Jetmir Krasniqi (born 27 June 1995) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for Swiss club Schaffhausen. Born in Switzerland, and a former Swiss youth international, he represents the Kosovo national team.

Early life

Krasniqi was born in Nyon, Switzerland from Kosovo Albanian parents.

Club career

Lugano

On 15 January 2018. Krasniqi signed

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side

Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...

. On 10 February 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 home win against

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after coming on as a substitute at 86th minute in place of Domen Črnigoj.

International career

Switzerland

Under-20

On 4 September 2014. Krasniqi made his debut with Switzerland U20 in a 2014–15 Under-20 Four Nations Tournament match against Poland U20 after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Admir Seferagić.

Under-21

On 18 November 2014. Krasniqi made his debut with Switzerland U21 in a

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against Scotland U21 after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of

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Kosovo

On 23 May 2018. Krasniqi received a call-up from

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

for a

against

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and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 68th minute in place of Mërgim Vojvoda.

Career statistics

Club

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* 1995 births Living people Kosovo Albanians People from Nyon People from Klina Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Swiss people of Kosovan descent Swiss people of Albanian descent Swiss Challenge League players FC Lausanne-Sport players FC Le Mont players FC Chiasso players Swiss Super League players FC Lugano players Liga I players FC Voluntari players FC Schaffhausen players Men's association football defenders Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Sportspeople from Peja Footballers from the canton of Vaud {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub