Laurit Krasniqi

Laurit Krasniqi
Personal information
Date of birth	14 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Ferizaj, Kosovo
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Antwerp
Number	50
Youth career
2013–	Antwerp
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–	Antwerp
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022

Laurit Krasniqi (born 14 July 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian club Antwerp.

Club career

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 0–1 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 0–2 away win over Drita in 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.^[5]^[6]

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.^[7] On 29 July 2022, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Krasniqi had decided to represent their country.^[8]

Personal life

Krasniqi was born in Ferizaj,^[9] and raised in England and Belgium to Kosovo Albanian parents.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Rruga e vështirë e Krasniqit deri tek Antwerpi" [Krasniqi's difficult road to Antwerp] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 31 July 2022.
^ "Krasniqi en Degallaix tekenen contract op de Bosuil!" [Krasniqi and Degallaix sign contract on the Tawny Owl!] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 2 April 2021.
^ Royal Antwerp F.C. [@official_rafc] (24 May 2022). "De állereerste minuten van Laurit Krasniqi, jeugdproduct van The Great Old! | #RAFC #OneRedFamily" [The very first minutes of Laurit Krasniqi, youth product of The Great Old! | #RAFC #OneRedFamily] (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Laurit Krasniqi debuton për ekipin belg" [Laurit Krasniqi debuts for the Belgian team] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 22 May 2022.
^ Royal Antwerp F.C. [@official_rafc] (28 July 2022). "LAUAUAUAUAUAUAUAURIIIIIIIIIT!!! | 🔵 0-1 🔴 (52') | #RAFC #UECL #DRIANT #COYR" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Royal Antwerp F.C. [@official_rafc] (28 July 2022). "🔵 0–1 🔴 (60') | Wat een moment voor Laurit Krasniqi! Uitgerekend hij zorgt met een rake kopbal voor de 0-1. Prachtige voorzet ook van Manuel Benson. | #RAFC #UECL #DRIANT #COYR" [🔵 0–1 🔴 (60') | What a moment for Laurit Krasniqi! It is precisely he who takes care of the 0-1 with a good header. Beautiful pass from Manuel Benson too. | #RAFC #UECL #DRIANT #COYR] (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.
^ Endrit R. Haxhiu [@EndritRH] (26 July 2022). "Laurit Krasniqi, futbollist i Antwerpit i cili në ndeshjen ndaj Dritës luajti si mbrojtës i majtë për 90 minuta është duke e pritur ftesën e @FFK_KS dhe do ishte nje alternative e mirë për Kosovën U21, por pse jo edhe për ekipin A, pasi ka mungesë të lojtarëve në atë pozitë" [Laurit Krasniqi, Antwerp's footballer, who in the match against Drita played as a left-back for 90 minutes is waiting for the invitation of @FFK_KS and would be a good alternative for Kosovo U21, but why not for the A team, as there is a shortage of players in that position] (Tweet) (in Albanian) – via Twitter.
^ "Laurit Krasniqi i bashkohet Kosovës" [Laurit Krasniqi joins Kosovo] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2022.
^ "Ironike | Ferizajasi Laurit Krasniqi shënon për Antwerpin ndaj Dritës në Prishtinë" [Ironic | Ferizaj's Laurit Krasniqi scores for Antwerp against Drita in Prishtina]. Facebook (in Albanian). Arlind Sadiku. 28 July 2022.^{[self-published]}

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[Birthplace-1] "Rruga e vështirë e Krasniqit deri tek Antwerpi" [Krasniqi's difficult road to Antwerp] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 31 July 2022.

[2] "Krasniqi en Degallaix tekenen contract op de Bosuil!" [Krasniqi and Degallaix sign contract on the Tawny Owl!] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 2 April 2021.

[3] Royal Antwerp F.C. [@official_rafc] (24 May 2022). "De állereerste minuten van Laurit Krasniqi, jeugdproduct van The Great Old! | #RAFC #OneRedFamily" [The very first minutes of Laurit Krasniqi, youth product of The Great Old! | #RAFC #OneRedFamily] (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.

[Debut-4] "Laurit Krasniqi debuton për ekipin belg" [Laurit Krasniqi debuts for the Belgian team] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 22 May 2022.

[5] Royal Antwerp F.C. [@official_rafc] (28 July 2022). "LAUAUAUAUAUAUAUAURIIIIIIIIIT!!! | 🔵 0-1 🔴 (52') | #RAFC #UECL #DRIANT #COYR" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[6] Royal Antwerp F.C. [@official_rafc] (28 July 2022). "🔵 0–1 🔴 (60') | Wat een moment voor Laurit Krasniqi! Uitgerekend hij zorgt met een rake kopbal voor de 0-1. Prachtige voorzet ook van Manuel Benson. | #RAFC #UECL #DRIANT #COYR" [🔵 0–1 🔴 (60') | What a moment for Laurit Krasniqi! It is precisely he who takes care of the 0-1 with a good header. Beautiful pass from Manuel Benson too. | #RAFC #UECL #DRIANT #COYR] (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.

[7] Endrit R. Haxhiu [@EndritRH] (26 July 2022). "Laurit Krasniqi, futbollist i Antwerpit i cili në ndeshjen ndaj Dritës luajti si mbrojtës i majtë për 90 minuta është duke e pritur ftesën e @FFK_KS dhe do ishte nje alternative e mirë për Kosovën U21, por pse jo edhe për ekipin A, pasi ka mungesë të lojtarëve në atë pozitë" [Laurit Krasniqi, Antwerp's footballer, who in the match against Drita played as a left-back for 90 minutes is waiting for the invitation of @FFK_KS and would be a good alternative for Kosovo U21, but why not for the A team, as there is a shortage of players in that position] (Tweet) (in Albanian) – via Twitter.

[8] "Laurit Krasniqi i bashkohet Kosovës" [Laurit Krasniqi joins Kosovo] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2022.

[9] "Ironike | Ferizajasi Laurit Krasniqi shënon për Antwerpin ndaj Dritës në Prishtinë" [Ironic | Ferizaj's Laurit Krasniqi scores for Antwerp against Drita in Prishtina]. Facebook (in Albanian). Arlind Sadiku. 28 July 2022.^{[self-published]}

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