| Kreshnik Hajrizi | |
| Fullname: | Kreshnik Hajrizi |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Sierre, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Widzew Łódź |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Chippis |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Saxon |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Young Boys |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Young Boys U21 |
| Caps1: | 45 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Chiasso |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Lugano |
| Caps3: | 71 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Widzew Łódź |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Switzerland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Kosovo U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Kosovo |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2022 |
Kreshnik Hajrizi (born 28 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Widzew Łódź. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
On 19 June 2019, Hajrizi joined Swiss Challenge League side Chiasso.[1] 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.[2]
On 25 March 2021, Hajrizi via a photo on his official Instagram account announces that from the 2021–22 season,[3] he will be part of the Swiss Super League club Lugano.[4] Four months later, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat against Zürich after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
On 17 June 2024, Hajrizi joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź after agreeing to a two-year deal with a one-year extension option and received squad number 5.[6]
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,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Fuad Rahimi.[8]
On 11 November 2022, Hajrizi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Armenia and Faroe Islands.[9] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in a friendly match against Faroe Islands after being named in the starting line-up.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Young Boys U21 | 2016–17 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Swiss 1. Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Swiss 1. Liga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Chiasso | 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 57 | 1 | ||||
| Lugano | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 87 | 4 | |||
| Widzew Łódź | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 171 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 191 | 6 | |||
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