçi, Sowe again a brace] (in Albanian). Gazeta Panorama. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  12. "ZYRTARE/ Skënderbeu shpallet kampion i Kategorisë Superiore për sezonin 2017-2018" [OFFICIAL/ Skënderbeu named champion of Albanian Superliga for 2017-18 season] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  13. "Skënderbeu triumfon në Kupë, vendos një 11-metërsh i dyshimtë" [Skënderbeu triumphs in cup, a suspicious penalty decides] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  14. "VIDEO/ Një penallti e dyshimtë i jep Kupën Skënderbeut, korçarët realizojnë dopietën e sezonit" [Video/ A suspicious penalty gives the cup to Skënderbeu, they achieve the season's double] (in Albanian). Gazeta Panorama. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  15. "Ndryshimet te Skënderbeu, ja cili do të jetë sulmi i ri i korçarëve" [Changes at Skënderbeu, here's the new attack of Korça] (in Albanian). Gazeta Panorama. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  16. Erjon Halili (12 August 2018). "Skënderbeu "tregon dhëmbët" çon Superkupën në Korçë" [Skënderbeu "shows the teeths" sends the Supercup at Korçë] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  17. Vladimir Prenga (13 August 2018). "Krasniqi-Xhixha, sulmuesit "bio" të Superiores" [Krasniqi-Xhixha, “bio” strikers of Albanian Superliga] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  18. "VIDEO / Skënderbeu shfryn Flamurtarin, kampionët marrin të vetëm kryesimin" [Video / Skënderbeu vents Flamurtari, the champions takes the lead alone] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  19. "Grumbullohet Kombëtarja U-21, Alban Bushi bën publike listën" [U-21 national team gathered, Alban Bushi makes the list public] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  20. Blerim Krasniqi at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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