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'''Taulant Xhaka''' |
'''Taulant Xhaka'''(born 28 March 1991 in [[Pristina]], [[Kosova]]) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Association football|footballer]] of [[Albanians|Albanian]] descent. He has a contract with [[FC Basel|Basel]] but is out on loan to [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]] in the [[Swiss Super League]]. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Concordia Basel | ||
| 2002–2009 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Basel U-21 | 34 | (3) |
| 2010– | FC Basel | 9 | (0) |
| 2012– | → Grasshopper Club (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Switzerland U-17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U-18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U-19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010– | Switzerland U-20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011– | Switzerland U-21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2011, 24:00 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:22, 25 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
Taulant Xhaka(born 28 March 1991 in Pristina, Kosova) is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent. He has a contract with Basel but is out on loan to Grasshopper Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League.
Early life
Taulant is the elder brother of Granit Xhaka, who is also a professional footballer and 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup winner. Their family moved to Switzerland whilst the children were still very young.
Club career
The brothers started their youth football by FC Concordia Basel and both moved to FC Basel in 2002. Taulant played for various FC Basel youth teams and from 2008 became a regular member of the U-21 team for two years in the Swiss 1. Liga.
At the beginning of the Season 2010/11 both brothers moved up into the first team squad. Taulant plays as a defender. He played his first team debut on 19 September 2010 in the 5:0 Swiss Cup win against FC Mendrisio-Stabio.[1] He gave his Super League debut on 27 February 2011 in the 1:0 away win against FC Luzern.[2] At the end of the 2010–11 Swiss Super League season Taulant Xhaka won the Super League Championship title with FC Basel.
Taulant Xhaka gave his UEFA Champions League debut for Basel on 27 September 2011 as a substitute in the 3:3 away draw in the Old Trafford Stadium against Manchester United.[3] On 18 January 2012 it was announced that Xhaka would be lent out to the Grasshoppers to gain first team playing experience.
International career
Xhaka has played for Swiss youth squad at the U-17 level. He was part of the Swiss U-17 squad that played in the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Antalya, Turkey. During the years 2009 and 2010 he played for the Switzerland U-18 and the Switzerland U-19 teams. He made his Swiss U-20 debut on 6 September 2010 in the Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen, as right back in the 2:3 home deafeat against Germany national under-20 football team.[4]
Taulant Xhaka made his Swiss U-21 debut as substitute on 7 Oktober 2011 in the 1:0 away win against Georgia U-21.[5][6] In the return game on 10 November, a 5:0 home win in the Cornaredo Stadium, he played in the starting team.
Honours
Basel
- Swiss Super League Champion: 2011
- Uhrencup Winner: 2011
External links
- Profile at FC Basel Template:De icon
- Profile at Swiss Football League Template:De icon
- Soccerway profile
References
- ^ Dünner, Urs (2010). "Der FCB gewinnt im Schweizer Cup mit 5:0 (2:0) gegen Mendrisio". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) Template:De icon - ^ Meister, Remo (2011). "Wichtiger 1:0-Arbeitssieg für den FCB". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) Template:De icon - ^ Simon, Remo (2011). "United strike late to deny Basel famous win". eufa.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Match report Swiss U-20 - Germany U-20
- ^ Match report Georgia U-21 - Switzerland U-21
- ^ nzz (2011). "U-21-Auswahl in Georgien mit Auswärtsieg". Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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