Rani Khedira (Arabic: راني خضيرة; born 27 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.
Khedira started his youth career at TV Oeffingen before moving to VfB Stuttgart in 2005, a year before his older brother, Sami, joined.
[6] During his time at VfB Stuttgart's reserves, he scored once for the side, in a 4–0 win over Wacker Burghausen on 8 September 2013.
[10] On 1 September 2013, Khedira made his Bundesliga debut for VfB Stuttgart in a 6–2 home victory against 1899 Hoffenheim.
For the 2014–15 season, Khedira moved to RB Leipzig, signing a three-year contract, keeping him until 2017.
[17] After making his RB Leipzig debut, he quickly established himself in the first team and played a key role for the club in his first season.
[19] However, in a 1–0 loss against FSV Frankfurt on 15 February 2015, he suffered a leg injury in the 69th minute and was substituted as a result.
[34] The following year, Khedira was called up Germany U19 and immediately made an impact when he scored on his debut, in a 3–0 win over France U19 on 14 November 2012.
[2] Khedira revealed that his father and older brother, Sami, influenced him to play football.