Kreshnik Hajrizi (born 28 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Sion. 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.
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. In June 2025, Sion exercised Hajrizi's buyout clause.
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.
Personal life Hajrizi was born in Switzerland to ethnic Albanian parents from Shtime.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYoung Boys U212016–17Swiss 1. Liga1000—102017–18Swiss 1. Liga22000202402018–19Swiss 1. Liga22100—221Total4510020471Chiasso2019–20Swiss Challenge League26010—2702020–21Swiss Challenge League29110—301Total55120—571Lugano2021–22Swiss Super League30140—3412022–23Swiss Super League19120—2112023–24Swiss Super League2222080322Total7148080874Widzew Łódź2024–25Ekstraklasa4020—60Sion (loan)2024–25Swiss Super League152——152Career total19081201002128
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsKosovo202210202330202510202621Total71
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hajrizi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kreshnik HajriziNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 March 2026 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 1–1 4–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Lugano Swiss Cup: 2021–22
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