Sami Khedira

Infobox Football biography
playername = Sami Khedira


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|4
cityofbirth = Stuttgart
countryofbirth = Germany
height = height|m=1.89
position = Midfielder
currentclub = VfB Stuttgart
clubnumber = 28
youthyears = 1995–2004
youthclubs = VfB Stuttgart
years = 2004–2006
2006–
clubs = VfB Stuttgart II
VfB Stuttgart
caps(goals) = 21 (1)
52 (7)
nationalyears = 2007–
2007–
nationalteam = Germany U-21
Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 09 (5)
00 (0)
pcupdate = 4 October 2008
ntupdate = September 9, 2008

Sami Khedira (born April 4, 1987 in Stuttgart) is a German football player. His father is from Tunisia and his mother is from Germany.

Before joining the youth team of VfB Stuttgart in 1995, he played at "TV Oeffingen". In the first months of the 2006/2007 season, he was called up into VfB's Bundesliga squad by manager Armin Veh. His debut followed on October 1, 2006 against Hertha BSC Berlin. Since then, he has played in ten games and scored his first two goals on October 29 in a game against FC Schalke 04.

Khedira, who usually plays in midfield, has appeared 30 times in several German youth national teams, currently being a member of the under-20 squad.

On January 29, 2007 he signed his first professional contract at VfB, valid until June 2009.

On July 9, 2008 he extended his contract until the summer of 2011 [cite web | url = http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/news/2008/23851.php | title = Khedira signs until 2011 | date = 2008-07-09 | accessdate = 2008-07-09 | work = vfb.de] .

Honours

With Stuttgart:
*Bundesliga (2006-07)

References

External links

* [http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/khedirasami/ Career stats at fussballdaten.de] de icon