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Xherdan Shaqiri BiographyXherdan Shaqiri is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga as well as the Swiss national team. Shaqiri played for SV Augst's and FC Basel's youth team. While on Basel's youth team, he played in the Under-15 Nike Cup 2007 and was named the best player of the tournament. signed his first professional contract with Basel on 2 January 2009. The new contract was set to keep him at St. Jakob-Park until June 2014. On 9 November, he scored his first goal for Basel in a 4–1 win over Neuchâtel Xamax at home. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Shaqiri won the national Double with Basel and a year later won League Championship title again. On 9 February 2012, FC Basel announced that Shaqiri had accepted a transfer to FC Bayern Munich for the 2012–13 season. He signed a four-year contract with the German giants until 30 June 2016 for €2M per season. On 10 July 2012, Shaqiri made his debut in a friendly match against German side SpVgg Unterhaching which Bayern Munich won 1–0 by a goal of teammate David Alaba. Shaqiri made his debut for the Switzerland under-21 side on 11 November 2009 in a 3–1 win against the Turkey under-21s in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifier. He scored his first goal on 11 June 2011 in the 2011 Under-21 Championship opening game against the Denmark under-21 side. |
| Full Name | Xherdan Shaqiri |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Last Club | FC Basel II |
| Shirt Number | 22 |
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FC Basel II | Jul 2009 - Jul 2009 |
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Stoke City | Aug 2015 - Present |
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FC Internazionale Milano | Jan 2015 - Jul 2015 |
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FC Bayern München | Jul 2012 - Dec 2014 |
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FC Basel 1893 | Jul 2009 - Jun 2012 |
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Switzerland Under 21 | Jun 2009 - Dec 2011 |
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Switzerland Under 19 | Jul 2009 - Jun 2012 |
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Switzerland | Jan 2010 - Present |
| Season | Tournament | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Minutes Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | Premier League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 652 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2016/2017 | Premier League | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1709 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | |
| 2015/2016 | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2030 |
| League Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
| Total | 63 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4744 | |
| Season | Tournament | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Minutes Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Russia | WC Qualification Europe | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 688 |
| 2016 France | EC Qualification | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 766 |
| European Championship | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 377 | |
| 2014 Brazil | WC Qualification Europe | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 745 |
| World Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 387 | |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | EC Qualification | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 430 |
| 2010 South Africa | World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3405 | |
