Kreshnik Hajrizi

Kreshnik Hajrizi (born 28 May 1999) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss club Lugano.

Club Career

Chiasso

On 19 June 2019, Hajrizi joined Swiss Challenge League side Chiasso. One month later, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Wil after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Ivan Lurati.

Lugano

On 25 March 2021, Hajrizi via a photo on his official Instagram account announces that from the 2021–22 season, he will be part of the Swiss Super League club Lugano. Four months later, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat against Zurich after being named in the starting line-up.

International Career

During the 2015–16 season, Hajrizi has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively part of national under-17 team and he played twelve games with this team and scored two goals. On 4 October 2018, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21, and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Fuad Rahimi.