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Xherdan Shaqiri

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Xherdan Shaqiri

Xherdan Shaqiri (Albanian pronunciation: [dʒɛrˈdan ʃaˈciɾi]; born 10 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Swiss Super League club Basel. Born in Kosovo, he represented the Switzerland national team. Shaqiri rose through the youth ranks at Basel. In his three years playing for the Basel first-team, he was an important player in the team that won three Swiss Super League titles. He moved to Bayern Munich in 2012, where he won three Bundesliga titles in his three seasons at the club. He faced stiff competition at Bayern and did not nail down a first-team spot. In January 2015, he moved to Inter Milan for a fee of €15 million. After half a season at Inter, Shaqiri moved to Stoke City in the summer of 2015 for a club record £12 million. After Stoke's relegation from the Premier League in 2018, Shaqiri was transferred to Liverpool for a reported £13 million fee. He was part of the UEFA Champions League winning squad in his first season. He also won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019, as well as the Premier League in 2020, Liverpool's first league title in 30 years. A full international from 2010 until 2024, Shaqiri earned 125 caps and scored 32 goals for Switzerland, making him the country's third-most capped player and fourth-highest goalscorer. He represented the nation at four FIFA World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), as well as three UEFA European Championships (2016, 2020, 2024).

Infobox

2009
Switzerland U19
2015
Inter Milan
Full name
Xherdan Shaqiri
Date of birth
(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991
Place of birth
Gjilan, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo)
Height
1 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Winger attacking midfielder
Current team
FC Basel
Number
10
1999–2001
SV Augst
2001–2009
FC Basel
Years
Team
2007–2009
FC Basel II
2009–2012
FC Basel
2012–2015
Bayern Munich
2015–2018
Stoke City
2018–2021
Liverpool
2021–2022
Lyon
2022–2024
Chicago Fire
2024–
FC Basel
2007–2008
Switzerland U17
2008–2009
Switzerland U18
2009–2011
Switzerland U21
2010–2024
Switzerland

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Basel II
Basel II
Club
Basel II
Season
2007–08
League
Swiss 1. Liga
League
2
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
2
Continental
0
2008–09
2008–09
Club
2008–09
Season
Swiss 1. Liga
League
17
League
8
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
17
Continental
8
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
19
League
8
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
19
League cup
8
Basel
Basel
Club
Basel
Season
2009–10
League
Swiss Super League
League
32
League
4
National cup
5
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
10
Continental
2
Continental
—
Other
47
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Swiss Super League
League
29
League
5
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
11
League cup
2
Continental
—
Continental
42
Other
7
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Swiss Super League
League
31
League
9
League
4
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
6
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
41
Other
9
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
92
League
18
League
11
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
27
League cup
4
League cup
—
Continental
130
Continental
23
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich
Club
Bayern Munich
Season
2012–13
League
Bundesliga
League
26
League
4
National cup
5
National cup
3
League cup
—
League cup
7
Continental
1
Continental
1
Other
0
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Bundesliga
League
17
League
6
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
4
League cup
0
Continental
3
Continental
0
Other
27
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Bundesliga
League
9
League
1
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
4
League cup
1
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
15
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
52
League
11
League
9
League
4
National cup
—
National cup
15
League cup
2
League cup
5
Continental
0
Continental
81
Other
17
Inter Milan
Inter Milan
Club
Inter Milan
Season
2014–15
League
Serie A
League
15
League
1
National cup
2
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
3
Continental
1
Continental
—
Other
20
Stoke City
Stoke City
Club
Stoke City
Season
2015–16
League
Premier League
League
27
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
4
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
32
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Premier League
League
21
League
4
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
22
Other
4
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
36
League
8
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
38
Other
8
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
84
League
15
League
3
League
0
National cup
5
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
92
Continental
15
Liverpool
Liverpool
Club
Liverpool
Season
2018–19
League
Premier League
League
24
League
6
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
4
Continental
0
Other
—
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
7
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
3
Other
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
14
League
0
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
1
League cup
5
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
45
League
7
League
3
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
1
League cup
10
League cup
0
Continental
3
Continental
0
Other
63
Lyon
Lyon
Club
Lyon
Season
2021–22
League
Ligue 1
League
11
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
5
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
16
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
Club
Chicago Fire
Season
2022
League
MLS
League
29
League
7
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
29
Other
7
2023
2023
Club
2023
Season
MLS
League
28
League
5
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
3
Continental
2
Continental
34
Other
7
2024
2024
Club
2024
Season
MLS
League
12
League
2
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
12
Continental
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
69
League
14
League
3
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
3
League cup
2
Continental
75
Continental
16
Basel
Basel
Club
Basel
Season
2024–25
League
Swiss Super League
League
34
League
18
National cup
5
National cup
3
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
39
Other
21
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Swiss Super League
League
34
League
11
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
10
League cup
4
Continental
—
Continental
47
Other
16
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
68
League
29
League
8
League
4
National cup
—
National cup
10
League cup
4
League cup
—
Continental
86
Continental
37
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
455
League
105
League
39
League
10
National cup
7
National cup
1
League cup
70
League cup
11
Continental
11
Continental
2
Other
581
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Basel II
2007–08
Swiss 1. Liga
2
0
—
—
—
—
2
0
2008–09
Swiss 1. Liga
17
8
—
—
—
—
17
8
Total
19
8
—
—
—
—
19
8
Basel
2009–10
Swiss Super League
32
4
5
1
—
10
2
—
47
2010–11
Swiss Super League
29
5
2
0
—
11
2
—
42
7
2011–12
Swiss Super League
31
9
4
0
—
6
0
—
41
9
Total
92
18
11
1
—
27
4
—
130
23
Bayern Munich
2012–13
Bundesliga
26
4
5
3
—
7
1
1
0
2013–14
Bundesliga
17
6
3
1
—
4
0
3
0
27
2014–15
Bundesliga
9
1
1
0
—
4
1
1
0
15
Total
52
11
9
4
—
15
2
5
0
81
17
Inter Milan
2014–15
Serie A
15
1
2
1
—
3
1
—
20
Stoke City
2015–16
Premier League
27
3
1
0
4
0
—
—
32
2016–17
Premier League
21
4
1
0
0
0
—
—
22
4
2017–18
Premier League
36
8
1
0
1
0
—
—
38
8
Total
84
15
3
0
5
0
—
—
92
15
Liverpool
2018–19
Premier League
24
6
1
0
1
0
4
0
—
2019–20
Premier League
7
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
2020–21
Premier League
14
0
2
0
1
1
5
0
0
0
Total
45
7
3
0
2
1
10
0
3
0
63
Lyon
2021–22
Ligue 1
11
2
0
0
—
5
0
—
16
Chicago Fire
2022
MLS
29
7
0
0
—
—
—
29
7
2023
MLS
28
5
3
0
—
—
3
2
34
7
2024
MLS
12
2
—
—
—
—
12
2
Total
69
14
3
0
—
—
3
2
75
16
Basel
2024–25
Swiss Super League
34
18
5
3
—
—
—
39
21
2025–26
Swiss Super League
34
11
3
1
—
10
4
—
47
16
Total
68
29
8
4
—
10
4
—
86
37
Career total
455
105
39
10
7
1
70
11
11
2
581
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Switzerland
Switzerland
National team
Switzerland
Year
2010
Apps
9
Goals
1
2011
2011
National team
2011
Year
8
Apps
3
2012
2012
National team
2012
Year
7
Apps
3
2013
2013
National team
2013
Year
6
Apps
1
2014
2014
National team
2014
Year
12
Apps
7
2015
2015
National team
2015
Year
9
Apps
2
2016
2016
National team
2016
Year
8
Apps
1
2017
2017
National team
2017
Year
9
Apps
2
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
12
Apps
2
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
2
Apps
0
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
4
Apps
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
14
Apps
4
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
12
Apps
1
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
7
Apps
2
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
6
Apps
3
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
125
Apps
32
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Switzerland
2010
9
1
2011
8
3
2012
7
3
2013
6
1
2014
12
7
2015
9
2
2016
8
1
2017
9
2
2018
12
2
2019
2
0
2020
4
0
2021
14
4
2022
12
1
2023
7
2
2024
6
3
Total
125
32
List of international goals scored by Xherdan Shaqiri · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
7 September 2010
Venue
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Cap
7
Opponent
England
Score
1–2
Result
1–3
Competition
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2
2
No.
2
Date
6 September 2011
Venue
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Cap
13
Opponent
Bulgaria
Score
1–1
Result
3–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3
3
No.
3
Date
2–1
4
4
No.
4
Date
3–1
5
5
No.
5
Date
29 February 2012
Venue
Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
Cap
18
Opponent
Argentina
Score
1–1
Result
1–3
Competition
Friendly
6
6
No.
6
Date
11 September 2012
Venue
Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland
Cap
21
Opponent
Albania
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7
7
No.
7
Date
14 November 2012
Venue
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
Cap
24
Opponent
Tunisia
Score
2–1
Result
2–1
Competition
Friendly
8
8
No.
8
Date
11 October 2013
Venue
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania
Cap
30
Opponent
Albania
Score
1–0
Result
2–1
Competition
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
9
No.
9
Date
3 June 2014
Venue
Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland
Cap
33
Opponent
Peru
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
Friendly
10
10
No.
10
Date
25 June 2014
Venue
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
Cap
36
Opponent
Honduras
Score
1–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2014 FIFA World Cup
11
11
No.
11
Date
2–0
12
12
No.
12
Date
3–0
13
13
No.
13
Date
14 October 2014
Venue
San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino
Cap
40
Opponent
San Marino
Score
4–0
Result
4–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
14
14
No.
14
Date
15 November 2014
Venue
AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Cap
41
Opponent
Lithuania
Score
3–0
Result
4–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
15
15
No.
15
Date
4–0
16
16
No.
16
Date
10 June 2015
Venue
Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland
Cap
45
Opponent
Liechtenstein
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
Friendly
17
17
No.
17
Date
14 June 2015
Venue
LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania
Cap
46
Opponent
Lithuania
Score
2–1
Result
2–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
18
18
No.
18
Date
25 June 2016
Venue
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France
Cap
57
Opponent
Poland
Score
1–1
Result
1–1 (a .)
Competition
UEFA Euro 2016
19
19
No.
19
Date
1 June 2017
Venue
Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Cap
61
Opponent
Belarus
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
Friendly
20
20
No.
20
Date
9 June 2017
Venue
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Cap
62
Opponent
Faroe Islands
Score
2–0
Result
2–0
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
21
21
No.
21
Date
22 June 2018
Venue
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia
Cap
72
Opponent
Serbia
Score
2–1
Result
2–1
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup
22
22
No.
22
Date
8 September 2018
Venue
Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Cap
75
Opponent
Iceland
Score
3–0
Result
6–0
Competition
2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
23
23
No.
23
Date
28 March 2021
Venue
Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Cap
88
Opponent
Lithuania
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
24
24
No.
24
Date
20 June 2021
Venue
Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
Cap
94
Opponent
Turkey
Score
2–0
Result
3–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020
25
25
No.
25
Date
3–1
26
26
No.
26
Date
2 July 2021
Venue
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Cap
96
Opponent
Spain
Score
1–1
Result
1–1 (a .)
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020
27
27
No.
27
Date
2 December 2022
Venue
Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar
Cap
111
Opponent
Serbia
Score
1–0
Result
3–2
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup
28
28
No.
28
Date
12 September 2023
Venue
Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland
Cap
116
Opponent
Andorra
Score
3–0
Result
3–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
29
29
No.
29
Date
15 October 2023
Venue
Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Cap
117
Opponent
Belarus
Score
1–0
Result
3–3
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
30
30
No.
30
Date
26 March 2024
Venue
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Cap
121
Opponent
Republic of Ireland
Score
1–0
Result
1–0
Competition
Friendly
31
31
No.
31
Date
4 June 2024
Venue
Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland
Cap
122
Opponent
Estonia
Score
4–0
Result
4–0
Competition
Friendly
32
32
No.
32
Date
19 June 2024
Venue
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
Cap
124
Opponent
Scotland
Score
1–1
Result
1–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.
1
7 September 2010
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
7
England
1–2
1–3
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2
6 September 2011
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
13
Bulgaria
1–1
3–1
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3
2–1
4
3–1
5
29 February 2012
Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
18
Argentina
1–1
1–3
Friendly
6
11 September 2012
Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland
21
Albania
2–0
2–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7
14 November 2012
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia
24
Tunisia
2–1
2–1
Friendly
8
11 October 2013
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania
30
Albania
1–0
2–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
3 June 2014
Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland
33
Peru
2–0
2–0
Friendly
10
25 June 2014
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
36
Honduras
1–0
3–0
2014 FIFA World Cup
11
2–0
12
3–0
13
14 October 2014
San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino
40
San Marino
4–0
4–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
14
15 November 2014
AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland
41
Lithuania
3–0
4–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
15
4–0
16
10 June 2015
Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland
45
Liechtenstein
2–0
3–0
Friendly
17
14 June 2015
LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania
46
Lithuania
2–1
2–1
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
18
25 June 2016
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France
57
Poland
1–1
1–1 (a .)
UEFA Euro 2016
19
1 June 2017
Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
61
Belarus
1–0
1–0
Friendly
20
9 June 2017
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
62
Faroe Islands
2–0
2–0
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
21
22 June 2018
Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia
72
Serbia
2–1
2–1
2018 FIFA World Cup
22
8 September 2018
Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland
75
Iceland
3–0
6–0
2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
23
28 March 2021
Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland
88
Lithuania
1–0
1–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
24
20 June 2021
Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
94
Turkey
2–0
3–1
UEFA Euro 2020
25
3–1
26
2 July 2021
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia
96
Spain
1–1
1–1 (a .)
UEFA Euro 2020
27
2 December 2022
Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar
111
Serbia
1–0
3–2
2022 FIFA World Cup
28
12 September 2023
Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland
116
Andorra
3–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
29
15 October 2023
Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland
117
Belarus
1–0
3–3
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
30
26 March 2024
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
121
Republic of Ireland
1–0
1–0
Friendly
31
4 June 2024
Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland
122
Estonia
4–0
4–0
Friendly
32
19 June 2024
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
124
Scotland
1–1
1–1
UEFA Euro 2024

References

  1. Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, U . Open Cup
  2. Includes Football League/EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  7. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  8. One appearance in DFL-Supercup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. One appearance in FA Community Shield, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  10. Appearances in Leagues Cup
  11. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  12. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Liverpool FC"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200121123420/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF
  13. The National
    https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/balkan-imports-hitting-big-time-as-switzerland-establish-themselves-as-world-cup-regulars-1.262390
  14. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)
    https://www.srf.ch/radio-srf-3/aktuell/buessi-besucht-den-heimatort-von-xherdan-shaqiri
  15. "Xherdan SHAQIRI"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140617194717/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player=321653/profile-detail.html
  16. FootballTop
    http://www.footballtop.com/players/xherdan-shaqiri
  17. Le Courrier des Balkans
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130720041647/http://balkans.courriers.info/article18891.html
  18. Blick
    https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/nati/nati-star-eroeffnet-fussball-schule-shaq-sucht-das-groesste-schweizer-talent-id6782798.html
  19. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/03/world-cup-2014-switzerland-profile-xherdan-shaqiri
  20. The Sentinel
    https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/xherdan-shaqiri-stoke-liverpool-transfer-1712944
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