Sami Khedira Biography, Career, Net Worth, Salary, Awards, Personal Life, Family, Girlfriend, and Many More

Sami Khedira currently plays as a central midfielder for the Italian Serie A side Juventus besides regularly appearing for the German national football team. After his brief stint with TV Oeffingen during his youth career, he started his professional football journey with Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He became a member of the first team of the club in 2006 and helped the side to win the Bundesliga in 2007. He then moved to Real Madrid and won seven trophies with Los Blancos which includes the UEFA Champions League in 2014. Khedira then moved to Juventus in 2015 and achieved two consecutive Serie A titles in his first two seasons.

Sami Khedira Biography

Besides his successful club career, Khedira also played for the U-17 and U-21 team of Germany between 2003 and 2009. He then made his senior international debut in 2009, and has earned more than 70 caps till 2018. Besides, he also represented his nation in several grand tournaments such as 2010 FIFA World Cup, and 2012 and 2016 UEFA European Football Championships. He also helped Germany to lift the 2014 FIFA World Cup trophy in Brazil. Without any doubt, Khedira is one of the best midfielders Germany has ever produced.

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Sami Khedira Youth Career

He started his footballing journey by joining the youth academy system of his native club TV Oeffingen in 1992, at the age of just 5. After spending three seasons, he moved to the Academy of VfB Stuttgart in 1995, at the age of only 8. He went through a rigorous training program and promoted through several age-level squads in the Stuttgart academy between 1995 and 2004. Khedira finally made his senior debut with the reserve side of VfB Stuttgart in 2004, at the age of 17. He played 21 second-division matches for the VfB Stuttgart II while scoring once. His performance with the reserve side caught the attention of the first-team officials in 2006.

Sami Khedira VfB Stuttgart Career

Khedira earned his first call-up for the VfB Stuttgart senior team by then-manager Armin Veh during the first month of the 2006–07 season. He made his senior debut against Hertha BSC on 1^st October 2006, as a replacement for Antônio da Silva. Shortly after, he scored his first goal for the club against Schalke 04 at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena on 29^th October 2006. He then signed his first professional contract with VfB Stuttgart on 29^th January 2007. He helped the side to become the Bundesliga champions in 2007 while scoring a brilliant goal in the final match of the 2006-07 season against Energie Cottbus on 19^th May 2007. Khedira further signed a three-year contract extension with the club on 9^th July 2008.

Sami Khedira Real Madrid Career

Khedira signed a five-year contract with one of the richest football clubs, Real Madrid, on 30^th July 2010 for an undisclosed fee. He then made his debut for Los Blancos in the Franz-Beckenbauer-Cup friendly against Bayern Munich on 13^th August 2010. Shortly after, he made his La Liga debut for the club against Mallorca on 30th August 2010. He then helped the side to win the Copa del Rey final against FC Barcelona on 20^th April 2011, thus earning his first Spanish honour with the club. Khedira made 40 appearances for Real Madrid during his debut season.

He scored his first competitive goal for Real Madrid in a UEFA Champions League match against Olympique Lyonnais on 18^th October 2011. Shortly after, he scored his first Copa del Rey goal against Málaga. His first La Liga goal came against RCD Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Khedira scored his first El Clasico goal against their archrival Barcelona on 21^st April 2012.

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Sami Khedira Juventus Career

Khedira signed a four-year contract with Serie A side Juventus on 9^th June 2015. He then made his debut for the club in a pre-season friendly against Marseille on 1^st August 2015. Tragically, he suffered a horrific hamstring injury in his debut match and missed the following Supercoppa Italiana a week later. Shortly after, Juventus confirmed that Khedira sustained a muscle tear in his right thigh. For that incident, he had to remain sidelined for the next two months. He then made his comeback in a UEFA Champions League group-stage match against Sevilla on 30^th September 2015.

He made his Serie A debut for Juventus against Bologna on 4^th October 2015, and scored the winning goal of the match. Khedira then scored his first Derby della Mole goal against Torino on 20^th March 2016, but tragically received a red card on that match. Khedira scored his first career hat-trick in a game against Udinese on 22^nd October 2017. Recently on 7^th March 2018, he made his 100th appearance for Juventus in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 event against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium.

Sami Khedira International Career

Khedira made his international debut with the German U-17 side, and eventually promoted to the U-21 team. He then captained the U-21 side to achieve the 2009 European Under-21 Championship. He finally made his senior international debut for Germany in a friendly match against South Africa on 5^th September 2009. Joachim Löw, called him for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, as a replacement for injured Michael Ballack. He played all the seven matches at the tournament and helped his nation to reach the semi-finals. Khedira scored his first senior international goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup third-place match against Uruguay on 10^th July 2010.

He played all the eight qualification matches for UEFA Euro 2012. He then played every game of the Euro campaign in 2012, and scored the decisive goal in the quarter-final match against Greece at the PGE Arena Gdańsk. Khedira then suffered a horrific injury and broke his ACL in his right knee on 15^th November 2013, during a friendly match against Italy. He later appeared in all the matches of Germany’s 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign. Moreover, scored a brilliant winner in the semi-final against Brazil on 8^th July 2014. Khedira then became an integral part of the German team that participated in the UEFA Euro 2016. But tragically, he suffered an injury in the quarter-final match against Italy on 2^nd July 2016.

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Sami Khedira Personal Life

Born in Germany, to his parents Lazhar Khedira and Doris Khedira, Sami is of mixed descent. His father, Lazhar, is a Tunisian, where his mother, Doris, is a German. Sami grew up in Stuttgart playing football with his younger brother Rani Khedira during their childhood. As an interesting fact, Rani is also a footballer and currently plays for FC Augsburg besides appearing for the Germany U-19 team. Sami is presently dating his long-time girlfriend, German fashion model Lena Gercke, wince 2011. The media created a buzz when the couple was featured in the GQ cover story of February 2012 edition.

Sami Khedira Net Worth

The current net worth of Sami Khedira is estimated to be around €51 Million as of the ongoing season of 2018. The current market value of him now stands at €28 Million, although he touched his highest market value of €35 Million in July 2014. He currently earns nearly €6 Million yearly through his domestic and international football salary. Khedira gets almost €4 Million yearly salary from his current club Juventus. Besides his professional winning, he also made his fortune through the endorsement deal with Nike, and currently wears their Magista Obra II boot.

Sami Khedira Individual Awards

With Real Madrid, Khedira won La Liga once and the Copa del Rey two times. He also helped the side to win the Supercopa de España, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup once each. He then helped Juventus to win both the Serie A and Coppa Italia title thrice each. Besides, he also received several individual awards. Some of the most honourable awards he received till now are as follows:

• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2012
• Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg: 2016