Sami Khedira is a German professional Tunisian-born footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder in the Italian Juventus and the German national team. He has previously performed in teams such as Stuttgart and Real Madrid. The growth of the midfielder is 189 centimeters, weight - about 90 kg. The footballer is the world champion among youth teams of 2009, the world champion in 2014, and also the champion of Germany, Spain and Italy (three times).
Biography
Sami Khedira was born on April 4, 1987 in the city of Stuttgart (Germany), Germany. Pupil of the Stuttgart Football Academy. In the period from 2004 to 2007 he played in the understudy of the "car factory" in Regionalallizi. In the German Bundesliga, Stuttgart made his debut on October 1, 2006 in a match against Hertha. In her first professional season in the main team, she helped her win the German national championship.
In total, he played 98 matches for the club and became the author of 14 goals. Sami Khedira's game impressed many European coaches. The midfielder played superbly in the base zone, combining duties with attacking actions. Over the course of several seasons, the football player received many offers from top clubs in Europe. In 2010, the German began negotiations with the “royal” club.
Play style
Khedira is considered a dynamic and at the same time physically strong midfielder, who has a magnificent vision of the field, an impeccable fight on the "second floor" and filigree long passes. Due to its qualities, the team is able to develop quick attacks from different positions. Khedira himself mainly acts as a defensive midfielder, because he has high growth and strength, but also because he is able to cut the field and create an attack with one pass to the flank. Also, a football player is always actively connected to attacks, this is the answer to the question why the “opornik” so often scores. He is a tactically intelligent player who has high endurance and high-level performance. Each of his steps with the ball creates a lot of space for action, in a word - this is an incomparable player for the offensive and defense at the same time. The only minus of the German midfielder is the frequent injuries, because of which he missed a lot of crucial games in his career.
Career at Real Madrid: Champion of Spain and UEFA Champions League
In the summer of 2010, football player Sami Khedira moved to the Spanish Championship, where he signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid. He made his debut as part of the “creamy” on August 13 in a match against Bayern Munich, which ended in a victory for Real Madrid on a penalty (4: 2) for the Franz Beckenbauer Cup. Khedira made his first goal in the match against Barcelona on April 21, 2012, then the Madrid club won 2-1.
He was immediately included in the main team and began to demonstrate a high level of play, even higher than in Stuttgart. In the winning season of the Spanish La Liga 2011/12 spent 28 matches, where he gave 7 assists.
Since 2013, Khedira has become less frequent at the base. The competition in the “creamy” is very high, so the German was supplanted by such masters as Xabi Alonso, Luca Modric, Casemiro, Mesut Ozil and others. Upon completion of the contract, the German midfielder left the club.
In total, over five seasons in Real Madrid won 7 trophies, including the 2013/14 Champions League cup.
Career at Juventus: three-time champion of Italy
On June 9, 2015, Sami Khedira joined the Turin Juventus from Serie A on a free agent basis. The German missed the initial stage of the 2015/16 season due to a muscle tear injury received during pre-season training. Having recovered, he began to be regularly attracted to games based on “black and white”.
In October 2015, the German made his debut in Serie A in a match with Bologna, where he managed to score his first goal for Juventus. On March 20, 2016, in a Turin derby (against Torino) Khedira became the author of his fourth goal in the Italian championship, in the same match he was removed for disputes with the chief referee.
For three seasons, as part of the “old Signora”, Khedira won three Italian championships, three Italian Cups, the Italian Super Cup, and also became the finalist of the 2016/17 Champions League, where Juventus lost to Real Madrid.
Sami Khedira's career as part of the German national team: 2014 world champion
He began to play for the youth team in 2000, consisting of up to 16 years. In subsequent years, he went through all the age teams of the German national team. In 2009 he became the world champion among youth teams under 21 years old. In total, at youth and youth levels he spent 25 matches and scored 8 goals.
The debut for the adult team took place on September 5, 2009 in a friendly match against the South African national team. The following year, Sami Khedira was included in the Bundestim application for participation in the 2010 World Cup, where he eventually played in all possible matches and won a bronze medal. In a duel for third place, he scored a decisive goal in the net of Uruguay, he brought victory to the team.
At Euro 2012, the midfielder also did not miss a single match of his team, with which he managed to reach the semifinals.
Two years later, the player performed in the victory for the Germans in the 2014 World Cup, where he remained one of the main midfielders of the Bundestim. He played in five matches out of seven possible, did not reach the final against Argentina.
The European Championship in 2016 also started as a major player, leaving the starting lineup in the first five matches. In the lost semifinals of France did not participate.
He participated in the 2018 World Cup, where the German team showed the worst result in its history, without passing the group stage.
The personal life of a football player
As for the personal life of Sami Khedira, it is known that he has Tunisian roots. His father is from Tunisia, his mother is German. There is a younger brother, Rani, who also played for the youth teams of the German national team.