Granit Xhaka

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Granit Xhaka
91

69.79

M.€

34

32

years

CDM

Profile of Granit Xhaka

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
45
Matches
played
3809'
Minutes
played
2
0.05
Goals/90'
7
0.17
Assists/90'
8/0
0.19
Cards/90'
Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka
32
years
CHE
Switzerland
82
kgs
Mid
position
186
cms
34
shirt number
69.79
M.€
91
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
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

Performance in the last match

Bundesliga, 7 days ago

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Bundesliga
62%
Wins
18 W
9 D
2 L
Champions League
50%
Wins
5 W
1 D
4 L
DFB Pokal
80%
Wins
4 W
0 D
1 L
Super Cup
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
0 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 30 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Bayern München
Bayern München 72 30 22 6 2 87 29 +58
2
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen 63 29 18 9 2 63 34 +29
3
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt 51 29 15 6 8 58 42 +16
4
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig 49 30 13 10 7 48 38 +10
5
SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg 48 30 14 6 10 43 47 -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
Finesse Shot
Leadership

Rating progression

91 ▲ 2
111548 09
12831 08
10035 10
5623 12
263 16
3668 23
Highest value in career
92 (2024)
Rankings
General
73º
Age
By country
4º
By position
17º MF
By position
13º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

69 M€ ▲ 3.4
111548 09
12831 08
10035 10
5623 12
263 16
3668 23
Highest value in career
76.51M (2025)
Rankings
General
120º
Age
By country
3º
By position
38º MF
By position
31º CDM CDM
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Signature - ISCM AG
Start of contract
06/07/2023
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
20/04/2030
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
Current season 45
2
0.04
91
Calendar year 20
0
92
Last 6 months 36
1
0.03
91
Last 365 days 65
4
0.06
91
Last 3 years 183
18
0.1
89
Last 5 years 282
20
0.07
87
Career 806
71
0.09
81

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
2024/25
45 2 7 8 0 45 43 2 3809' 32 6.8 91
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
29 2 7 3 0 29 29 0 2544' 32 7.1 91
DFB Pokal
DFB Pokal
5 0 0 1 0 5 4 1 356' 32 5.3 91
Champions League
Champions League
10 0 0 3 0 10 9 1 819' 32 5.7 91
Super Cup
Super Cup
1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 90' 31 5 90
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 88
Arsenal
Arsenal
2021/22
30 1 2 10 2 30 29 1 2457' 29 6.5 85
Arsenal
Arsenal
2020/21
45 1 2 9 1 45 42 3 3664' 28 6.6 85

Teammates

Player rating and role
Jonathan Tah
D
Jonathan Tah
92
4
P. Hincapié
D
P. Hincapié
91
7
Florian Wirtz
MF
Florian Wirtz
90
2
J. Frimpong
D
J. Frimpong
89
4
A. Grimaldo
D
A. Grimaldo
88
0
E. Tapsoba
D
E. Tapsoba
87
2
L. Hradecky
GK
L. Hradecky
84
0
Patrik Schick
F
Patrik Schick
81
6
Robert Andrich
MF
Robert Andrich
81
0
Nathan Tella
D
Nathan Tella
79
6
V. Boniface
F
V. Boniface
79
-2
E. Palacios
MF
E. Palacios
78
1
Aleix García
MF
Aleix García
78
-2
M. Hermoso
D
M. Hermoso
76
-5
Martin Terrier
F
Martin Terrier
75
-2
N. Mukiele
D
N. Mukiele
75
11
J. Hofmann
MF
J. Hofmann
72
-7
Amine Adli
F
Amine Adli
72
-3
Matěj Kovář
GK
Matěj Kovář
70
3

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 95 90 7965' 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
6 170 157 13880' 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

Teams played for

Arsenal
Arsenal
7 season
23
297
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach
4 season
9
140
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
2 season
6
95
Basel
Basel
2 season
3
67
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
135 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
139
Matches as a starter
130
Off the bench
5
Debut
4/6/2011
Age on debut
18.7 years old
Last match
18/11/2024
Age in last game
32.1 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Switzerland
Switzerland
2024
14 0 0 5 1 14 14 0 1153' 32 6.3 90
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
5 0 0 2 1 5 5 0 417' 32 5.1 90
EURO
EURO
5 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 450' 31 6.1 90
International Friendly
International Friendly
4 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 286' 31 5.8 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 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
94
0
Remo Freuler
MF
Remo Freuler
93
0
Yann Sommer
GK
Yann Sommer
93
0
Ricardo Rodríguez
D
Ricardo Rodríguez
88
0
Nico Elvedi
D
Nico Elvedi
86
0
M. Akanji
D
M. Akanji
86
0
Stephan Lichtsteiner
D
Stephan Lichtsteiner
86
0
S. Widmer
D
S. Widmer
83
0
Djibril Sow
MF
Djibril Sow
82
0
B. Embolo
F
B. Embolo
82
0
Xherdan Shaqiri
MF
Xherdan Shaqiri
82
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
80
0
R. Steffen
F
R. Steffen
79
0
J. Djourou
D
J. Djourou
79
0
Steven Zuber
F
Steven Zuber
78
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Switzerland
Switzerland
14 135 130 11305' 14 33
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
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

Best performances