Gëzim Krasniqi (born 5 January 1990) is an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defender for Bylis.

Club career

He previously played for

Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curren ...

in the

Albanian Superliga The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

. On 12 January 2018, Krasniqi moved for the first time abroad and signed with

Macedonian First Football League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competitio ...

side Rabotnički. He was presented four days later along with three other players, penning a contract until the end of the season. Krasniqi's spell was short-lived, as he was released in May 2018 after collecting 10 league appearances. On 22 August 2018, Krasniqi signed a one-year contract with Kukësi.

Honours

;Besa Kavajë *

Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ...

: 2009–10 *

Albanian Supercup The Albanian Supercup is a single match usually at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Kategoria Superiore and Albanian Cup. Supercup final was not played in the occasions when the champion team won the Double (association foot ...

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References

1990 births Living people Footballers from Kavajë Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders KF Besa Kavajë players FK Partizani Tirana players Flamurtari FC players FK Rabotnički players FK Kukësi players KF Egnatia players KF Bylis players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Macedonian First Football League players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia {{Albania-footy-defender-stub