Sami Khedira
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Khedira lining up for Germany in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sami Khedira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Germany U17 | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Germany U21 | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2018 | Germany | 77 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sami Khedira (German pronunciation: [ˈsaːmiː xeˈdiːʁaː]; Arabic: سامي خضيرة; born 4 April 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
He began his career at VfB Stuttgart, winning the Bundesliga in 2007, before moving to Real Madrid in 2010. In his five seasons in Spain, he won seven domestic and international trophies, including the UEFA Champions League in 2014. In 2015, he moved to Italian side Juventus on a free transfer, and won the Serie A title and Coppa Italia in his first three seasons with the club, followed by two more league titles and a Supercoppa Italiana.
A full international for Germany since 2009, Khedira earned 77 caps for the national team. He has taken part at three FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships with Germany, and was part of their squads which reached the semi-finals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2012 and 2016 UEFA European Football Championships; he also won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.