Dion Krasniqi

Dion Krasniqi
	Krasniqi with Varbergs BoIS in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	24 August 2003
Place of birth	Eslöv, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Elfsborg
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2018	Eslövs BK
2019–2021	Lunds BK
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2022	Lunds BK
2022–2023	Varbergs BoIS
2024–	Elfsborg
2024	→ Kalmar (loan)
2025	→ KuPS (loan)
2025	→ Sandviken (loan)
International career‡
2023–2024	Kosovo U21
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 June 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023

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,^[1] 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.^[2]

Varbergs BoIS

On 7 July 2022, Krasniqi signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS.^[3]^[4]^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

On 18 March 2023, Krasniqi received again a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey.^[9] 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.

Career statistics

As of 18 June 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lunds BK	2019	Swedish Division 1	1	1	–		–		1	1
	2021	Ettan	10	2	–		–		10	2
	2022	Ettan	14	3	2	0	–		16	3
	Total		25	6	2	0	0	0	27	6
Varbergs BoIS	2022	Allsvenskan	8	0	1	0	–		9	0
	2023	Allsvenskan	23	6	1	0	–		24	6
	Total		31	6	2	0	0	0	33	6
Elfsborg	2024	Allsvenskan	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
Kalmar (loan)	2024	Allsvenskan	7	0	1	0	–		8	0
KuPS (loan)	2025	Veikkausliiga	10	1	1	2	0	0	11	3
Sandviken (loan)	2025	Superettan	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			80	13	7	2	0	0	87	15

↑ Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup

References

↑ "Intervju med Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03" [Interview with Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03]. Pojk Fotboll (in Swedish). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Åtvidaberg vs. Lund 2–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
↑ "Välkommen till BoIS, Dion!" [Welcome to BoIS, Dion!] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 7 July 2022.
↑ "Snabb affär när Bois skrev kontrakt med division ett-forward" [Quick deal as Bois signed the Division One forward]. Varbergs Tidning (in Swedish). 7 July 2022.
↑ "Ny spelare lämnar Lund för allsvenskan: "Känns såklart fantastiskt"" [New player leaves Lund for Allsvenskan: "Of course feels fantastic"] (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 7 July 2022.
↑ "Varberg vs. Helsingborg 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
↑ "Tovërlani publikon listën e Përfaqësueses U21 të Kosovës: Për synimet varet vetëm nga shorti" [Tovërlani publishes the list of the Kosovo national under-21 team: For objectives, it depends only on the draw] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 September 2022.
↑ "Kombëtarja U21 e përmbylli kampin tetëditor në Antalia" [The national U21 team concluded the eight-day camp in Antalya] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 September 2022.
↑ "Kosova U21 luan dy miqësore në Turqi, kjo është lista e futbollistëve të ftuar nga Tovërlani" [Kosovo U21 plays two friendlies in Turkey, this is the list of footballers invited from Tovërlani] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 March 2023.
↑ Dion Krasniqi, Swedish Football Association

External links

Dion Krasniqi at Soccerway

[11] Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup

[1] "Intervju med Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03" [Interview with Dion Krasniqi, Eslövs BK P03]. Pojk Fotboll (in Swedish). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[2] "Åtvidaberg vs. Lund 2–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[3] "Välkommen till BoIS, Dion!" [Welcome to BoIS, Dion!] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 7 July 2022.

[4] "Snabb affär när Bois skrev kontrakt med division ett-forward" [Quick deal as Bois signed the Division One forward]. Varbergs Tidning (in Swedish). 7 July 2022.

[5] "Ny spelare lämnar Lund för allsvenskan: "Känns såklart fantastiskt"" [New player leaves Lund for Allsvenskan: "Of course feels fantastic"] (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 7 July 2022.

[6] "Varberg vs. Helsingborg 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[7] "Tovërlani publikon listën e Përfaqësueses U21 të Kosovës: Për synimet varet vetëm nga shorti" [Tovërlani publishes the list of the Kosovo national under-21 team: For objectives, it depends only on the draw] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 15 September 2022.

[8] "Kombëtarja U21 e përmbylli kampin tetëditor në Antalia" [The national U21 team concluded the eight-day camp in Antalya] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 September 2022.

[9] "Kosova U21 luan dy miqësore në Turqi, kjo është lista e futbollistëve të ftuar nga Tovërlani" [Kosovo U21 plays two friendlies in Turkey, this is the list of footballers invited from Tovërlani] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 March 2023.

[10] Dion Krasniqi, Swedish Football Association

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