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Xherdan Shaqiri

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Date of Birth: 1991 , October-10
Birth Nation: Kosovo
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inch
Name Xherdan Shaqiri
Nationality Swiss
Birth Place/City Gnjilane
Ethnicity White Ethnicity
Profession Footballer
Working For FC Bayern Munich
Salary 2.6 million US Dollars
Weight in KG 72 kg
Famous for Football player
Online Presence Facebook,Wikipedia,Twitter

Quick Timeline of Xherdan Shaqiri

1991 Born in Gjilan, Kosovo
2007 Honored by best player of the tournament
2009 First professional contract with FC Basel
2012 Signed by German club Bayern Munich
2015 Transfered to Italian club Inter Milan
2015 Transfered to English club Stoke City
2009 Debut for Switzerland under-21
2010 Selected for Swiss National Team

Detail Timeline of Xherdan Shaqiri

October 10 , 1991

Born in Gjilan, Kosovo

He was born in Gjilan, Kosovo to Albanian parents. He has three siblings and they are Arianit Shaqiri, Erdin Shaqiri and Medina Shaqiri. He holds dual Nationality of Albanian and Swiss. There is no information about his education. 

2007

Honored by best player of the tournament

He started his career playing for SV Augst's and FC Basel's youth teams. During his career in Basel, he participated in Under-15 Nike Cup 2007 and was honored by the best player of the tournament. He become highlighted and was offered signings by different big clubs.

January 2 , 2009

First professional contract with FC Basel

He started his career playing for SV Augst's and FC Basel's youth teams. During his career in Basel, he participated in Under-15 Nike Cup 2007 and was honored by the best player of the tournament. Despite being approached by different big clubs, he stayed in Basel and had his first professional contract with Basel on 2 January 2009. 

February 9 , 2012

Signed by German club Bayern Munich

German club Bayern Munich signed him on 9 February 2012 from Basel in €11.6 million as his transfer fee and 2 million EUD per season. His first match for Bayern Munich was a friendly match with another German club SpVgg Unterhaching.

January 9 , 2015

Transfered to Italian club Inter Milan

He was then transferred to Italian club Inter Milan on 9 January 2015 with four year contract but did not remain there for long. He only played first match for Inter Milan on 17 January as a substitute. He scored his first goal for Inter Milan against Sampdoria.

August 11 , 2015

Transfered to English club Stoke City

He did not spend a long time in Inter Milan. After six months, English club Stoke City agreed a £12 million fee on a four-year deal. His transfer completed on 11 August, 2015. He played debut for Stroke City against Norwich City and the match ended with 1-1 draw.

November 11 , 2009

Debut for Switzerland under-21

Shaqiri made his debut in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier for Switzerland under-21 team on November 11, 2009, against Turkish under-21 team. Switzerland won by 3-1 against Turkish team. He scored the first goal for them on June 11, 2011.

2010

Selected for Swiss National Team

He was then selected for National team in 2010. His debut game was against Uruguay on March 3, 2010. They lost by 1-3 against Uruguay. His first goal for his team was against England in Euro 2012 Qualifier. He also played in 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Content

There was a rumor of Xherdan Shaqiri having a girlfriend, but it was unproven. He is still single and is never married. He does not have any affairs and a spouse. He is not married yet, and there is no chance of him getting a divorce. It is estimated that Xherdan has a net worth of $30 million dollars and his salary is about $7 million dollars. He is 170 cm tall. 

Xherdan Shaqiri started his career playing for SV Augst's and FC Basel's youth teams. During his career in Basel, he participated in the Under-15 Nike Cup 2007 and was honored by the best player of the tournament. Despite being approached by different big clubs, he stayed in Basel and had his first professional contract with Basel on 2 January 2009. German club Bayern Munich signed him on 9 February 2012 from Basel for €11.6 million as his transfer fee. His first match for Bayern Munich was a friendly match with another German club SpVgg Unterhaching. He was then transferred to Italian club Inter Milan on 9 January 2015 with a four-year contract but did not remain there for long as English club Stoke City agreed to a £12 million fee on a four-year deal. His transfer completes on 11 August 2015.