Qendresa Krasniqi

Qendresa Krasniqi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)[1][2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Basel Frauen
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Hajvalia
2017–2020	Yverdon	84	(17)
2020–2021	Aarau	5	(6)
2021–2022	Vllaznia
2022–2024	EP-Com Hajvalia
2024–	Basel	7	(0)
International career^‡
2016–	Albania	26	(4)
2017	Kosovo	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024

Qendresa Krasniqi (born 28 June 1994) is a Kosovan-born Albanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Women's Super League club FC Basel, the Albania women's national team and later for the Kosovo women's national team.

Club career

Krasniqi has played for KFF Hajvalia and Swiss club Yverdon.[3]

International career

Born in Kosovo, Krasniqi is of Albanian descent. She made her debut for Albania in an official match on 2 June 2016,[2] shortly before Kosovo was accepted as a member of both UEFA and FIFA, so she could play for Kosovo despite her previous official appearance for Albania. In March 2017, she played for Kosovo at the Turkish Women's Cup, a friendly competition.[4][5][6] A month later, she played three new official matches for Albania,[2] so she became definitely cap-tied to Albania.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	5 March 2017	Goldcity Spor Kompleksi, Antalya, Turkey	Turkey	2–2	2–4	2017 Turkish Women's Cup	[6]

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	28 November 2017	Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–1	1–5	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	[8]
2	30 November 2021	Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo	Kosovo	3–1	3–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	[9]
3	1 September 2022	Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania	Poland	1–0	1–2	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification	[10]
4	22 September 2023	Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania	Hungary	1–0	1–1	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League	[11]

See also

• List of Albania women's international footballers
• List of Kosovo women's international footballers

References

1. "QENDRESA KRASNIQI". FSHF (in Albanian). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
2. Qendresa Krasniqi at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
3. "Përfaqësuesja e femrave udhëtoi për në Turqi" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 February 2017.
4. "Kosova pësoi humbje nga Polonia" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 March 2017.
5. "Vashat e Kosovës mposhten nga Rumania, por e përmirësojnë nivelin e lojës" [Girls of Kosovo defeated by Romania, but they improve the level of the game] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 3 March 2017.
6. "Vashat e Kosovës e përmbyllën pjesëmarrjen në turneun "Alanya Cup"" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 March 2017.
7. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Albania)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
8. "Switzerland vs. Albania - 28 November 2017". Women Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
9. "KOSOVO VS. ALBANIA 1 - 3". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
10. "ALBANIA VS. POLAND 1 - 2". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
11. "Albania-Hungary". UEFA. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

External links

• Qendresa Krasniqi – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Qendresa Krasniqi at WorldFootball.net