Granit Xhaka

Age 33

Sunderland

Switzerland

8.0 Mn €

27 September 1992 (33)

183 cm

Performance

Average Rating

7.14

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.3

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.1

6.4

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

8M €

27 September 1992

33 Age

Nationality

Switzerland

Height / Weight

183 cm / 80 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2028

Place of Birth

Basel

Position Info

Main Position Defensive Midfielder

Other Central Midfielder

Strong Foot

Club Career

Granit Xhaka career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Sunderland	36	33	1	6	9	0
	Premier League	34	32	1	6	8	0
	FA Cup	2	1	0	0	1	0
24/25	Leverkusen	49	47	2	6	8	0
	Bundesliga	33	33	2	5	3	0
	DFB Pokal	5	4	0	1	1	0
	Super Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	10	9	0	0	3	0
23/24	Leverkusen	50	47	4	2	7	0
	Bundesliga	33	32	3	0	5	0
	DFB Pokal	6	5	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	11	10	0	2	2	0
22/23	Arsenal	47	43	10	7	9	0
	Premier League	37	36	8	7	5	0
	FA Cup	2	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	7	6	2	0	4	0
21/22	Arsenal	30	29	1	2	10	2
	Premier League	27	27	1	2	10	1
	EFL Cup	3	2	0	0	0	1
20/21	Arsenal	45	42	1	2	8	1
	Premier League	31	29	1	2	6	1
	FA Cup	2	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	10	10	0	0	1	0
	Community Shield	1	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	Arsenal	41	39	1	2	13	0
	Premier League	31	30	1	2	10	0
	FA Cup	6	5	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	4	4	0	0	2	0
18/19	Arsenal	40	40	4	5	13	0
	Premier League	29	29	4	2	10	0
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	9	9	0	3	2	0
17/18	Arsenal	48	46	3	8	12	0
	Premier League	38	37	1	7	10	0
	EFL Cup	3	3	1	0	1	0
	UEFA Europa League	6	5	1	0	1	0
	Community Shield	1	1	0	1	0	0
16/17	Arsenal	46	39	4	3	12	2
	Premier League	32	28	2	2	5	2
	FA Cup	5	5	0	1	4	0
	EFL Cup	2	1	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	7	5	1	0	3	0
15/16	M´gladbach	36	36	3	2	7	3
	Bundesliga	28	28	3	1	5	3
	DFB Pokal	3	3	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Champions League	5	5	0	1	1	0
14/15	M´gladbach	42	42	5	5	14	2
	Bundesliga	30	30	2	1	10	1
	DFB Pokal	3	3	0	2	2	0
	UEFA Europa League	9	9	3	2	2	1
13/14	M´gladbach	29	24	0	1	10	1
	Bundesliga	28	23	0	1	10	1
	DFB Pokal	1	1	0	0	0	0
12/13	M´gladbach	33	20	1	0	4	0
	Bundesliga	22	15	1	0	4	0
	DFB Pokal	2	1	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	2	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	7	2	0	0	0	0
11/12	Basel	8	8	0	0	2	0
	UEFA Champions League	8	8	0	0	2	0
10/11	Basel	6	2	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	4	0	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	0	0	0
Total		586	537	41	51	138	11

National Team Career

Granit Xhaka career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Switzerland	15	15	4	2	3	0
	World Cup	6	6	1	0	2	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	6	6	2	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	1	2	1	0
2025	Switzerland	7	7	0	0	1	1
	UEFA Nations League	5	5	0	0	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0	0	0
2024	Switzerland	19	17	2	2	6	0
	UEFA Euro	5	5	0	0	1	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	10	10	2	2	3	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	2	0	0	2	0
2023	Switzerland	6	6	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Nations League	6	6	0	0	1	0
2022	Switzerland	9	8	0	0	1	0
	World Cup	4	4	0	0	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	0	0	0	0
2021	Switzerland	20	18	2	3	6	0
	UEFA Euro	4	4	0	1	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	1	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Nations League	5	5	0	1	1	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	8	8	2	1	2	0
2020	Switzerland	2	2	0	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	1	0	0
2019	Switzerland	6	6	0	1	4	0
	UEFA Nations League	6	6	0	1	4	0
2018	Switzerland	20	20	4	0	1	1
	World Cup	4	4	1	0	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	11	11	2	0	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	5	5	1	0	0	0
2017	Switzerland	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	0	1	0
2016	Switzerland	16	16	1	1	5	0
	UEFA Euro	4	4	0	0	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	4	0	0	2	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	8	8	1	1	2	0
2015	Switzerland	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Switzerland	16	15	3	3	3	0
	World Cup	4	4	1	0	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	9	8	2	3	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	0	0	1	0
2013	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	0	0	0	0
2012	Switzerland	9	9	1	1	1	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	4	4	0	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	5	5	1	0	1	0
2011	Switzerland	2	2	1	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	1	0	0	0
Total		152	144	18	14	33	2

National Youth Team Career

Granit Xhaka career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11
2011	Switzerland	2	2	0	2
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	2
2010	Switzerland	4	2	2	1
	Int. Friendly Games	4	2	2	1
2008	Switzerland	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
Total		7	5	2	3

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Sunderland	36	33	1	6
2023-2025	Leverkusen	99	94	6	8
2016-2023	Arsenal	297	278	24	29
2012-2016	M´gladbach	140	122	9	8
2010-2012	Basel	14	10	1	0

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2011-Today	Switzerland	152	144	18	14

National Youth Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2010-2011	Switzerland	6	4	2	0
2008	Switzerland	1	1	0	0

General Statistics

1 Goals

6 Assists

7.2 Avg. Pts

34 Matches

32 Starting XI

2903 Minutes

Shots

10 Off-target Shots 0.31

On-target Shots

5 0.16

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

7.14

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6.4

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	1	%53
Assists	6	%97
Goal Contribution	7	%88
Expected Goals (xG)	1.2	%56
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.79	%47
Big Chances Created	9	%93
Big Chances Missed	-	%74
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	21	%67
Shots on Target	5	%58
Shots off Target	10	%23
Blocked Shots	6	%41
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	83.7%	%35
Passes	1807	%92
Accurate Passes	1512	%87
Key Passes	34	%90
Passes in Final Third	363	%99
Chances Created	30	%90
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	55%	%66
Long Balls	251	%99
Accurate Long Balls	138	%99
Cross Accuracy %	23.2%	%55
Crosses	99	%94
Accurate Crosses	23	%92
Defense
Clearances	85	%98
Interceptions	29	%67
Tackles	50	%61
Individual
Touches	2296	%88
Dribbles	24	%73
Successful Dribbles	11	%67
Successful Dribble %	45.8%	%37
Duels	256	%73
Duels Won %	60.2%	%83
Duels Won	154	%83
Possession Lost	429	%6
Dispossessed	17	%26
Offsides	-	%63
Fouls Won	41	%87
Free Kicks Taken	41	%87
Discipline
Fouls	23	%54
Yellow Cards	8	%16
Red Cards	-	%57

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
29.07.25	Leverkusen	Sunderland	15M €
05.07.23	Arsenal	Leverkusen	15M €
30.06.16	M´gladbach	Arsenal	45M €
30.06.12	Basel	M´gladbach	8.5M €
30.06.10	Basel	Basel	Signed

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
German Champion	1	Bayer Leverkusen	23/24
English FA Community Shield Winner	2	Arsenal FC	20/21 17/18
German Super Cup winner	1	Bayer Leverkusen	24/25
FA Cup Winner	2	Arsenal FC	2020 2017
German cup winner	1	Bayer Leverkusen	23/24
Swiss champion	2	FC Basel 1893	11/12 10/11
Swiss cup winner	1	FC Basel 1893	11/12

National Team Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Under 17 World Cup Champion	1	Switzerland	2009

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