Xherdan Shaqiri
Swiss footballer (born 1991)
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- 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.
- Shaqiri rose through the youth ranks at Basel.
- He moved to Bayern Munich in 2012, where he won three Bundesliga titles in his three seasons at the club.
- In January 2015, he moved to Inter Milan for a fee of €15 million.
- After Stoke's relegation from the Premier League in 2018, Shaqiri was transferred to Liverpool for a reported £13.
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WikipediaXherdan 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 £13.5 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.
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