Profile of Granit Xhaka

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Sunderland sign Granit Xhaka from B. Leverkusen on a free transfer

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Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka
32
years
CHE
Switzerland
82
kgs
Mid
position
186
cms
34
shirt number
51.16
M.€
91
ELO

Born on 27 September 1992 in Basel

Personal data
Country of birth
Switzerland Switzerland
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa Occidental
Career details
Status
World class
Current club
B. Leverkusen B. Leverkusen
Current competition
Bundesliga Bundesliga
Previous club
Arsenal Arsenal
Previous competition
Premier League Premier League
Historic team
Arsenal Arsenal
Historical competition
Premier League Premier League
Most common shirt number
34
Other shirt numbers
10, 29, 8, 18

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Bundesliga
0%
Wins
DFB Pokal
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 34 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Bayern München
Bayern München 82 34 25 7 2 99 32 +67
2
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen 69 34 19 12 3 72 43 +29
3
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt 60 34 17 9 8 68 46 +22
4
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund 57 34 17 6 11 71 51 +20
5
SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg 55 34 16 7 11 49 53 -4

Position on the pitch

Main position
Defensive midfielder 77%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 23%
CDM
CM
Football pitch

Attributes

50
pace
77
shot
84
pass
63
Dribbling
75
defence
73
physical
Main features
Leadership

Rating progression

91 ▲ 1
111548 09
12831 08
10035 10
5623 12
263 16
3668 23
Highest value in career
92 (2025)
Rankings
General
67º
Age
By country
3º
By position
15º MF
By position
10º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

51 M€ ▼ -15.6
111548 09
12831 08
10035 10
5623 12
263 16
3668 23
Highest value in career
71.96M (2023)
Rankings
General
189º
Age
By country
4º
By position
55º MF
By position
43º CDM CDM
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Signature - ISCM AG
Start of contract
06/07/2023
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
30/07/2030

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 30/07/2025
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
Sunderland
Sunderland
15M Free transfer
23/24 06/07/2023
Arsenal
Arsenal
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
15M Transfer
16/17 01/07/2016
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach
Arsenal
Arsenal
45M Transfer
12/13 01/07/2012
Basel
Basel
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach
9M Transfer
10/11 01/07/2010
FC Basel U19
FC Basel U19
Basel
Basel
Free transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 84M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 26
0
91
Last 6 months 21
0
91
Last 365 days 56
2
0.04
90
Last 3 years 179
17
0.09
88
Last 5 years 277
19
0.07
87
Career 812
71
0.09
80

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
2024/25
49 2 7 8 0 49 47 2 4157' 32 6.7 90
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
33 2 7 3 0 33 33 0 2892' 32 7 90
DFB Pokal
DFB Pokal
5 0 0 1 0 5 4 1 356' 32 5.3 90
UCL
UCL
10 0 0 3 0 10 9 1 819' 32 5.7 90
Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup
Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 90' 31 5 89
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
2023/24
50 4 2 7 0 50 47 3 4156' 31 7.4 88
Arsenal
Arsenal
2022/23
47 9 7 9 0 47 43 4 3673' 30 7.3 87
Arsenal
Arsenal
2021/22
30 1 2 10 2 30 29 1 2457' 29 6.5 84
Arsenal
Arsenal
2020/21
45 1 2 9 1 45 42 3 3664' 28 6.6 84

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Arsenal
Arsenal
7 297 278 24283' 23 83
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach
4 140 122 10918' 9 46
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
2 99 94 8313' 6 15
Basel
Basel
2 67 46 4234' 3 10
FC Basel II
FC Basel II
3 37 32 2778' 11 13
FC Basel U18
FC Basel U18
1 9 9 777' 3 5
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League
Premier League
7 225 216 18704' 17 61
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
6 174 161 14228' 11 46
Europa League
Europa League
9 63 55 4924' 5 16
Super League
Super League
2 44 29 2722' 2 7
1. Liga Classic
1. Liga Classic
3 37 32 2778' 11 13

For the national team

3723
137 times at International
5 times at U21
12 times at U19
21 times at U17
14
Average number of goals
0.1
12
31
2
Other information
Times called up
141
Matches as a starter
132
Off the bench
5
Debut
4/6/2011
Age on debut
18.7 years
Last match
11/6/2025
Age in last game
32.7 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Switzerland
Switzerland
2025
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 112' 32 6 91
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 112' 32 6 91
Switzerland
Switzerland
2024
14 0 0 5 1 14 14 0 1153' 32 6.3 89
Switzerland
Switzerland
2023
10 2 2 3 0 10 10 0 876' 31 6.2 88
Switzerland
Switzerland
2022
13 0 0 1 0 13 13 0 1143' 30 5.9 86
Switzerland
Switzerland
2021
9 0 1 3 0 9 7 2 718' 28 5.9 84

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Switzerland
Switzerland
15 137 132 11417' 14 33
Suiza U17
Suiza U17
2 16 15 1286' 1 5
Suiza U21
Suiza U21
2 5 4 285' 0 2
Suiza U19
Suiza U19
1 5 2 269' 1 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
13 38 34 2775' 3 8
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
5 30 30 2604' 5 7
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
5 22 22 1947' 0 8
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
5 20 19 1698' 4 3
EURO
EURO
3 13 13 1170' 0 4

Titles

  • 2
    English FA Cup winner
    English FA Cup winner
  • Euro Under-21 runner-up
    Euro Under-21 runner-up
  • 2
    Under-17 World Cup champion
    Under-17 World Cup champion
  • 3
    English Super Cup winner
    English Super Cup winner
  • 2
    Swiss champion
    Swiss champion

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
23 FEB. 24
31 years

Best performances