Besnik Krasniqi

Besnik Krasniqi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-02-01) 1 February 1990
Place of birth	Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Drita
Number	2
Youth career
1999–2009	Prishtina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Prishtina	80	(13)
2013–2014	Partizani	31	(0)
2014	Teuta	15	(1)
2015	Istogu	33	(6)
2015	Gjilani	6	(0)
2016	Flamurtari	16	(0)
2016–2017	Feronikeli	2	(0)
2017	Llapi	7	(0)
2018	Vëllaznimi	16	(2)
2018–2020	Ballkani	55	(3)
2020–2022	Prishtina	67	(21)
2022–	Drita	66	(22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Besnik Krasniqi (born 1 February 1990) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a right back for Drita in the Kosovo Superleague.

Career

Krasniqi joined newly promoted Albanian Superliga side Partizani Tirana in June 2013.

He joined Teuta Durrës ahead of the 2014–15 season as a free agent, and he made 15 league appearances, scoring one goal, as well featuring in 3 cup games before leaving the club in January 2015 to return to Kosovo. He signed a 6-month contract with KF Istogu in the Football Superleague of Kosovo in January 2015, and he scored 5 goals in 13 league games as he helped the club avoid the relegation play-offs. He left the club at the end of the season to return to Albania.

Krasniqi joined newly promoted Albanian Superliga side Bylis Ballsh just before the start of the 2015–16 season.