Xherdan Shaqiri: Swiss association football player

Xherdan Shaqiri (born 10 October 1991), is a Swiss association football player of Yugoslavian and Albanian descent who plays for Liverpool FC and the Switzerland national football team.

He has also played for FC Basel. Since he first started playing football, he has been known for his fast speed on and off the ball.

Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri: Swiss association football player
Shaqiri with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Xherdan Shaqiri
Date of birth (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Gnjilane, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Gjilan, Kosovo)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Chicago Fire
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2001 SV Augst
2001–2009 FC Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 FC Basel II 19 (8)
2009–2012 FC Basel 92 (18)
2012–2015 Bayern Munich 52 (11)
2015 Inter Milan 15 (1)
2015–2018 Stoke City 84 (15)
2018–2021 Liverpool 45 (7)
2021–2022 Lyon 11 (2)
2022– Chicago Fire 57 (12)
National team
2007–2008 Switzerland U17 10 (0)
2008–2009 Switzerland U18 5 (0)
2009 Switzerland U19 5 (3)
2009–2011 Switzerland U21 7 (1)
2010– Switzerland 117 (29)
Honours
Men's football
Representing Xherdan Shaqiri: Swiss association football player Switzerland
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2011
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:30, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

The FIFA website describes Shaqiri as "unpredictable on the ball, adept with both feet, clinical in front of goal and [possessing] excellent vision". He has been nicknamed the "Alpine Messi" and "magic dwarf".

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was one of the top scorers with 3 goals after scoring a hat-trick against Honduras.

References

Tags:

AlbaniaAssociation footballFC BaselSwitzerlandSwitzerland national football teamYugoslavia

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