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Sami Khedira

German association football player

Sami Khedira (Arabic: سامي خضيرة; born 4 April 1987) is a German former football player. He was known for his aerial ability, his ability to recover the ball and quickly join the team attack with his powerful shooting.

Sami Khedira
Khedira with Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sami Khedira[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
1992–1995 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)
2010–2015 Real Madrid 102 (6)
2015–2021 Juventus 99 (21)
2021 Hertha BSC 9 (0)
Total 329 (42)
National team‡
2003–2004 Germany U17 10 (2)
2007–2009 Germany U21 15 (5)
2009–2018 Germany 77 (7)
Honours
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2014 Brazil
Third place 2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Poland-Ukraine
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2009 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2018

Khedira was born in Stuttgart to a German mother and Tunisian father.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total Ref.
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2004–05 Regionalliga Süd 5 0 — — — 5 0 [4]
2005–06 Regionalliga Süd 7 0 — — — 7 0 [5]
2006–07 Regionalliga Süd 9 1 — — — 9 1 [6]
Total 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 —
VfB Stuttgart 2006–07 Bundesliga 22 4 4 0 — — 26 4 [6]
2007–08 Bundesliga 24 1 4 0 5 0 1 0 34 1 [7][8]
2008–09 Bundesliga 27 7 2 0 8 1 — 37 8 [9][10]
2009–10 Bundesliga 25 2 2 1 8 0 — 35 3 [11]
Total 98 14 12 1 21 1 1 0 132 16 —
Real Madrid 2010–11 La Liga 25 0 7 0 8 0 — 40 0 [12]
2011–12 La Liga 28 2 4 1 8 1 2 0 42 4 [12]
2012–13 La Liga 25 3 6 1 11 0 2 0 44 4 [12]
2013–14 La Liga 13 1 0 0 5 0 — 18 1 [12]
2014–15 La Liga 11 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 17 0 [12]
Total 102 6 20 2 34 1 5 0 161 9 —
Juventus 2015–16 Serie A 20 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 25 5 [12]
2016–17 Serie A 31 5 3 0 11 0 1 0 46 5 [12]
2017–18 Serie A 26 9 4 0 8 0 1 0 39 9 [12]
2018–19 Serie A 10 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 17 2 [12]
2019–20 Serie A 12 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 18 0 [12]
2020–21 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [12]
Total 99 21 11 0 32 0 3 0 145 21 —
Hertha BSC 2020–21 Bundesliga 9 0 — — — 9 0 [12]
Career total 329 42 43 3 87 2 9 0 468 47 —
  1. ↑ Includes the DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey, and Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, and UEFA Intertoto Cup
  3. ↑ Includes the DFL-Ligapokal, Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 27 June 2018[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2009 1 0
2010 16 1
2011 7 0
2012 12 1
2013 8 2
2014 9 1
2015 4 0
2016 12 2
2017 3 0
2018 5 0
Total 77 7
As of match played 27 June 2018. Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.[13]
List of international goals scored by Sami Khedira
No. 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
2 22 June 2012 Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland   Greece 2–1 4–2 UEFA Euro 2012
3 6 February 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France   France 2–1 2–1 Friendly
4 11 October 2013 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne,Germany   Republic of Ireland 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 26 June 2014 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil   Brazil 5–0 7–1 2014 FIFA World Cup
6 11 October 2016 HDI Arena, Hanover, Germany   Northern Ireland 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 11 November 2016 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino   San Marino 1–0 8–0

Honours

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Khedira celebrates winning the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart in 2007.

VfB Stuttgart[14]

Real Madrid[14]

Juventus[14]

Germany U21

Germany

Individual

Orders

References

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  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 07 de marzo de 2015, en Bilbao" [Minutes of the Match held on 7 March 2015, in Bilbao] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sami Khedira" (in Italian). Juventus F.C. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Khedira, Sami" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Khedira, Sami" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Khedira, Sami" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Khedira, Sami" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sami Khedira" (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Khedira, Sami" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sami Khedira" (in German). Fussballdaten. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Khedira, Sami" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 "Sami Khedira » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Sami Khedira". NFT. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "S. Khedira". soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Sami Khedira" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "Der Traum ist wahr: Real gewinnt "La Décima"" (in German). kicker.de. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Final: Germany 4–0 England: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  18. ↑ "Match report: Germany – Argentina". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Ten Spain players in Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Khedira mit Verdienstorden geehrt" (in German). sport1.de. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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