Players - Xherdan Shaqiri

Xherdan Shaqiri
Birthdate: 10 October 1991
Birthplace: Gjilan, Yugoslavia
Nationality: Switzerland
Other clubs: Basel U21 (2007-09), Basel (2009-12), Bayern Munich (2012-15), Inter Milan (2015), Stoke City (2015-18), Lyon (2021-22), Chicago Fire (2022-)
Signed from: Stoke City
Signed for LFC: £13.75m, 13.07.2018
International debut: 07.09.2010 vs. England
International caps: 112/27 (22/1 at LFC) - 06.12.2022
Liverpool debut: 12.08.2018
Last appearance: 16.05.2021
Debut goal: 27.10.2018
Last goal: 24.09.2020
Contract expiry: 23.08.2021
Win ratio: 60.32% W:38 D:9 L:16
Games/goals ratio: 7.88
Games/assists ratio: 7
Honours: Champions League 2019, European Super Cup 2019, FIFA Club World Cup 2019, Premier League 2019/20
Total games/goals opposite LFC: 6 / 0
League games / goals / assists: 45 / 7 / 5
Total games / goals / assists: 63 / 8 / 9

Player Profile

A Kosovan by birth, Xherdan Shaqiri's parents emigrated to Switzerland before his first birthday. Shaqiri rose through FC Basel's youth ranks and signed a five-year professional deal aged seventeen. After three seasons he joined Bayern Munich, winning the Treble in his first season (although he did not feature in the Champions League final against Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund at Wembley). Liverpool showed an interest in signing Shaqiri in 2014 but Bayern refused to sanction a deal. In January 2015 he moved to inter Milan but had a frustrating time at the San Siro, scoring just once in fifteen games. Stoke City signed him for £12 million in the summer and he spent three years there, showing signs of individual brilliance but being accused by fans at times of not being up for a battle. 

When Stoke were relegated at the end of 2017/18, Liverpool activated a £13 million release clause in Shaqiri's contract to add some in-depth quality to the squad. After some impressive cameo appearances from the bench, Shaqiri started his first game on 22 September against Southampton, having a hand in all three first-half goals. His first goal came against Cardiff on 27 October. On 16 December Big Shaq came off the bench to score twice as the Reds beat Manchester United 3-1. Although used fleetingly after Christmas, Shaqiri was dependable when called upon and played all ninety minutes of the memorable Champions League comeback against Barcelona, setting up the tie levelling goal.

In 2019/20 Shaqiri was used even less often, starting just two league games and coming off the bench five times. One of the starts was the Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield, in which he scored as the Reds won 5-2. Shaqiri only started seven games in the 2020/21 season and it came as no surprise when he joined Lyon in the beginning of the 2021/22 campaign. However, the switch didn't work out and after featuring in just eleven of the first 23 games he joined MLS side Chicago Fire in February 2022 for a fee of 7 million Euros.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 45 3 2 10 3 63
2018-2019 24 1 1 4 0 30
2019-2020 7 0 0 1 3 11
2020-2021 14 2 1 5 0 22
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
4 124 Manchester United
4 120 Newcastle United
4 119 West Ham United
4 77 Manchester City
3 188 Everton
3 179 Burnley
3 115 Chelsea
3 107 Arsenal
3 90 Leicester City
2 171 Fulham
2 143 Watford
2 136 Brighton & Hove Albion
2 107 Huddersfield Town
2 80 Southampton
2 68 Bournemouth
2 30 Aston Villa
2 18 Paris St Germain
2 17 Real Madrid
1 90 Barcelona
1 90 Midtjylland
1 90 Wolves
1 75 Lincoln City
1 68 CF Monterrey
1 68 Red Star Belgrade
1 31 WBA
1 30 Ajax
1 29 Cardiff City
1 19 Crystal Palace
1 18 Red Bull Leipzig
1 4 Napoli
1 0 Flamengo
1 0 Tottenham
Total Started/substitutions
25 Started
49 On the bench
38 Substitute
16 Substituted
Total Venue
31 Away
29 Home
3 Neutral
Total Competition
45 Premier League
10 Champions League
3 FA Cup
2 League Cup
2 World Club Championship
1 Community Shield
Total W D L Win % Manager
63 38 9 16 60.3% Jürgen Klopp
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 7 0 1 0 0 8
2018-2019 6 0 0 0 0 6
2019-2020 1 0 0 0 0 1
2020-2021 0 0 1 0 0 1
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Started/substitutions
5 Started
3 Substitute
Total Competition
7 Premier League
1 League Cup
Total Goal minute period
1 1-15 minutes
1 16-30 minutes
1 46-60 minutes
1 61-75 minutes
4 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
8 Open play
Assists per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 5 2 0 2 0 9
2018-2019 3 0 0 2 0 5
2019-2020 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020-2021 2 2 0 0 0 4
A more detailed look at the player's assists
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 12.08.2018 West Ham United Anfield League
50 17.01.2021 Manchester United Anfield League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 84 27.10.2018 Cardiff City Anfield League
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Basel U21 2007-2008 Switzerland 3 2 0 2 0
Basel U21 2008-2009 Switzerland 3 17 8 17 8
Basel 2009-2010 Switzerland 1 34 4 49 7
Basel 2010-2011 Switzerland 1 29 5 42 7
Basel 2011-2012 Switzerland 1 31 9 41 9
Bayern Munich 2012-2013 Germany 1 32 4 45 8
Bayern Munich 2013-2014 Germany 1 17 6 27 7
Bayern Munich 2014-2015 Germany 1 9 1 15 2
Inter Milan 2014-2015 Italy 1 15 1 20 3
Stoke City 2015-2016 Premier League 27 3 32 3
Stoke City 2016-2017 Premier League 21 4 22 4
Stoke City 2017-2018 Premier League 37 8 39 8
Lyon 2021-2022 France 1 11 2 16 2
Total 282 55 367 68