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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Valon Behrami
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 11
- Date of birth: 19 April, 1985 (25 years old)
- Height: 6'1" (185cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 1 Valon Behrami | 0|0 Valon Behrami |
| 0 As substitute | 10|15 Total Switzerland |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 3 Total Switzerland | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Valon Behrami | 0 Valon Behrami |
| 1 Total Switzerland | 0 Total Switzerland |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 3|2 Valon Behrami | 0|1 Valon Behrami |
| 52|38 Total Switzerland | 8|1 Total Switzerland |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Switzerland games played
- Spain 0-1 Switzerland
Wednesday, 16 June Match report - Chile 1-0 Switzerland
Monday, 21 June Match report - Switzerland 0-0 Honduras
Friday, 25 June Match report
Player Profile
Equally happy at right-back or in midfield, Behrami is a useful option for Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld but is likely to start on the bench in South Africa.
He was out for six months from March to September 2009 after suffering a serious injury to his left knee but made his international comeback in the November friendly against Norway.
West Ham insist Behrami is staying put at the London club, which he joined for £5m from Lazio in 2008. Several clubs, including Italian Serie A side Palermo, have shown an interest in him.
Born in war-torn Kosovo, he left with his family for Switzerland aged five and his football ability saved them from being repatriated to the region they had fled.
He was playing for a youth side on the Swiss-Italian border when he was spotted by a scout, who pushed the family’s case to become Swiss residents.
“Kosovan people are always close to my heart. When I play I think of them and try to give more,” he said.
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