Olsi Krasniqi
Personal information
Born (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992
Tirana, Albania
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight16 st 3 lb (103 kg) [1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–14 London Broncos 92 4 0 0 16
2012(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → London Skolars 1 0 0 0 0
2013(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → London Skolars 2 0 0 0 0
2015–17 Salford Red Devils 55 2 0 0 0
2016(DRTooltip Super League#Dual registration) → N Wales Crusaders 3 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Toronto Wolfpack 20 2 0 0 8
2019(loan) → Bradford Bulls 2 0 0 0 0
2019– London Broncos 18 0 0 0 0
Total 193 8 0 0 24
Source: [2][3][4]
As of 8 April 2021

Olsi Krasniqi (born 28 June 1992) is an Albanian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.

He previously played for Harlequins Rugby League in the Super League, and on loan from London at the London Skolars in League 1. Krasniqi played for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and on loan from Salford at the North Wales Crusaders in Kingstone Press League 1. He also played for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship, and on loan from Toronto at the Bradford Bulls in the Championship.

Background

Krasniqi was born in Tirana, Albania; after his family moved to England he grew up in Feltham, London.[5] His father is a professional wrestler from Albania.[6]

Career

Harlequins RL / London Broncos

He made his first team début as a 17-year-old for Harlequins RL in 2010's Super League XV; coming off the interchange bench to score a try on début in a 50–22 win over Crusaders RL.

Krasniqi playing for Harlequins RL against the Catalans Dragons in 2010

He spent time on loan from the Broncos at the London Skolars in League 1 in 2012 and 2013.

Salford Red Devils

Krasniqi joined the Salford Red Devils ahead of the 2015 Super League season.

He spent time on loan from Salford at the North Wales Crusaders in Kingstone Press League 1.

Toronto Wolfpack

He joined the Toronto Wolfpack ahead of the 2018 RFL Championship season.

Krasniqi also spent time on loan from Toronto at the Bradford Bulls in the Betfred Championship.

London Broncos

Krasniqi left the Wolfpack to return to the London Broncos part way through the 2019 Super League season.

Club statistics

YearClubCompetitionAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop goalsPoints
2010 Harlequins RLSuper League101004
2011 Harlequins RLSuper League150000
2012 London BroncosSuper League172008
2012 London SkolarsChampionship 110000
2013 London BroncosSuper League230000
2013 London SkolarsChampionship 120000
2014 London BroncosSuper League271004
2015 Salford Red DevilsSuper League90000
2016 Salford Red DevilsSuper League191000
2016 North Wales CrusadersLeague 130000
2017 Salford Red DevilsSuper League271004
2018 Toronto WolfpackChampionship192008
2019 Toronto WolfpackChampionship10000
2019 Bradford BullsChampionship20000
2019 London BroncosSuper League90000
2020 London BroncosChampionship60000
2021 London BroncosChampionship30000
Club career total[7][8] 19380032

References

  1. ↑ "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ London Official Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Dorn Chorus Wows The Stoop". league.quins.co.uk. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "Quins tribute to absent Purdham". superleague.co.uk. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  7. ↑ loverugbyleague
  8. ↑ Rugby League Project
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