Mergim Krasniqi

Mergim Krasniqi
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-23) 23 August 1992
Place of birth Borås, Sweden[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
GAIS
Number 1
Youth career
–2008 Norrby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2020 Norrby 238 (0)
2010 → Bollebygd (loan) 8 (0)
2021 Örebro 7 (0)
2022– GAIS 110 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2026

Mergim Krasniqi (Albanian: Mërgim Krasniqi;[1] born 23 August 1992) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for GAIS.[2]

Club career

Örebro

On 30 December 2020, Krasniqi signed a one-year contract with Allsvenskan club Örebro and this return would become legally effective two days later.[3] On 20 February 2021, he was named as a Örebro substitute for the first time in a 2020–21 Svenska Cupen group stage match against Trelleborg.[4] His debut with Örebro came on 18 July in a 0–2 home defeat against Hammarby after being named in the starting line-up.[5]

GAIS

On 4 February 2022, Krasniqi joined GAIS on a one-season deal.[6] On 11 November 2022, GAIS announced that Krasniqi had agree to extend his contract for 2 additional years.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 September 2025[8][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norrby 2009 Division 2 0000—00
2011 Division 1 25000—250
2012 Division 1 26000—260
2013 Division 2 22010—230
2014 Division 1 26010—270
2015 Division 1 21040—250
2016 Division 1 2500020270
2017 Superettan 28010—290
2018 Superettan 29040—330
2019 Superettan 30040—340
2020 Superettan 29010—300
Total 2610160202790
Bollebygd (loan) 2010 Division 3 8000—80
Örebro 2021 Allsvenskan 7010—80
GAIS 2022 Ettan 29020—310
2023 Superettan 30020—320
2024 Allsvenskan 21020—230
2025 Allsvenskan 23000—230
Total 103060—1090
Career total 3710230203960

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mergim Krasniqi at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Mergim Krasniqi at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) Cite error: The named reference "ReferenceA" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ↑ "ÖSK värvar målvakt från Superettan" [ÖSK recruits goalkeeper from Superettan] (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 30 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Örebro vs. Trelleborg 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mål i första minuten stjälpte ÖSK mot Hammarby" [Goals in the first minute overturned ÖSK against Hammarby] (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 18 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mergim Krasniqi klar för GAIS" (Press release) (in Swedish). GAIS. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "GAIS | Mergim Krasniqi förlänger med GAIS". www.gais.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Mergim Krasniqi at Soccerway