Sami Khedira
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sami Khedira | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | TV Oeffingen | ||
| 1995–2004 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | VfB Stuttgart II | 21 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | VfB Stuttgart | 98 | (14) |
| 2010– | Real Madrid | 39 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Germany U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Germany U21 | 15 | (5) |
| 2009– | Germany | 24 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 12 February 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2011 | |||
Sami Khedira (German pronunciation: [ˈsami kəˈdiːʁa]; Arabic: سامي خضيرة) (born 4 April 1987) is a German footballer currently playing for Real Madrid and the German national team. Khedira moved to Real Madrid from VfB Stuttgart in 2010. He is considered a dynamic midfielder with 'flawless aerial ability' who can cover a lot of ground, recover the ball and quickly join in the team attack with his powerful mid-range shooting.[2]
Club career
VfB Stuttgart
Before joining the youth team of VfB Stuttgart in 1995, he played at TV Oeffingen. In the first months of the 2006–07 season, he was called up into VfB's Bundesliga squad by manager Armin Veh. His debut followed on 1 October 2006 against Hertha BSC. He scored his first two goals on 29 October in a game against Schalke 04. On 29 January 2007 he signed his first professional contract at VfB, valid until June 2009.[3]
On 9 July 2008 he extended his contract until the summer of 2011.[4]
Real Madrid
On 30 July 2010 Khedira moved to Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee.[5][6] Khedira was assigned the number 24 shirt, since 2011–2012 La Liga season he changed to the number "6" jersey. Khedira made his debut for Real Madrid on 13 August 2010 in a friendly match against Bayern Munich, which Real Madrid won 4–2 in penalties. This resulted in Real Madrid winning the Franz-Beckenbauer-Cup. His league debut came on 29 August, in a 0–0 draw against Mallorca.[7] On 20 April 2011, he won his first title with Real Madrid: Spanish Copa del Rey, against FC Barcelona. On 3 August 2011, he scored his first goal for Real Madrid during a pre-season match against Guangzhou Evergrande. He scored his first competitive goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League, on 18 October 2011 against Olympique Lyonnais.
International career
Youth teams & debut
Khedira has appeared 30 times in several German youth national teams, he captained the side during the European Under-21 Championship 2009, which Germany has won in the final against England 4–0.
Khedira made his debut for the senior national squad on 5 September 2009 in a friendly match against South Africa. He was substituted on in the 73rd minute for Simon Rolfes.
World Cup 2010
He was called up to the Germany squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by coach Joachim Löw. Filling in for injured Michael Ballack as defensive midfielder, he played in all seven matches, and was only substituted twice. After appearances in five friendlies prior to the World Cup, he made his first competitive match against Australia in Germanys first group game. On 10 July 2010, with his first international goal on senior level, he scored Germanys 16th and last goal of the tournament in the 3rd place match against Uruguay. This game-winning header 8 minutes from time ensured the final 3–2 score and won the young German team the bronze medal.[8]
Euro 2012
Khedira was in the starting lineup in eight qualification matches for Euro 2012, helping Germany top their group with a record ten wins out of ten matches.
International goals
Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 July 2010 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  Uruguay |
3–2 | 3–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
Personal life
Khedira's father is from Tunisia and his mother is from Germany.[9] Sami's younger brother Rani plays for the youth ranks of VfB Stuttgart and is a member of the Germany U17 team.[10] He is dating German fashion model Lena Gercke since May 2011.[11] Both were featured in a February 2012 GQ cover story.[12]
Club statistics
Last update: 12 February 2012.[13][14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Stuttgart | 2006–07 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 7 | |
| Total | 98 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 126 | 16 | 18 | |
| Real Madrid | 2010–11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 4 | |
| Career totals | 137 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 191 | 18 | 22 | |
1 Includes Supercopa de España
Honours
Club
- VfB Stuttgart
- Real Madrid
Country
- Germany
- FIFA World Cup: 3rd place (2010)
- UEFA U–21 Championship: 2009
References
- ^ Official Real Madrid profile
- ^ "Sami Khedira profile". Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Origins are Irrelevant in Football – Portrait of Sami Khedira". Qantara.de. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Khedira signs until 2011". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Terms agreed with Real Madrid". VfB Stuttgart. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Sami Khedira, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid". Real Madrid C.F (in Spanish). 30 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Report: Mallorca v Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Khedira completes comeback". ESPN Soccernet. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Deutsche Talente und ihre Alternativen" (in German). Kurier.[dead link]
- ^ "U 15-Junioren Team Nationalspieler Rani Khedira" (in German). Deutscher Fussball-Bund. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Ein Paar, sie sind ein Paar". RP Online. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Dream-Team". GQ. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Khedira league statistics". guardian.touch-line.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Sami Khedira". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
External links
- Real Madrid official profile
- Sami Khedira at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- BDFutbol profile
- Transfermarkt profile
- 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
- Sami Khedira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sami Khedira – FIFA competition record (archived)
Germany squads | |
|---|---|
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Stuttgart
- German people of Tunisian descent
- German people of Arab descent
- German footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football utility players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- La Liga footballers
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Germany international footballers
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- German expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain