He moved to FC Basel in 2001 and worked his way through the youth teams before making his debut for the first-team in 2009. At the end of his first season, Shaqiri had cemented his place in the side and won the national Double with Basel; a year later won League Championship title again to high acclaim.
Shaqiri also made waves with the national side and, while he was called up to the 2010 World Cup squad, his best moment came a year later as he netted a hat-trick to help Switzerland come from behind to defeat Bulgaria 3-1. A move to a big European club is not far away.
