Mirlind Kryeziu

Mirlind Kryeziu
Personal information
Full name Mirlind Kryeziu
Date of birth (1997-01-26) January 26, 1997
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Zürich
Number 31
Youth career
2004-2015 FC Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– FC Zürich 12 (1)
2015–2016 →Biel-Bienne (loan) 15 (3)
National team‡
2013 Switzerland U16 5 (2)
2013–2014 Switzerland U17 12 (0)
2014–2015 Switzerland U18 8 (0)
2015–2016 Switzerland U19 2 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2018

Mirlind Kryeziu (born 26 January 1997) is a Kosovo-Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Swiss club FC Zürich .

Professional career

Kryeziu joined the youth academy of FC Zürich at the age of 7 in 2004. He begun his professional career with Biel-Bienne on loan in 2015. On 13 February 2017, Kryeziu made his senior debut with FCZ in a 1-1 Swiss Challenge League tie with Neuchâtel Xamax.[1] He helped FCZ get promoted into the Swiss Super League that season.

On 12 April 2017, Kryeziu signed his first professional contract with FCZ keeping him at the club until 2021.[2] He went on to make his professional debut with FCZ in the Swiss Super League in a 1-1 tie with FC Sion on 31 March 2018.[3]

International career

Kryeziu was born in Switzerland and is of Kosovan Albanian descent.[4] Kryeziu is a youth international for Switzerland, and represented the Switzerland U17s at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Zürich vs. Neuchâtel Xamax - 13 February 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Mirlind Kryeziu signs first professional contract". FC Zürich.
  3. ↑ "Sion vs. Zürich - 31 March 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Mirlind Kryeziu, shqiptari që po luan mirë në Zvicër! - Bota Sot".
  5. ↑ uefa.com. "Mirlind Kryeziu – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
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