Xherdan Shaqiri

Xherdan Shaqiri is the kind of footballer I will always pay to watch. At just 169 cm, born in Gjilan, Kosovo and forged in Basel's academy, he turned a small frame into an asset rather than an excuse. That left foot produces goals with absurd trajectories, and he saved his best for the biggest stages, from World Cups to Liverpool. Knowing he arrived in Switzerland as a refugee before earning the national jersey adds weight to that swaggering confidence on the ball. I love seeing a little man bully bigger defenders, and Shaqiri does it with style, audacity, and a flair for the decisive moment.

Name (English)

Xherdan Shaqiri

Name (Japanese)

ジェルダン・シャチリ

Reading

じぇるだん・しゃちり

Born

October 10, 1991 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Gjilan, Kosovo

Height

169 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttp://www.xherdanshaqiri.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shaqirixherdan/
• Xhttps://x.com/XS_11official
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xherdan%20Shaqiri
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%81%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252190

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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