Dion Krasniqi

Dion Krasniqi (born 24 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for IF Elfsborg. Born in Sweden, he represents Kosovo internationally.

Club career Early career Krasniqi started his career at his hometown club Eslövs BK, where then at the beginning of 2019, he was transferred to the youth team of Lunds BK. On 2 November 2019, he made his debut with senior team against Åtvidabergs FF, after coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute in place of Gustav Edén, and scored his side's second goal during a 2–2 away draw.

Varbergs BoIS On 7 July 2022, Krasniqi signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS. His debut with Varbergs BoIS came eleven days later in a 0–0 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for André Boman.

International career On 15 September 2022, Krasniqi received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a training camp held in Antalya, Turkey and for the hybrid friendly match against Greenland. His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in the hybrid friendly against Greenland where he scored his side's only goal during a 1–0 away win.

On 18 March 2023, Krasniqi received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey. His official debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after coming on as a substitute in place of Ardit Tahiri.

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