Riola Xhemaili (born 5 March 2003) is a Swiss

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Switzerland national team.

Career

Xhemaili made her debut for the Switzerland national team on 22 September 2020 against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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International goals

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.

References

2003 births Living people People from Solothurn Swiss women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Switzerland women's international footballers Swiss Women's Super League players Frauen-Bundesliga players FC Basel Frauen players SC Freiburg (women) players Swiss expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Sportspeople from the canton of Solothurn UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players {{Switzerland-women-footy-bio-stub