Hekuran Kryeziu
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993
Place of birth Luzern, Switzerland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2004 Küssnacht a/R
2004–2011 Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Luzern U21 28 (1)
2011–2018 Luzern 131 (3)
2014–2015 → Vaduz (loan) 25 (0)
2018–2021 Zürich 68 (2)
2022–2023 Winterthur 23 (0)
International career‡
2010 Switzerland U17 2 (0)
2010–2011 Switzerland U18 8 (0)
2011–2012 Switzerland U19 11 (0)
2012–2013 Switzerland U20 9 (0)
2013 Switzerland U21 1 (0)
2015–2021 Kosovo 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2021

Hekuran Kryeziu (born 12 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Switzerland, he represents Kosovo at international level.

Club career

Zürich

On 31 May 2018, Kryeziu signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Zürich and this transfer would become legally effective in July 2018.[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.[2]

Winterthur

Kryeziu had a trial at Swiss Super League club Winterthur in July 2022,[3] and signed a two-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee the following month.[4] On 13 August 2022, he made his debut with second team in a 0–0 home draw against Gossau after being named in the starting line-up,[5] while his first team debut came fifteen days later in a 1–5 home defeat against Young Boys after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eris Abedini.[6]

International career

From 2010, until 2013, Kryeziu has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 31 matches. On 10 November 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Eroll Zejnullahu.[8]

Personal life

Kryeziu was born in Luzern, Switzerland from Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjilan.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 August 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Luzern 2010–11 Swiss Super League 1000—10[lower-alpha 1]0110
2011–12 16040—10[lower-alpha 1]0300
2012–13 17000105[lower-alpha 1]0230
2013–14 10000—3[lower-alpha 1]1130
2015–16 27130——301
2016–17 3225010—302
2017–18 2803010—310
Total 1313150302811683
Vaduz (loan) 2014–15 Swiss Super League 2503020—300
Zürich 2018–19 Swiss Super League 2823050—362
2019–20 13000——130
2020–21 27010——280
Total 6824050—772
Winterthur 2022–23 Swiss Super League 1000—2[lower-alpha 2]030
Career total 22552201003012876
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance with Luzern U21
  2. ↑ Appearance with Winterthur U21

International

As of 4 June 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo
201510
201640
201760
201870
201910
202040
202150
Total280

References

  1. ↑ "Hekuran Kryeziu wechselt zum FC Zürich" [Hekuran Kryeziu joins FC Zurich] (in German). FC Zürich. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zürich vs. Thun 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "FC Winterthur testet Kryeziu – Torschütze Ramizi verlängert beim FCW" [FC Winterthur is testing Kryeziu – Goalscorer Ramizi extends at FCW] (in German). Der Landbote. 19 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Bolzplazz Swiss Football Platform [@Bolzplazz] (3 August 2022). "Official: After 1 year without a new club, former FCL & FCZ midfielder Hekuran Kryeziu (29) signs with FC Winterthur | Contract until 2024. His Super League experience could turn out to be very important for newly promoted Winti. | #fcw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "FC Winterthur II – FC Gossau (Swiss 1.Liga Group 3 2022/2023, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Winterthur vs. Young Boys 1–5". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bunjaki: Ndeshja me Shqipërinë do të jetë interesante dhe me emocione" [Bunjaki: The match with Albania will be interesting and with emotions] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli" [Celebration, emotion and football spectacle] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kryeziu krenar që vesh fanellën e Kosovës" [Kryeziu is proud to wear the Kosovo jersey] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Hekuran Kryeziu at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Hekuran Kryeziu". eu-football.info. 4 June 2021.
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