Xherdan Shaqiri Net Worth

Short introduction

Xherdan Shakiri is an active football professional with Swiss citizenship. It is mainly used in midfield. He is often compared to Lionel Messi because he is similar in size to this one and because like the Argentine football star, he is an offensive, technically savvy left-footer.

Early life

Xherdan Shakiri was born in Gnjilane on October 10, 1991 for Albanian parents. At that time, the city belonged to the Yugoslavia region. Today is located in the Kosovo Republic. His family emigrated to Switzerland. Here Xherdan grew up with his two brothers and sisters on a farm in the Augst municipality. His father encouraged Xherdan and his brothers to try their luck in football. Small Xherdan began playing football at the age of four. His first club is SV Augst.

Career

Because Xherdan Shakiri’s talent quickly became clear, he turned to the Department of Youth FC Basel at the age of eight. He was a member of this association from 2000 to 2012. In 2009 he received his first professional contract from the Swiss Club at the age of 17 years. In the same year he played his first game in the highest Swiss Division (in an away match at FC St. Gallen) and scored his first goal (in a home match against Xamax Neuchatel). In his first professional season, he became the winner of the Swiss Champion and Cup. He scored 18 goals in 92 matches for FC Basel. From the 2012/13 season, he played FC Bayern Munich. For the German recording champion he has 52 appearances in two and a half seasons, scoring 11 goals. In January 2015 he moved to Inter Milan with a loan. Here he made 15 appearances and scored. From the summer of 2015 he played for Stoke City English club. After three seasons where he played 84 matches and scored 15 goals, he moved to Liverpool, where he was under a contract since then. Xherdan Shakiri has also played for the Swiss national team since 2010.

Career highlights

Xherdan Shakiri’s career is rich in success. With FC Basel, he is three Swiss champions (2010, 2011 and 2012) and two Swiss Cup winners (2010 and 2012). With FC Bayern Munich, he was three German champions (2013, 2014 and 2015) and two German Cup winners (2013 and 2014). With Munich he also won the UEFA Champions League (2013). He also succeeded with Liverpool FC (2019). With the Swiss national team, he became Deputy European Champion Tournament U-21 in 2011. He participated in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and 2018 in Russia and the 2016 European Football Championship in France. In this tournament he is an important pillar of the Swiss team. He was twice this year’s Swiss soccer player (2011 and 2012). So far, he has been the top scorer of this month at the ARD Sports Show (with his aim to 1-1 at the 16th round of the European Championship against Poland in 2016)

Success tips

Xherdan Shakiri has a healthy self-confidence. It is important for him not to put his light under the bushel. Even though he was proud of his achievements, he did not want to rest on his victory and pursue a new goal. He was marked by a truly professional attitude, great willingness to practice and the willingness to win.