Xherdan Shaqiri

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". 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" 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.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBasel II2007–08Swiss 1. Liga20————202008–09Swiss 1. Liga178————178Total198————198Basel2009–10Swiss Super League32451—102—4772010–11Swiss Super League29520—112—4272011–12Swiss Super League31940—60—419Total9218111—274—13023Bayern Munich2012–13Bundesliga26453—71103982013–14Bundesliga17631—40302772014–15Bundesliga9110—4110152Total521194—152508117Inter Milan2014–15Serie A15121—31—203Stoke City2015–16Premier League2731040——3232016–17Premier League2141000——2242017–18Premier League3681010——388Total84153050——9215Liverpool2018–19Premier League246101040—3062019–20Premier League71000010301112020–21Premier League14020115000221Total457302110030638Lyon2021–22Ligue 111200—50—162Chicago Fire2022MLS29700———2972023MLS28530——323472024MLS122————122Total691430——327516Basel2024–25Swiss Super League341853———39212025–26Swiss Super League7421—42—137Total412274—42—5228Career total42898381071649112547121

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSwitzerland2010912011832012732013612014127201592201681201792201812220192020204020211442022121202372202463Total12532

Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shaqiri goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Xherdan ShaqiriNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition17 September 2010St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland71–21–3UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying26 September 2011St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland131–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying32–143–1529 February 2012Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland181–11–3Friendly611 September 2012Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland212–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification714 November 2012Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia242–12–1Friendly811 October 2013Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania301–02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification93 June 2014Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland332–02–0Friendly1025 June 2014Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil361–03–02014 FIFA World Cup112–0123–01314 October 2014San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino404–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying1415 November 2014AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland413–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying154–01610 June 2015Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland452–03–0Friendly1714 June 2015LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania462–12–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying1825 June 2016Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France571–11–1 UEFA Euro 2016191 June 2017Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland611–01–0Friendly209 June 2017Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands622–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification2122 June 2018Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia722–12–12018 FIFA World Cup228 September 2018Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland753–06–02018–19 UEFA Nations League A2328 March 2021Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland881–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification2420 June 2021Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan942–03–1UEFA Euro 2020253–1262 July 2021Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia961–11–1 UEFA Euro 2020272 December 2022Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar1111–03–22022 FIFA World Cup2812 September 2023Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland1163–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying2915 October 2023Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland1171–03–3UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying3026 March 2024Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland1211–01–0Friendly314 June 2024Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland1224–04–0Friendly3219 June 2024RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany1241–11–1UEFA Euro 2024

Honours
Basel
Swiss Super League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2024–25
Swiss Cup: 2009–10, 2011–12
Bayern Munich
Bundesliga: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
DFB-Pokal: 2012–13, 2013–14
DFL-Supercup: 2012
UEFA Champions League: 2012–13
UEFA Super Cup: 2013
FIFA Club World Cup: 2013

Liverpool
Premier League: 2019–20
UEFA Champions League: 2018–19
UEFA Super Cup: 2019
FIFA Club World Cup: 2019

Switzerland U21
UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2011

Individual
Swiss Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2012
Swiss Golden Player Award "SFAP Golden Player": 2012
Swiss Golden Player Award "Best Young Player": 2012
UEFA European Championship Goal of the Tournament: 2016
UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament: 2019
 Swiss Super League top scorer: 2024–25

 References 

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