Granit Xhaka

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Granit Xhaka
89

65.95

M.€

34

31

years

CDM

Profile of Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka
31
years
CHE
Switzerland
82
kgs
Mid
position
186
cms
34
shirt number
65.95
M.€
89
ELO

Born on 27 September 1992 in Basel

Personal data
Country of birth
Switzerland Switzerland
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Western Europe
Career details
Status
Very high
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
Super Cup
0%
Wins
DFB Pokal
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 1 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
B. Dortmund
B. Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Bayern München
Bayern München 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Position on the pitch

Main position
Defensive midfielder 76%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 24%
CDM
CM
Football pitch

Attributes

49
pace
74
shot
81
pass
63
Dribbling
61
defence
65
physical
Main features
Leadership

Rating progression

89 ▲ 1
111548 09
12831 08
10035 10
5623 12
263 16
3668 23
Highest value in career
90 (2024)
Rankings
General
64º
Age
By country
2º
By position
15º MF
By position
12º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

65 M€ ▲ 1.1
111548 09
12831 08
10035 10
5623 12
263 16
3668 23
Highest value in career
69.82M (2023)
Rankings
General
41º
Age
By country
2º
By position
16º MF
By position
12º CDM CDM
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Signature - ISCM AG
Start of contract
06/07/2023
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
27/07/2029
Last signing
06/07/2023
Total transfer window transactions
69M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
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 Sub 19
FC Basel Sub 19
Basel
Basel
Free transfer
08/09 01/07/2008
FC Basel II
FC Basel II
FC Basel Sub 19
FC Basel Sub 19
Free transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 69M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Last 6 months 34
4
0.12
88
Last 365 days 65
5
0.08
88
Last 3 years 159
16
0.1
87
Last 5 years 267
19
0.07
86
Career 756
69
0.09
80

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
2023/24
50 4 2 7 0 50 47 3 4156' 31 7.4 88
DFB Pokal
DFB Pokal
6 1 0 0 0 6 5 1 437' 31 6.4 88
Europa League
Europa League
11 0 2 2 0 11 10 1 891' 31 6 88
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
33 3 0 5 0 33 32 1 2828' 31 7.7 88
Arsenal
Arsenal
2022/23
47 9 7 9 0 47 43 4 3673' 30 7.2 88
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
Arsenal
Arsenal
2019/20
41 1 2 13 0 41 39 2 3402' 27 6.6 84

Teammates

Player rating and role
A. Grimaldo
D
A. Grimaldo
90
4
Jonathan Tah
D
Jonathan Tah
89
4
Florian Wirtz
MF
Florian Wirtz
88
6
J. Frimpong
D
J. Frimpong
87
3
E. Tapsoba
D
E. Tapsoba
85
2
L. Hradecky
GK
L. Hradecky
84
-1
P. Hincapié
D
P. Hincapié
83
1
Robert Andrich
MF
Robert Andrich
82
5
Aleix García
MF
Aleix García
81
4
J. Hofmann
MF
J. Hofmann
80
-1
V. Boniface
F
V. Boniface
80
0
Martin Terrier
F
Martin Terrier
78
2
E. Palacios
MF
E. Palacios
78
2
O. Kossounou
D
O. Kossounou
77
0
Amine Adli
F
Amine Adli
75
2
Patrik Schick
F
Patrik Schick
75
3
Nathan Tella
F
Nathan Tella
72
2
Adam Hložek
MF
Adam Hložek
72
-2
S. Azmoun
F
S. Azmoun
70
2

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
Basel
Basel
2 67 46 4234' 3 10
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
1 50 47 4156' 4 7
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
5 141 128 11336' 9 43
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

Teams played for

Arsenal
Arsenal
7 season
23
297
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach
4 season
9
140
Basel
Basel
2 season
3
67
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
1 season
4
50
FC Basel II
FC Basel II
3 season
11
37
FC Basel U18
FC Basel U18
1 season
3
9

For the national team

3723
130 times at International
5 times at U21
12 times at U19
21 times at U17
14
Average number of goals
0.11
12
29
1
Other information
Times called up
134
Matches as a starter
125
Off the bench
5
Debut
4/6/2011
Age on debut
18.7 years old
Last match
6/7/2024
Age in last game
31.8 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Switzerland
Switzerland
2024
9 0 0 3 0 9 9 0 736' 31 6.2 89
EURO
EURO
5 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 450' 31 6.1 89
International Friendly
International Friendly
4 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 286' 31 5.8 88
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 85
Switzerland
Switzerland
2020
7 0 2 1 0 7 7 0 542' 28 5.8 84

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Fabian Schär
D
Fabian Schär
91
0
Yann Sommer
GK
Yann Sommer
90
0
Remo Freuler
MF
Remo Freuler
88
0
Ricardo Rodríguez
D
Ricardo Rodríguez
88
0
M. Akanji
D
M. Akanji
86
0
Nico Elvedi
D
Nico Elvedi
86
0
Stephan Lichtsteiner
D
Stephan Lichtsteiner
86
0
Xherdan Shaqiri
MF
Xherdan Shaqiri
82
0
B. Embolo
F
B. Embolo
82
0
S. Widmer
D
S. Widmer
82
0
Djibril Sow
MF
Djibril Sow
81
0
H. Seferović
F
H. Seferović
81
0
Michael Lang
D
Michael Lang
81
0
V. Behrami
MF
V. Behrami
81
0
D. Zakaria
MF
D. Zakaria
80
0
A. Mehmedi
F
A. Mehmedi
79
0
R. Steffen
F
R. Steffen
78
0
J. Djourou
D
J. Djourou
78
0
Steven Zuber
F
Steven Zuber
77
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Switzerland
Switzerland
14 130 125 10888' 14 30
Switzerland U17
Switzerland U17
2 16 15 1286' 1 5
Switzerland U21
Switzerland U21
2 5 4 285' 0 2
Switzerland U19
Switzerland U19
1 5 2 269' 1 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
12 36 32 2663' 3 8
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
5 30 30 2604' 5 7
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
5 20 19 1698' 4 3
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
4 17 17 1530' 0 5
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

Best performances