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Taulant Xhaka
Albanian footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Taulant Ragip Xhaka (born 28 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss Super League club Basel. Born in Switzerland, he represented the Albania national team.
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![]() Xhaka with Basel in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taulant Ragip Xhaka | ||
Date of birth | (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | Concordia Basel | ||
2002–2009 | Basel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Basel U21 | 50 | (6) |
2010– | Basel | 270 | (6) |
2012–2013 | → Grasshopper (loan) | 38 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Switzerland U17 | 14 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Switzerland U18 | 6 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Switzerland U19 | 9 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Switzerland U20 | 8 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Albania | 31 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2019 |
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