Liridon Krasniqi (born 1 January 1992) is a professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional Association football, football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football ...

. Born in Kosovo, he represents the Malaysia national team. Krasniqi made his senior debut with

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in 2011 before signing for Turkish club

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two years later. He did not make any appearances for the team, and was loaned to the

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side Fethiyespor for the 2013–14 season. In 2015, Krasniqi joined Malaysian side

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, winning the

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and

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during his four-year spell with the club. After a brief spell with Melaka United, he signed for defending Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2020. Internationally, Krasniqi has represented

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at the youth level and

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at the senior level, appearing in the nation's first international match against Haiti in 2014. He switched his international allegiance to Malaysia in 2020 after staying in the country for five years, and made his Malaysia debut in 2021.

Club career

Early career and Mladá Boleslav

Krasniqi was part of 1. FC Nürnberg's youth team until 2009, when he was transferred to the Czech side

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. On 2 March 2011, Krasniqi signed a contract until the end of the

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with the

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club

. He played his first and only match on 14 May 2011 in a 2–1 home defeat against Jablonec after coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute in place of

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Ankaraspor and loan to Fethiyespor

On 29 July 2013, Krasniqi signed a three-year contract with the

club

. Two days later, he was loaned to fellow TFF First League club Fethiyespor. Eighteen days later, he made his debut in a 3–2 away defeat against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Kedah

On 9 April 2015, Krasniqi joined

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side

. Eight days later, he made his debut against Negeri Sembilan and scored his side's second goal during a 2–1 home win. With Kedah, Krasniqi won the

and

Melaka United

On 19 January 2019, Krasniqi joined

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side Melaka United. Fourteen days later, he made his debut against Petaling Jaya City after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's first goal during a 2–1 home win.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 20 December 2019, Krasniqi joined Malaysian Super League side

. On 28 February 2020, he made his debut in a 1–0 home win against his former club Kedah after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in place of

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Loan to Newcastle Jets

On 5 February 2021, Krasniqi joined A-League side

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, on a season-long loan. On 13 March 2021, he made his debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Sydney FC after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute in place of Angus Thurgate.

Loan to Odisha

On 23 August 2021, Krasniqi joined

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side

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, on a season-long loan. He made his league debut on 24 November in a 3–1 win against

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Loan to Khon Kaen United

In August 2022, Krasniqi moved to

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side Khon Kaen United on a year-long loan. However, his loan ended early as Krasniqi returned to Johor in January 2023.

Loan to Terengganu

On 12 February 2023, Krasniqi officially joined fellow Super League side

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on loan for the 2023 Malaysia Super League season.

International career

Albania and Kosovo

Krasniqi was part of the Albanian under-21 team, making one appearance in a

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against

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in March 2011. Three years later, he received a call-up from

for their first official international match against Haiti, and made his senior Kosovo debut after coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute in place of Ardian Gashi.

Malaysia

On 3 February 2020, the Football Association of Malaysia announced that Krasniqi had received Malaysian citizenship after staying in the country for almost five years, becoming eligible for the Malaysian national team. On 10 May 2021, he received a call-up from Malaysia for the friendly match against

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and the

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matches against the

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and

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. Eighteen days later, Krasniqi made his debut in a friendly match against Bahrain after being named in the starting line-up.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krasniqi goal.''

Honours

Mladá Boleslav *

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Kedah FA *

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: 2015 * Malaysia FA Cup:

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* Malaysia Cup:

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Malaysia Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

Johor Darul Ta'zim *

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*Malaysia Charity Shield:

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