The injury kept him out of action for several weeks. On 17 May 2015, he returned to the first team from injury, in a 2–1 loss against Ingolstadt. In his first season at the club, Khedira went on to make 24 appearances in all competitions. In his second season at RB Leipzig, Khedira found himself in a competition for his position and this resulted in him sitting on the substitutes bench at the start of the season. Later in the season, he was plagued by injuries. Nevertheless, he went on to make 16 appearances in all competitions, as RB Leipzig were promoted to the Bundesliga. Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Khedira's first team opportunities continued to be limited and remained on the substitute bench following new competitions and by November, he had not made his first appearance of the season. On 25 November 2016, he made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 4–1 win over Freiburg. He went on to make ten appearances for the club this season. However, it was announced that Khedira was released by the club. He had previously been advised by his brother not to leave the club. With his RB Leipzig contract expiring at the end of the 2016–17 season, Khedira joined fellow Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on 7 June 2017, signing a four-year contract. After being featured for Germany U15 and Germany U16, Khedira was featured for Germany U17 and played for Germany at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he played five times in the tournament. 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. He made another Germany U19 appearance on 25 March 2013, in a 2–0 win over Ukraine U19. Three years on, Khedira earned a call-up by Germany U21 in November 2014. Through his father, he is eligible to play for Tunisia, but he rejected call-ups to the team from the Tunisian FA. Khedira was born in Stuttgart to a German mother and a Tunisian father. He is the younger brother of Germany international Sami Khedira. He also has an older brother, Denny. Khedira revealed that his father and older brother, Sami, influenced him to play football. He quoted on his position: ""The Six is my primary position, but I've played as a centre-back, too, or have moved half a position forward when we're two-a-side, I think I can adapt anywhere.""