Altin Kryeziu

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Altin Kryeziu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KF Laçi
Number 17
Youth career
2011–2019 Triglav Kranj
2019–2020 SPAL
2020–2021 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 SPAL 0 (0)
2020–2022 Torino 0 (0)
2021–2022Virton (loan) 14 (0)
2022Tabor Sežana (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 Maribor 4 (0)
2023– Laçi 27 (1)
International career
2018 Slovenia U17 3 (0)
2019 Kosovo U17 2 (0)
2020–2021 Kosovo U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Altin Kryeziu (born 3 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for KF Laçi.[3] Born in Slovenia, he represented both Slovenia and Kosovo internationally.

Club career[edit]

Early career and SPAL[edit]

Kryeziu was born and raised in Kranj, Slovenia, where he started playing football at Triglav Kranj. In 2019, he was transferred to Serie A club SPAL.[4] On 27 October 2019, he was named as a first team substitute for the first time in a league match against Napoli.[5]

Torino[edit]

On 25 September 2020, Kryeziu joined Serie A side Torino.[6] Two days later, he made his debut for the youth team in a 1–0 home defeat against Sassuolo after coming on as a substitute.[7] On 22 November 2020, he was an unused substitute in Torino's Serie A game against Internazionale.[8]

Loan at Virton[edit]

In August 2021, Kryeziu was sent on a season-long loan to Belgian First Division B side Virton.[9][10] Two days after joining, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Lierse Kempenzonen after being named in the starting line-up.[11]

Loan at Tabor Sežana[edit]

On 10 February 2022, Kryeziu joined Slovenian PrvaLiga side Tabor Sežana on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[12]

Maribor[edit]

On 12 October 2022, Kryeziu signed for reigning Slovenian champions Maribor until the end of the 2023–24 season.[2]

International career[edit]

Slovenia[edit]

On 23 August 2018, Kryeziu received a call-up from Slovenia U17 for the friendly matches against Switzerland U17.[13] Five days later, he made his debut with Slovenia U17 in the first friendly match against Switzerland U17 after coming on as a 57th minute substitute in place of Jan Majcen.[14]

Kosovo[edit]

On 29 August 2020, Kryeziu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21,[15] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Altin Kryeziu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Nova rešitev za prihodnost" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ Altin Kryeziu at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Altin Kryeziu prestopil v SPAL" [Altin Kryeziu transferred to SPAL] (in Slovenian). NK Triglav Kranj. 13 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "SPAL vs. Napoli 1–1". Soccerway. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Horvath e Kryeziu al Toro" [Horvath and Kryeziu to Toro] (in Italian). Torino F.C. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Primavera, Torino–Sassuolo 0–1: il tabellino" [Primavera, Torino–Sassuolo 0–1: the match report]. TORO.it (in Italian). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Inter Milan vs. Torino 4–2". Soccerway. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Kryeziu alla Virton" [Kryeziu at Virton] (in Italian). Torino F.C. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Bienvenue Altin!" [Welcome Altin!] (in French). R.E. Virton. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Lierse K vs. Excelsior Virton 2–0". Soccerway. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. ^ "UFFICIALE – Kryeziu in prestito al Tabor Sezana". Toro News (in Italian). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Kadeti dvakrat s Švico" [Cadets twice with Switzerland] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Slovenija 2:2 Švica" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Anglisë" [Prekazi publishes the list of footballers for the match against England] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Kosova – Angli, publikohen formacionet zyrtare" [Kosovo – England, official lineups are published] (in Albanian). Kallxo. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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