Xherdan Shaqiri

Xherdan Shaqiri

Shaqiri with Switzerland in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Xherdan Shaqiri
Date of birth	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 25)
Place of birth	Gjilan, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Stoke City
Number	22
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–	Stoke City	41	(6)
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	59	(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:51, 21 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:28, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Xherdan Shaqiri (Albanian pronunciation: [dʒɛrˈdan ʃaˈciɾi]; born 10 October 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Stoke City, and the Switzerland national team.

He began his career at FC Basel, winning honours including three Swiss Super League titles, before moving to Bayern Munich, where he gained eight domestic and international honours despite playing less frequently. In January 2015, he moved to Inter Milan for a fee of €15 million, and seven months later to Stoke City for a club record £12 million.

A full international since 2010, Shaqiri has earned over 50 caps for Switzerland. He represented the nation at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2016.

Shaqiri was born in Gjilan to Kosovar Albanian parents. He emigrated to Switzerland in 1992 with his parents and three siblings. He has multiple nationalities: Swiss, Kosovo, and Albanian, having acquired Swiss citizenship through naturalisation. Shaqiri is also eligible for a Serbian passport, as the country did not recognise the independence of Kosovo.