Riola Xhemaili

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Riola Xhemaili
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Xhemaili in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Solothurn, Switzerland [2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PSV
Number 7
Youth career
2013–2018 Solothurn
2018–2019 Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Basel 52 (27)
2021–2023 SC Freiburg 42 (4)
2023 VfL Wolfsburg II 1 (0)
2023–2025 VfL Wolfsburg 12 (1)
2024–2025 → PSV (loan) 22 (10)
2025– PSV 1 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Switzerland U16 6 (3)
2019–2020 Switzerland U17 4 (1)
2019–2020 Switzerland U19 5 (3)
2020– Switzerland 34 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 July 2025

Riola Xhemaili (born 5 March 2003) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV and the Switzerland national team.

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Club career

Xhemaili is a youth academy graduate of Basel. In June 2021, she joined German club SC Freiburg. [3] On 4 April 2023, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Xhemaili on a three-year contract until June 2026. [4]

On 8 August 2024, Xhemaili extended her contract with Wolfsburg until June 2027. On the same day, she joined Eredivisie club PSV on a season long loan deal. [5] On 24 June 2025, Xhemaili secured a permanent move to PSV by signing a three-year contract. [6]

International career

Xhemaili made her debut for the Switzerland national team on 22 September 2020 against Belgium, coming on as a substitute for Ramona Bachmann. [7] [8] On 23 June 2025, Xhemaili was called up to the Switzerland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [9]

Personal life

Xhemaili has an older sister and a twin brother, Rion. Her father and two of her uncles were also footballers. From under 11 to under 15 level, she played football in midfield alongside Rion for local club Solothurn. [10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 July 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 202020
202192
202283
202350
202450
202552
Total347
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Xhemaili goal.
List of international goals scored by Riola Xhemaili
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 September 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 5–06–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
230 November 2021 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, LithuaniaFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 6–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
36 September 2022 Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne, SwitzerlandFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 9–015–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
412–0
514–0
626 June 2025 Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur, SwitzerlandFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–04–1 Friendly
710 July 2025 Stade de Genève, Geneva, SwitzerlandFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–11–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025

References

  1. ↑ Riola Xhemaili at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Riola Xhemaili". World Football. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Riola Xhemaili is transferred to Freiburg". 2 June 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "L'internationale suisse Xhemaili monte d'un cran en signant à Wolfsburg". 4 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Xhemaili verlängert bei den Wölfinnen und wird zur PSV verliehen". 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Xhemaili bleibt fix in Eindhoven". 24 June 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Switzerland vs Belgium". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Riola Xhemaili". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Frauen-Nationalteam: Das Kader für die UEFA Women's EURO 2025 steht fest" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 23 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Riola Xhemaili: Den Traum Stets Vor Augen". Football.ch. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Riola Xhemaili" (in German). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  12. "Vertrag mit Riola Xhemaili verlängert" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. "PSV Women brings in another reinforcement with Xhemaili". PSV Einhoven. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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