Granit Xhaka

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Granit Xhaka
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47.91

M.€

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32

years

CDM

Profile of Granit Xhaka

Current transfer news

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Sunderland has signed Granit Xhaka from B. Leverkusen for 15 millions

Performance in the last match

Premier League, 4 days ago

Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka
32
years
CHE
Switzerland
82
kgs
Mid
position
186
cms
34
shirt number
47.91
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
Sunderland Sunderland
Current competition
Premier League Premier League
Previous club
B. Leverkusen B. Leverkusen
Previous competition
Bundesliga Bundesliga
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
Premier League
100%
Wins
1 W
0 D
0 L
Carabao Cup
0%
Wins

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
2438 25
Highest value in career
91 (2024)
Rankings
General
61º
Age
By country
4º
By position
16º MF
By position
11º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

47 M€ ▼ -20.2
111548 09
12831 08
10035 10
5623 12
263 16
3668 23
2438 25
Highest value in career
72.82M (2023)
Rankings
General
210º
Age
11º
By country
4º
By position
64º MF
By position
47º CDM CDM
Contract information
Provider
Puma
Agent
Signature - ISCM AG
Start of contract
30/07/2025
NEW TRANSFER
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
21/08/2028
Last signing
30/07/2025
Total transfer window transactions
84M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 30/07/2025
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
Sunderland
Sunderland
15M 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 27
0
91
Last 6 months 17
0
91
Last 365 days 56
2
0.04
90
Last 3 years 177
16
0.09
88
Last 5 years 277
19
0.07
87
Career 813
71
0.09
80

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Sunderland
Sunderland
2025/26
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 32 6.9 91
Premier League
Premier League
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 32 6.9 91
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
2024/25
49 2 7 8 0 49 47 2 4157' 32 6.7 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 87
Arsenal
Arsenal
2021/22
30 1 2 10 2 30 29 1 2457' 29 6.5 84

Teammates

Player rating and role
O. Alderete
D
O. Alderete
85
4
Noah Sadiki
MF
Noah Sadiki
83
7
A. Masuaku
D
A. Masuaku
82
4
Trai Hume
D
Trai Hume
81
3
Habib Diarra
MF
Habib Diarra
80
5
Simon Adingra
F
Simon Adingra
78
0
Luke O'nien
D
Luke O'nien
77
1
A. Patterson
GK
A. Patterson
77
-1
D. Neil
MF
D. Neil
76
-1
D. Ballard
D
D. Ballard
75
2
C. Talbi
F
C. Talbi
75
12
N. Mukiele
D
N. Mukiele
74
8
Robin Roefs
GK
Robin Roefs
74
12
Reinildo
D
Reinildo
73
-2
Dennis Cirkin
D
Dennis Cirkin
72
1
W. Isidor
F
W. Isidor
71
6
N. Triantis
D
N. Triantis
71
9
A. Browne
MF
A. Browne
71
-2
Eliezer Mayenda
F
Eliezer Mayenda
71
12

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
Sunderland
Sunderland
1 1 1 90' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League
Premier League
8 226 217 18794' 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

Teams played for

Arsenal
Arsenal
7 season
23
297
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach
4 season
9
140
B. Leverkusen
B. Leverkusen
2 season
6
99
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
Sunderland
Sunderland
1 season
0
1

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

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Remo Freuler
MF
Remo Freuler
94
0
Fabian Schär
D
Fabian Schär
94
0
Yann Sommer
GK
Yann Sommer
92
0
Ricardo Rodríguez
D
Ricardo Rodríguez
87
0
Nico Elvedi
D
Nico Elvedi
85
0
M. Akanji
D
M. Akanji
85
0
Stephan Lichtsteiner
D
Stephan Lichtsteiner
85
0
Xherdan Shaqiri
MF
Xherdan Shaqiri
83
0
S. Widmer
D
S. Widmer
82
0
B. Embolo
F
B. Embolo
81
0
Djibril Sow
MF
Djibril Sow
81
0
Michael Lang
D
Michael Lang
81
0
H. Seferović
F
H. Seferović
80
0
V. Behrami
MF
V. Behrami
80
0
D. Zakaria
MF
D. Zakaria
79
0
A. Mehmedi
F
A. Mehmedi
79
0
R. Steffen
F
R. Steffen
78
0
J. Djourou
D
J. Djourou
78
0
Steven Zuber
MF
Steven Zuber
77
0

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