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Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka (sq, born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains both Sunderland and the Switzerland national team.

Granit Xhaka
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Xhaka playing for Arsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full nameGranit Xhaka
Date of birth27 September 1992 (aged 34)
Place of birthBasel, Switzerland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing positionCentral midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sunderland
Number34
Youth career
2000–2002Concordia Basel
2003–2010Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012Basel42(1)
2012–2016Borussia Mönchengladbach108(6)
2016–2023Arsenal225(17)
2023–2025Bayer Leverkusen66(5)
2025–Sunderland7(0)
National team‡
2008–2009Switzerland U1713(1)
2009–2010Switzerland U183(2)
2010–2011Switzerland U1912(3)
2010–2011Switzerland U215(0)
2011–Switzerland140(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:03, 4 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:38, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basel 2010–11[2] Swiss Super League 19 1 2 0 — 5[c] 1 — 26 2
2011–12[2] Swiss Super League 23 0 4 0 — 8[d] 0 — 35 0
Total 42 1 6 0 — 13 1 — 61 2
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2012–13[2] Bundesliga 22 1 1 0 — 9[e] 0 — 32 1
2013–14[2] Bundesliga 28 0 1 0 — — — 29 0
2014–15[2] Bundesliga 30 2 3 0 — 9[f] 3 — 42 5
2015–16[2] Bundesliga 28 3 3 0 — 5[d] 0 — 36 3
Total 108 6 8 0 — 23 3 — 139 9
Arsenal 2016–17[3] Premier League 32 2 5 0 2 1 7[d] 1 — 46 4
2017–18[4] Premier League 38 1 0 0 3 1 6[f] 1 1[g] 0 48 3
2018–19[5] Premier League 29 4 1 0 1 0 9[f] 0 — 40 4
2019–20[6] Premier League 31 1 6 0 0 0 4[f] 0 — 41 1
2020–21[7] Premier League 31 1 2 0 1 0 10[f] 0 1[g] 0 45 1
2021–22[8] Premier League 27 1 0 0 3 0 — — 30 1
2022–23[9] Premier League 37 7 2 0 1 0 7[f] 2 — 47 9
Total 225 17 16 0 11 2 43 4 2 0 297 23
Bayer Leverkusen 2023–24[10] Bundesliga 33 3 6 1 — 11[f] 0 — 50 4
2024–25[11] Bundesliga 33 2 5 0 — 10[d] 0 1[h] 0 49 2
Total 66 5 11 1 — 21 0 1 0 99 6
Sunderland 2025–26[12] Premier League 7 0 0 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Career total 448 29 41 1 11 2 100 8 3 0 603 40
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 10 October 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2011 6 1
2012 9 2
2013 8 1
2014 10 1
2015 6 1
2016 11 0
2017 9 2
2018 13 2
2019 10 2
2020 7 0
2021 9 0
2022 13 0
2023 10 2
2024 14 0
2025 5 1
Total 140 15
As of match played 10 October 2025
Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Xhaka goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Granit Xhaka
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 November 2011 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 6  Luxembourg 1–0 1–0 Friendly [14]
2 15 August 2012 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia 10  Croatia 1–0 4–2 Friendly [15]
3 7 September 2012 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia 11  Slovenia 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
4 15 October 2013 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland 22  Slovenia 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
5 20 June 2014 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil 28  France 2–5 2–5 2014 FIFA World Cup [18]
6 27 March 2015 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland 34  Estonia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying [19]
7 9 June 2017 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 53  Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
8 7 October 2017 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 56  Hungary 1–0 5–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
9 27 March 2018 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland 61  Panama 2–0 6–0 Friendly [22]
10 22 June 2018 Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia 64  Serbia 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup [23]
11 26 March 2019 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 74  Denmark 2–0 3–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [24]
12 18 November 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 82  Gibraltar 6–1 6–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [25]
13 25 March 2023 Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia 112  Belarus 4–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [26]
14 12 September 2023 Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland 117  Andorra 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [27]
15 10 October 2025 Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden 140  Sweden 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]

Honours

Basel Youth

  • U15 Swiss Championship: 2006–07[29]
  • U16 Swiss Championship: 2007–08[30]
  • U21 Swiss Championship: 2008–09

Basel

Arsenal

Bayer Leverkusen

Switzerland U17

Individual

Granit Xhaka Media

References

  1. ↑ Granit XhakaArsenal F.C.. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 G. Xhaka: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2016/2017. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2017/2018. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2018/2019. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2019/2020. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2020/2021. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2021/2022. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2022/2023. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2023/2024. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2024/2025. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2025/2026. SoccerbaseCenturycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Granit Xhaka: Internationals. WorldFootball.netHEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Luxembourg vs. Switzerland 0–1: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Croatia vs. Switzerland 2–4: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  16. ↑ Slovenia vs. Switzerland 0–2: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  17. ↑ Switzerland vs. Slovenia 1–0: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  18. ↑ Switzerland vs. France 2–5: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  19. ↑ Switzerland vs. Estonia 3–0: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  20. ↑ Faroe Islands vs. Switzerland 0–2: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  21. ↑ Switzerland vs. Hungary 5–2: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  22. ↑ Switzerland vs. Panama 6–0: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  23. ↑ Serbia vs. Switzerland 1–2: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  24. ↑ Switzerland vs. Denmark 3–3: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  25. ↑ Gibraltar vs. Switzerland 1–6: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  26. ↑ Belarus vs. Switzerland 0–5: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  27. ↑ Switzerland vs. Andorra 3–0: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  28. ↑ Sweden vs. Switzerland 0–2: Summary. SoccerwayPerform Group. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
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  30. ↑ FC Basel 1893. Zwei weitere Nachwuchstitel für den FCB (in de-ch) (2008)FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
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  32. ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 August 2020). Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53546100. Retrieved 1 August 2020. 
  33. ↑ Rostance, Tom (6 August 2017). Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40766983. Retrieved 24 April 2019. 
  34. ↑ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53871874. Retrieved 30 August 2020. 
  35. ↑ Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!. Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayer-leverkusen-are-2023-24-bundesliga-champions-26930. Retrieved 15 April 2024. 
  36. ↑ DFB Cup 2023/2024 final 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen. DFB. 25 May 2024. https://www.dfb.de/en/dfb-pokal/mens-dfb-pokal/?spieledb_path=%2Fen%2Fdata-center%2Fdfb-cup%2F18819%2Ffinal%2F2367182. Retrieved 25 May 2024. 
  37. ↑ Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup. Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayer-leverkusen-vfb-stuttgart-supercup-preview-live-blog-report-alonso-28479. Retrieved 17 August 2024. 
  38. ↑ Player statistics FIFA U17 World CupFIFA. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Rai, Aniket (24 January 2023). "It really means a lot" – Arsenal star reacts to winning his nation's Footballer of the Year award. Sportskeeda. https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-it-really-means-lot-arsenal-star-reacts-winning-nation-s-player-year-award. Retrieved 24 January 2023. 
  40. ↑ (in de) Die Siegerinnen und Sieger der Swiss Football Night stehen fest. Swiss Football Night. 15 January 2024. https://www.swissfootballnight.ch/news/artikel-highlight/die-siegerinnen-und-sieger-der-swiss-football-night-2024-stehen-fest/. Retrieved 15 January 2024. 
  41. ↑ FCB prägt Nacht des Schweizer Fussballs (in de) (29 May 2012). Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  42. ↑ Bundesliga Team of the Season 2023/24 by EA FC 24!. Bundesliga. 3 May 2024. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/vote-now-for-the-bundesliga-team-of-the-season-2023-24-with-ea-fc-24-26961. Retrieved 3 May 2024. 
  43. ↑ (in de) Florian Wirtz ist VDV-Spieler der Saison. VDV. 27 May 2024. https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/vdv/news/244/Aktuelles-%7C-VDV-11-%7C-Wahlergebnisse.htm. Retrieved 27 May 2024. 
  44. ↑ (in de) Florian Wirtz ist erneut VDV-Spieler der Saison. VDV. 28 May 2025. https://www.spielergewerkschaft.de/de/vdv/news/337/Aktuelles-%7C-VDV-11-24%2F25-%7C-Wahlergebnisse.htm. Retrieved 28 May 2025. 
  45. ↑ 2023/24 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2024. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/028d-1af72d7a87db-103be0eecc6d-1000--europa-league-all-star-xi/. Retrieved 24 May 2024. 

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