Hekuran Kryeziu

Hekuran Kryeziu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Luzern, Switzerland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2004	Küssnacht a/R
2004–2011	Luzern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Luzern U21	28	(1)
2011–2018	Luzern	131	(3)
2014–2015	→ Vaduz (loan)	25	(0)
2018–2021	Zürich	68	(2)
2022–2023	Winterthur	23	(0)
International career^‡
2010	Switzerland U17	2	(0)
2010–2011	Switzerland U18	8	(0)
2011–2012	Switzerland U19	11	(0)
2012–2013	Switzerland U20	9	(0)
2013	Switzerland U21	1	(0)
2015–2023	Kosovo	30	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Hekuran Kryeziu (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Swiss club Winterthur. Born in Switzerland, he represents Kosovo at international level.

Club career

Zürich

On 31 May 2018, Kryeziu signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Zürich and this transfer would become legally effective in July 2018.[1] On 22 July 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Thun after being named in the starting line-up.[2]

Winterthur

Kryeziu had a trial at Swiss Super League club Winterthur in July 2022,[3] and signed a two-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee the following month.[4] On 13 August 2022, he made his debut with second team in a 0–0 home draw against Gossau after being named in the starting line-up,[5] while his first team debut came fifteen days later in a 1–5 home defeat against Young Boys after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eris Abedini.[6]

International career

From 2010, until 2013, Kryeziu has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 31 matches. On 10 November 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eroll Zejnullahu.[8]

Personal life

Kryeziu was born in Luzern, Switzerland from Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjilan.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 August 2022[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luzern	2010–11	Swiss Super League	1	0	0	0	—		10[a]	0	11	0
	2011–12		16	0	4	0	—		10[a]	0	30	0
	2012–13		17	0	0	0	1	0	5[a]	0	23	0
	2013–14		10	0	0	0	—		3[a]	1	13	0
	2015–16		27	1	3	0	—		—		30	1
	2016–17		32	2	5	0	1	0	—		30	2
	2017–18		28	0	3	0	1	0	—		31	0
	Total		131	3	15	0	3	0	28	1	168	3
Vaduz (loan)	2014–15	Swiss Super League	25	0	3	0	2	0	—		30	0
Zürich	2018–19	Swiss Super League	28	2	3	0	5	0	—		36	2
	2019–20		13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2020–21		27	0	1	0	—		—		28	0
	Total		68	2	4	0	5	0	—		77	2
Winterthur	2022–23	Swiss Super League	23	0	0	0	—		2[b]	0	25	0
Career total			225	5	22	0	10	0	30	1	287	6

1. Appearance with Luzern U21
2. Appearance with Winterthur U21

International

As of 19 June 2023[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo
	2015	1	0
	2016	4	0
	2017	6	0
	2018	7	0
	2019	1	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	2	0
Total		30	0

References

1. "Hekuran Kryeziu wechselt zum FC Zürich" [Hekuran Kryeziu joins FC Zurich] (in German). FC Zürich. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
2. "Zürich vs. Thun 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
3. "FC Winterthur testet Kryeziu – Torschütze Ramizi verlängert beim FCW" [FC Winterthur is testing Kryeziu – Goalscorer Ramizi extends at FCW] (in German). Der Landbote. 19 July 2022.
4. Bolzplazz Swiss Football Platform [@Bolzplazz] (3 August 2022). "Official: After 1 year without a new club, former FCL & FCZ midfielder Hekuran Kryeziu (29) signs with FC Winterthur | Contract until 2024. His Super League experience could turn out to be very important for newly promoted Winti. | #fcw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "FC Winterthur II – FC Gossau (Swiss 1.Liga Group 3 2022/2023, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
6. "Winterthur vs. Young Boys 1–5". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
7. "Bunjaki: Ndeshja me Shqipërinë do të jetë interesante dhe me emocione" [Bunjaki: The match with Albania will be interesting and with emotions] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 November 2015.
8. "Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli" [Celebration, emotion and football spectacle] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2015.
9. "Kryeziu krenar që vesh fanellën e Kosovës" [Kryeziu is proud to wear the Kosovo jersey] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 September 2016.
10. Hekuran Kryeziu at Soccerway
11. "Hekuran Kryeziu". eu-football.info. 19 June 2023.

External links

• Hekuran Kryeziu at Soccerway
• Hekuran Kryeziu at WorldFootball.net