# Kreshnik Hajrizi

Kreshnik Hajrizi (born 28 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Sion, on loan from Widzew Łódź. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

## 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 Zürich after being named in the starting line-up.

### Widzew Łódź

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.

#### Loan to Sion

On 15 January 2025, he returned to Switzerland to join Sion on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.

## International career
### Youth

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.

### Senior

On 11 November 2022, Hajrizi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Armenia and Faroe Islands. His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in a friendly match against Faroe Islands after being named in the starting line-up.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 25 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Young Boys U21 | 2016–17 | Swiss 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Young Boys U21 | 2017–18 | Swiss 1. Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Young Boys U21 | 2018–19 | Swiss 1. Liga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Young Boys U21 | Total | Total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Chiasso | 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Chiasso | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Chiasso | Total | Total | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 1 |
| Lugano | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Lugano | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Lugano | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Lugano | Total | Total | 71 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 87 | 4 |
| Widzew Łódź | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 175 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 197 | 6 |
* ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Polish Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Swiss 1. Liga play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Kosovo | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

## Honours

Lugano
* Swiss Cup: 2021–22