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Xherdan Shaqiri
Shaqiri with Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Xherdan Shaqiri[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Gjilan, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Basel
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)
2022–2024 Chicago Fire 69 (14)
2024– FC Basel 41 (22)
International career
2007–2008 Switzerland U17 10 (0)
2008–2009 Switzerland U18 5 (0)
2009 Switzerland U19 5 (3)
2009–2011 Switzerland U21 7 (1)
2010–2024 Switzerland 125 (32)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing   Switzerland
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2025

Xherdan Shaqiri (born 10 October 1991), is a Swiss association football player of Albanian descent who plays for FC Basel. He has played for the Switzerland national team. Since he first started playing football, he has been known for his fast speed on and off the ball.

The FIFA website describes Shaqiri as "unpredictable on the ball, adept with both feet, clinical in front of goal and [possessing] excellent vision".[2] Due to his small stature, the fans nicknamed Shaqiri "XS", by analogy with the size of clothes, which coincides with his initials. Also he has been nicknamed the "Alpine Messi"[2] and "magic dwarf".[3]

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he was one of the top scorers with 3 goals[4] after scoring a hat-trick against Honduras.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 October 2025[5][6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basel II 2007–08[8] Swiss 1. Liga 20————20
2008–09[8] Swiss 1. Liga 178————178
Total 198————198
Basel 2009–10[8] Swiss Super League 32451—10[c]2—477
2010–11[8] Swiss Super League 29520—11[d]2—427
2011–12[9] Swiss Super League 31940—6[e]0—419
Total 9218111—274—13023
Bayern Munich 2012–13[10] Bundesliga 26453—7[e]11[f]0398
2013–14[11] Bundesliga 17631—4[g]03[h]0277
2014–15[12] Bundesliga 9110—4[e]11[f]0152
Total 521194—152508117
Inter Milan 2014–15[12] Serie A 15121—3[c]1—203
Stoke City 2015–16[13] Premier League 2731040——323
2016–17[14] Premier League 2141000——224
2017–18[15] Premier League 3681010——388
Total 84153050——9215
Liverpool 2018–19[16] Premier League 24610104[e]0—306
2019–20[17] Premier League 7100001[e]03[i]0111
2020–21[18] Premier League 14020115[e]000221
Total 457302110030638
Lyon 2021–22[19] Ligue 1 11200—5[c]0—162
Chicago Fire 2022[20] MLS 29700———297
2023[21] MLS 28530——3[j]2347
2024[22] MLS 122————122
Total 691430——327516
Basel 2024–25[8] Swiss Super League 341853———3921
2025–26[8] Swiss Super League 7421—4[k]2—137
Total 412274—42—5228
Career total 42898381071649112547121
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Football League/EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. 1 2 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, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201091
201183
201273
201361
2014127
201592
201681
201792
2018122
201920
202040
2021144
2022121
202372
202463
Total12532
Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shaqiri goal.[23]
List of international goals scored by Xherdan Shaqiri
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
17 September 2010St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland7 England1–21–3UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[24]
26 September 2011 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland13 Bulgaria1–13–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[25]
32–1
43–1
529 February 2012Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland18 Argentina1–11–3Friendly[26]
611 September 2012Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland21 Albania2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[27]
714 November 2012Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia24 Tunisia2–12–1Friendly[28]
811 October 2013Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania30 Albania1–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[29]
93 June 2014Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland33 Peru2–02–0Friendly[30]
1025 June 2014Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil36 Honduras1–03–02014 FIFA World Cup[31]
112–0
123–0
1314 October 2014San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino40 San Marino4–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[32]
1415 November 2014AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland41 Lithuania3–04–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[33]
154–0
1610 June 2015Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland45 Liechtenstein2–03–0Friendly[34]
1714 June 2015LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania46 Lithuania2–12–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[35]
1825 June 2016Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France57 Poland1–11–1 (aet)UEFA Euro 2016[36]
191 June 2017Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland61 Belarus1–01–0Friendly[37]
209 June 2017Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands62 Faroe Islands2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[38]
2122 June 2018Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia72 Serbia2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup[39]
228 September 2018Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland75 Iceland3–06–02018–19 UEFA Nations League A[40]
2328 March 2021 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland88 Lithuania1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[41]
2420 June 2021Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan94 Turkey2–03–1UEFA Euro 2020[42]
253–1
262 July 2021Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia96 Spain1–11–1 (aet)UEFA Euro 2020[43]
272 December 2022Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar111 Serbia1–03–22022 FIFA World Cup[44]
2812 September 2023Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland116 Andorra3–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[45]
2915 October 2023Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland117 Belarus1–03–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[46]
3026 March 2024Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland121 Republic of Ireland1–01–0Friendly[47]
314 June 2024Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland122 Estonia4–04–0 Friendly[48]
3219 June 2024RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany124 Scotland1–11–1UEFA Euro 2024[49]

Honours

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Basel

Bayern Munich

Liverpool

Switzerland U21

Individual

References

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  2. 1 2 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - Xherdan SHAQIRI - Player Profile - FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
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  11. ↑ "Games played by Xherdan Shaqiri in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
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