Rabu, 27 November 2013

Sami Khedira

Sami Khedira (German pronunciation: [ˈsami keˈdiːʁa]; 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.[1]

Sami Khedira
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Khedira playing for Real Madrid in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth 4 April 1987 (age 26)
Place of birth Stuttgart, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Real Madrid
Number 6
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– Real Madrid 89 (6)
National team
2003–2004 Germany U17 10 (2)
2007–2009 Germany U21 15 (5)
2009– Germany 44 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:36, 9 November 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:50, 15 November 2013 (UTC)


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.[2]
On 9 July 2008 he extended his contract until the summer of 2011.[3]

Real Madrid

On 30 July 2010 Khedira moved to Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until 2015.[4][5] Khedira was assigned the number 24 shirt, since 2011–2012 La Liga season he changed to the number 6 shirt. Khedira made his debut for Real Madrid on 13 August 2010 in a friendly match against FC Bayern Munich, which Real Madrid won 4–2 on 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.[6] 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. He also scored his first Copa del Rey goal against Málaga CF in a 3–2 home win when Real Madrid were trailing behind 0–2. Khedira also scored his first official league goal against RCD Espanyol in a thrashing 5–0 home win for the whites.
On 21 April 2012, Khedira scored his second league goal, in the El Clásico against arch rivals FC Barcelona. The goal was Real Madrid's 108th league of the season, breaking the previous La Liga record of 107, also set by Real Madrid in the 1989–90 season.[7]

International career

Youth teams and 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.
Khedira playing for the Germany national football team.

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 Germany's 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 third place match against Uruguay. This game-winning header eight 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.

World Cup 2014

Khedira tore his ACL in his right knee in a friendly match against Italy on 15 November 2013 and will be out for around six months, which will make his participation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup questionable.[9]

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

Personal life

Khedira was born in Stuttgart. His father is Tunisian and his mother is German.[10] Sami's younger brother Rani plays for the first team of VfB Stuttgart[11] and is a member of the Germany U17 team.[12]
Khedira is dating German fashion model Lena Gercke since May 2011.[13] Both were featured in a February 2012 GQ cover story.[14]

Club statistics

Last update: 9 November 2013.[15][16]
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 28 2 2 6 1 1 8 1 0 42 4 3
2012–13 25 3 2 8 1 1 11 0 2 44 4 5
2013–14 11 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 15 1 0
Total 89 6 5 21 2 3 31 1 3 141 9 11
Career totals 187 20 17 33 3 5 47 2 7 267 25 29
1 Includes Supercopa de España

Honours

Khedira celebrates winning the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart in 2007

Club

Stuttgart
Real Madrid

Country

Germany U-21

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