Xherdan Shaqiri (born 10 October 1991 in Gjilane, Kosovo, is a Kosovan-born is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Bayern Munich in the Fußball-Bundesliga as well as the Swiss national team. WikipediaBorn: October 10, 1991 (age 20), Gnjilane Kosovo Albania
Height: 1.69 m
Weight: 70 kg
Position: Midfielder
Salary: US$ 2,600,000 (2012)
Siblings: Erdin Shaqiri

Shaqiri is also a member of the Swiss national team.

Shaqiri moved to Switzerland as a child and played for SV Augst and FC Basel’s youth team. While on Basel’s youth team, he played in the Under-15 Nike Cup 2007 and was named the best player of the tournament, and, despite having several other clubs attempting to sign him, he decided to stay with Basel. Just two years later, Shaqiri signed his first professional contract with Basel on 2 January 2009. The contract will keep him at St. Jakob-Park until January 2011.[1] He made his Basel debut as a substitute in the Basel’s season opening game of the 2009–10 season against FC St. Gallen on 12 July 2009, at the AFG Arena.[2] On 9 November, he scored his first goal for Basel in a 4–1 win over Neuchâtel Xamax at home.[3]

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