Sami Khedira
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Sami Khedira | ||
Personal information | ||
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Date of birth | April 4, 1987 | |
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | VfB Stuttgart | |
Number | 28 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1995–2004 | VfB Stuttgart | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2004–2006 2006–present |
VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart |
21 (1) 46 (5) |
National team2 | ||
-present 2007–present |
Germany U-21 Germany |
0 (0) |
4 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Sami Khedira (Arabic: سامي خضيرة, born April 4, 1987 in Stuttgart) is a German football player. His father is from Tunisia and his mother is from Germany.
Before joining the youth team of VfB Stuttgart in 1995, he played at TV Oeffingen. In the first months of the 2006/2007 season, he was called up into VfB's Bundesliga squad by manager Armin Veh. His debut followed on October 1, 2006 against Hertha BSC Berlin. Since then, he has played in ten games and scored his first two goals on October 29 in a game against FC Schalke 04.
Khedira, who usually plays in midfield, has appeared 30 times in several German youth national teams, currently being a member of the under-20 squad.
On January 29, 2007 he signed his first professional contract at VfB, valid until June 2009.
[edit] Honours
With Stuttgart:
- Bundesliga (2006-07)
[edit] External links
- Career stats at fussballdaten.de (German)
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