Laurit Krasniqi (born 14 July 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Lithuanian A Lyga club PanevÃÂà ¾ys.
Krasniqi is a product of Antwerp with which he started playing at the age of 12 and played with all the youth teams of this team. On 2 April 2021, Krasniqi signed his first professional contract with first team after agreeing to a one-year deal with the possibility of extension. His senior debut with Antwerp came on 22 May 2022 in a 1âÂÂ0 away win against Union SG after coming on as a substitute at 90th minute in place of Koji Miyoshi. On 28 July 2022, Krasniqi scored his first goal for Antwerp in his third appearance for the club in a 2âÂÂ0 away win over Drita in 2022âÂÂ23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.
On 14 August 2023, Krasniqi joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC, on a season-long loan deal. He made his debut for Roda in a 3âÂÂ0 away victory against ADO Den Haag.
On 5 January 2025 he left Antwerp by mutual consent; on the same day he joined PanevÃÂà ¾ys.
In July 2022, through a private communication with a fan that was published on social networks, Krasniqi declared that he was waiting for an invitation from Kosovo. On 29 July 2022, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Krasniqi had decided to represent their country.
Krasniqi was born in Ferizaj, and raised in England and Belgium to Kosovo Albanian parents.