Olsi Krasniqi (born 28 June 1992) is an

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professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the Betfred Championship. He previously played for Harlequins Rugby League in the

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, and on loan from

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at the London Skolars in League 1. Krasniqi played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and on loan from Salford at the

North Wales Crusaders The North Wales Crusaders ( cy, Croesgadwyr Gogledd Cymru Rygbi'r Gynghrair) is a professional rugby league club based in Colwyn Bay, Wales. They are the successors to the former Super League club Crusaders Rugby League. Crusaders compete in B ...

in Kingstone Press League 1. He also played for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship, and on loan from

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at the Bradford Bulls in the Championship.

Background

Krasniqi was born in

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; after his family moved to England he grew up in

Feltham Feltham () is a town in West London, England, from Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it became part of the London Borough of Hounslow in 1965. The parliamentary constituency of Feltham and Heston has been held by Labour Party MPs ...

. His father is a

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from Albania.

Career

Harlequins RL / London Broncos

He made his first team début as a 17-year-old for Harlequins RL in 2010's

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; coming off the interchange bench to score a try on début in a 50–22 win over

Crusaders RL Crusaders Rugby League ( cy, Croesgadwyr Rygbi'r Gynghrair) was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the ...

He spent time on loan from the Broncos at the London Skolars in League 1 in 2012 and 2013.

Salford Red Devils

Krasniqi joined the Salford Red Devils ahead of the 2015 Super League season. He spent time on loan from Salford at the

in Kingstone Press League 1.

Toronto Wolfpack

He joined the Toronto Wolfpack ahead of the 2018 RFL Championship season. Krasniqi also spent time on loan from

at the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship.

London Broncos

Krasniqi left the Wolfpack to return to the

part way through the

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Club statistics

References

External links

London Broncos profileToronto Wolfpack profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krasniqi, Olsi 1992 births Living people Albanian emigrants to England Albanian rugby league players Bradford Bulls players London Broncos players London Skolars players North Wales Crusaders players People from Feltham Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hounslow People from Tropojë Rugby league locks Rugby league props Salford Red Devils players Sportspeople from Tirana Toronto Wolfpack players Expatriate rugby league players in Canada Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Canada