Leotrim Kryeziu (born 25 January 1999) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Kosovan club

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Club career

Lugano

On 23 August 2018, Kryeziu signed a four-year contract with

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. Two days later, he made his debut with Lugano, but with under-21 team in a

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match against Ibach after being named in the starting line-up and scored his first two goals during a 0–2 away win. On 2 December 2018, Kryeziu made his debut with first team in a 2–2 home win against

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after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of Mattia Bottani.

Loan at Chiasso

On 21 August 2019, Kryeziu joined

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side Chiasso, on a season-long loan. One month later, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy after being named in the starting line-up.

Prishtina

2020–21 season as loan

On 28 August 2020, Kryeziu joined

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, on a season-long loan and received squad number 9. On 19 September 2020, he made his debut in a 3–0 home win against

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after coming on as a substitute at 85th minute in place of Lorik Boshnjaku.

2021–22 season

On 1 July 2021, Kryeziu returned and signed a three-year contract with

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. Five days later, he made his debut with Prishtina in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round against the Hungarian side Ferencváros after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

Under-19

On 1 October 2017, Kryeziu was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications. On 3 October 2017, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Austria U19 after being named in the starting line-up.

Senior

On 22 January 2018, Kryeziu received his first call-up from

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for the

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against

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. The match however was cancelled two days later, postponing his debut.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kryeziu, Leotrim 1999 births Living people People from Kamenica, Kosovo Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's youth international footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Men's association football forwards Football Superleague of Kosovo players FC Drita players FC Prishtina players Swiss Super League players 2. Liga Interregional players FC Lugano players Swiss Challenge League players FC Chiasso players