Liridon Krasniqi

Liridon Krasniqi
Krasniqi with Fethiyespor in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
Place of birth Gërmova, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Schaffhausen II
Number 25
Youth career
–2009 1. FC Nürnberg
2009–2011 Slavia Prague
2011–2012 Mladá Boleslav
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Mladá Boleslav 1 (0)
2013–2015 Ankaraspor 0 (0)
2013–2014Fethiyespor (loan) 33 (2)
2015–2019 Kedah 67 (19)
2019 Melaka United 6 (1)
2019–2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 (0)
2021Newcastle Jets (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022Odisha (loan) 16 (0)
2022Khon Kaen United (loan) 6 (0)
2023Terengganu (loan) 21 (1)
2025– FC Schaffhausen II 7 (0)
International career
2011 Albania U21 1 (0)
2014–2015 Kosovo 3 (0)
2021–2022 Malaysia 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2025

Liridon Krasniqi (born 1 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Schaffhausen II. Born in Kosovo, he has represented both the Kosovo and Malaysia national teams.

Krasniqi made his senior debut with Mladá Boleslav in 2011 before signing for Turkish club Ankaraspor two years later. He did not make any appearances for the team, and was loaned to the TFF First League side Fethiyespor for the 2013–14 season. In 2015, Krasniqi joined Malaysian side Kedah, winning the 2016 Malaysia Cup and 2017 Malaysia FA Cup during his four-year spell with the club. After a brief spell with Melaka United, he signed for defending Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim ahead of the 2020 season.

Internationally, Krasniqi has represented Albania at the youth level and Kosovo at the senior level, appearing in the nation's first international match against Haiti in 2014. He switched his international allegiance to Malaysia in 2020 after staying in the country for five years, and made his Malaysia debut in 2021.