Does Chapuisat record?
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« We know where FC Basel belongs and we will give everything, I will give everything special to bring the bucket back to Basel, » had promised the fans of Xherdan Shaqiri shortly after his return. And the 33 -year -old man kept his word. The midfielder has so far recorded 15 goals and 20 models in 30 missions in the Super League-Absolute the greatest value in the Swiss High House of this year. With his performance, the captain made a significant contribution to the fact that the first title of champion has been imminent since 2016/17.
There was a yield of 35 markers in one season in Super League in 2019/20 when the name of Jean-Pierre reached this value. Alex Frei also found this number of direct objectives in 2011/12 – but during a full season. However, Shaqiri still has four games to surpass them and possibly establish a new record. Because during the last two games, he scored a goal and helped three times.
Since the reform of the 2003 League, only four other professionals have arrived: Stéphane Chapuisat 2003/04, Hakan Yakin 2007/08, Seydou Doumbia 2009/10 and the 2010/11 free already mentioned. At the top is the ex-Dortmund Chapuisat with 43 goal participations, behind him, Yakin follows with 39 and Doumbia and free with 37 each.
Shaqiri among the best scorers in the 15 best leagues in Europe
With its 35 markers, which means that it is almost half of the 77 goals of the FCB, Shaqiri also mixes well in relation to the 15 best leagues. This season, there are only two players who have surpassed the performance of the former Bayern professional: the world class striker for FC Liverpool, Mohamed Salah, with 46 goals participations and the best Sporting striker, Viktor Gyökeres with 45. « Xherdan has an incredible quantity of quality », his coach Fabio Celestii praised it after the recent Shine in 5: 1 FC. « I have a lot of fun watching my team to play. »
When his career has started, Shaqiri is currently experiencing his rebirth at the age of 33. In 2012, after three years, he had transferred it to FC Bayern for 11.8 million euros. At the time, it was the most expensive sale in the history of the club. Shaqiri had a successful career at the international level in Munich as well as in Inter, Stoke City and Liverpool, in 2013 with Bavaria and 2019 with the Reds that he won the Champions League. At the end of 2018, he reached the greatest market value of his career with 25 million euros. Two other stations followed with Lyon and Chicago before signing in Basel.
« So many fans were happy when Shaqiri returned to Switzerland. The media threshing around our » magic cubes « was huge in the country. Thousands of fans were on site to warmly welcome him in Basel, » said Maximilian Meyer, scout of TransferMarkt data in the Super League. « He then took a little time to become more fit, but the 11th match against FC Winterthur, he broke out the nodes. Since then, he has scored one or more marker points in almost all the matches. He is essential for the Renaissance of Basel, who has had some problems in recent years. Even if he was not good enough for certain teams of FC Basel, and he did the end of FC Basel Skills.