Hekuran Kryeziu
Hekuran Kryeziu (born 12 February 1993) is an professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Zürich and the Kosovo national team. He previously played for Switzerland national under-21 football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hekuran Kryeziu | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Luzern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zürich | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Küssnacht a/R | ||
| 2004–2011 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | Luzern | 131 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Vaduz (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2018– | Zürich | 28 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Switzerland U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Kosovo | 18 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2018 | |||
Early life
Kryeziu was born in Luzern, Switzerland from Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjilan.
Club career
Luzern
Kryeziu began his career in the youth teams of Luzern in 2004, when he was only 11 years old. After spending several years in the youth sector, he became part of the first team of Luzern in 2011. During the 2014–15 season was loaned to the Vaduz..
Zürich
On 31 May 2018, Kryeziu signed to Swiss Super League side Zürich and signed a 3 year contract.[1] On 22 July 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Thun after being named in the starting line-up.
International career
Switzerland
Under-18
On 15 September 2010. Kryeziu making his debut with Switzerland U18 in a friendly match against Belgium U18 after coming on as a substitute at 73rd minute in place of Alessandro Martinelli.
Under-19
On 3 September 2011. Kryeziu making his debut with Switzerland U19 in a friendly match against Northern Ireland U19 after being named in the starting line-up.
Under-20
On 5 September 2012. Kryeziu making his debut with Switzerland U20 in a friendly match against Poland U20 after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Remo Freuler.
Under-21
On 6 February 2013. Kryeziu making his debut with Switzerland U21 in a friendly match against Slovakia U19 after being named in the starting line-up.
Kosovo
On 10 November 2015. Kryeziu received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania[2][3] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eroll Zejnullahu.[4][5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 July 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luzern | 2010–11 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 131 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 2 | ||
| Vaduz (loan) | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Zürich | 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 171 | 2 | ||
- Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
References
- "Hekuran Kryeziu wechselt zum FC Zürich" [Hekuran Kryeziu joins FC Zurich] (in German). FC Zürich. 31 May 2018.
- "Kosova publikon listën kundër Shqipërisë (Foto)" [Kosovo publishes the list against Albania (Photo)] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 10 November 2015.
- "Kryeziu dhe Rashani debutues te Kosova" [Kryeziu and Rashani debut in Kosovo]. Borozani (in Albanian). 10 November 2015.
- "Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli" [Holiday, emotion and football spectacle] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2015.
- "Miqësorja vëllazërore në barazim 2-2, Prishtina e tëra në festë" [Brotherly friendly in 2-2 draw, Pristina wholly holiday]. TeleSport (in Albanian). 13 November 2015.
- "Hekuran Kryeziu". Soccerway.
- "Hekuran Kryeziu". EU-football.info.