Sami Khedira

Sami Khedira (Arabic: سامي خضيرة; born 4 April 1987) is a German former football player. He was known for his aerial ability, his ability to recover the ball and quickly join the team attack with his powerful shooting.

Sami Khedira

Khedira with Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Sami Khedira[1]
Date of birth	(1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth	Stuttgart, West Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
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 Representing  Germany FIFA World Cup Winner 2014 Brazil 2010 South Africa UEFA European Championship 2012 Poland-Ukraine UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2009 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2018

Khedira was born in Stuttgart to a German mother and Tunisian father.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Other[c]		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Stuttgart II	2004–05	Regionalliga Süd	5	0	—		—		—		5	0	[4]
	2005–06	Regionalliga Süd	7	0	—		—		—		7	0	[5]
	2006–07	Regionalliga Süd	9	1	—		—		—		9	1	[6]
	Total		21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	—
VfB Stuttgart	2006–07	Bundesliga	22	4	4	0	—		—		26	4	[6]
	2007–08	Bundesliga	24	1	4	0	5	0	1	0	34	1	[7][8]
	2008–09	Bundesliga	27	7	2	0	8	1	—		37	8	[9][10]
	2009–10	Bundesliga	25	2	2	1	8	0	—		35	3	[11]
	Total		98	14	12	1	21	1	1	0	132	16	—
Real Madrid	2010–11	La Liga	25	0	7	0	8	0	—		40	0	[12]
	2011–12	La Liga	28	2	4	1	8	1	2	0	42	4	[12]
	2012–13	La Liga	25	3	6	1	11	0	2	0	44	4	[12]
	2013–14	La Liga	13	1	0	0	5	0	—		18	1	[12]
	2014–15	La Liga	11	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	17	0	[12]
	Total		102	6	20	2	34	1	5	0	161	9	—
Juventus	2015–16	Serie A	20	5	1	0	4	0	0	0	25	5	[12]
	2016–17	Serie A	31	5	3	0	11	0	1	0	46	5	[12]
	2017–18	Serie A	26	9	4	0	8	0	1	0	39	9	[12]
	2018–19	Serie A	10	2	2	0	4	0	1	0	17	2	[12]
	2019–20	Serie A	12	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	18	0	[12]
	2020–21	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[12]
	Total		99	21	11	0	32	0	3	0	145	21	—
Hertha BSC	2020–21	Bundesliga	9	0	—		—		—		9	0	[12]
Career total			329	42	43	3	87	2	9	0	468	47	—

1. Includes the DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey, and Coppa Italia
2. Includes the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, and UEFA Intertoto Cup
3. Includes the DFL-Ligapokal, Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 27 June 2018^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany
	2009	1	0
	2010	16	1
	2011	7	0
	2012	12	1
	2013	8	2
	2014	9	1
	2015	4	0
	2016	12	2
	2017	3	0
	2018	5	0
Total		77	7

As of match played 27 June 2018. Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.^[13]

List of international goals scored by Sami Khedira

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 July 2010	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Uruguay	3–2	3–2	2010 FIFA World Cup
2	22 June 2012	Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland	Greece	2–1	4–2	UEFA Euro 2012
3	6 February 2013	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	France	2–1	2–1	Friendly
4	11 October 2013	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne,Germany	Republic of Ireland	1–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	26 June 2014	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Brazil	5–0	7–1	2014 FIFA World Cup
6	11 October 2016	HDI Arena, Hanover, Germany	Northern Ireland	2–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	11 November 2016	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	8–0

Honours

Khedira celebrates winning the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart in 2007.

VfB Stuttgart^[14]

• Bundesliga: 2006–07^[15]

Real Madrid^[14]

• La Liga: 2011–12
• Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
• Supercopa de España: 2012
• UEFA Champions League: 2013–14^[16]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2014
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2014

Juventus^[14]

• Serie A: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Coppa Italia: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2018
• UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2016–17

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009^[17]

Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 2014^[18]

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012^[19]

Orders

• Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg: 2016^[20]