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Granit Xhaka

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Swiss footballer (born 1992)

Granit Xhaka
Xhaka playing forArsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full nameGranit Xhaka
Date of birth (1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (age 33)
Place of birthBasel, Switzerland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
PositionDefensive midfielder
Team 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–Sunderland12(1)
International career
2008–2009Switzerland U1713(1)
2009–2010Switzerland U183(2)
2010–2011Switzerland U1912(3)
2010–2011Switzerland U215(0)
2011–Switzerland143(16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:08, 22 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Granit Xhaka (Albanian:[gɾanitd͡ʒaka], born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder for andcaptains bothPremier League clubSunderland and theSwitzerland national team.

Xhaka began his career withBasel and won theSwiss Super League twice. He moved toBorussia Mönchengladbach in 2012, developing a reputation as a technically gifted player and natural leader alongside criticism for his temperament, and acted asclub captain from 2015, twice leading the team toUEFA Champions League qualification.

Xhaka signed forPremier League clubArsenal in 2016 for a fee in the region of £30 million, making nearly 300 appearances over seven years, serving as captain, and winning twoFA Cups. In 2023, he returned to theBundesliga withBayer Leverkusen, helping the club to theirfirst-ever league title in his debut season.

Xhaka was part of theSwiss team that won the2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his senior debut in 2011 and is currently the nation'srecord appearance holder, with 143 caps. He representedSwitzerland at theFIFA World Cup in2014,2018 and2022, and theUEFA European Championship in2016,2020 and2024.

Early life

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The younger brother of Basel playerTaulant Xhaka,Granit Xhaka[2] was born on 27 September 1992[3] in the city ofBasel, Switzerland, into an ethnic Albanian family fromBesianë, Kosovo.[4][5] The family moved from Besianë to Basel in 1990.[6][7][8][9]

Club career

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Basel

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Xhaka warming up forBasel in 2011

Xhaka started his youth football withConcordia Basel and, together with his brotherTaulant, moved to the youth department ofBasel at the end of 2002. He played for various Basel youth teams regularly advancing through the ranks. In the 2006–07 season he was member of the U-15 team that won the Swiss championship, creating a record for eternity. They managed to win all championship games in that season to win the Swiss championship at that level. This was achieved with a goal difference of 104:13. Since competitive football began in Switzerland, no team had achieved this before.[10] In the 2007–08 season he was member of the U-16 team that won the Swiss championship at that level, remaining undefeated throughout the entire season.[11] During the 2008–09 season Xhaka advanced to the U-18 team, but was nevertheless called up to Basel's U-21 team, who played in the third tier of Swiss football, by their coachPatrick Rahmen and on 15 November 2008 Xhaka was substituted on in the 83rd minute as Basel won 2–1 againstCham. During the second half of the season Xhaka played nine further games for the U-21, scoring one goal and at the end of the season became division champions and won the championship at U-21 level.[12] To the beginning of the 2009–10 season Xhaka advanced to become member of the U-21 squad, however was still eligible to play for the U-18 team, who at the end of the season became Swiss champions at their level.

To the beginning of their2010–11 season, Xhaka advanced to Basel's first team under head coachThorsten Fink. On 28 July 2010, Xhaka played his first team debut in the third qualifying round of the2010–11 UEFA Champions League in the away match againstDebrecen. He was substituted on in the 88th minute and four minutes later he scored the team's second goal to secure the victory.[13] He played hisdomestic league debut for the club. playing the full 90 minutes, in the away game on 21 August as Basel played a 1–1 draw withThun.[14] He scored his first Super League goal for his new team on 15 May 2011, in the home game in theSt. Jakob-Park as Basel won 5–1 againstThun.[15] At the end of the2010–11 league season, Xhaka won the championship title with the team. He had 20 league appearances, scoring once.[16]

At the end of the 2011–12 season Xhaka won theDouble with the team. They won theLeague Championship title with 20 points advantage over second placedLuzern.[17] The final of the2011–12 Swiss Cup was played in theStade de Suisse on 16 May 2012. The game ended with a one-all draw after extra time and winning the penalty shoot-out Basel lifted the trophy.[18] At the end of the season he left the club, during his time with Basel's first team Xhaka played a total of 67 competitive games for them scoring a three goals. 44 of these games were in theSwiss Super League, nine in theSwiss Cup, 14 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League). He scored two goals in the domestic league and one in theChampions League.[19]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Xhaka playing forBorussia Mönchengladbach in 2015

On 18 May 2012, Basel announced on their homepage that Xhaka had agreed terms withLucien Favre'sBorussia Mönchengladbach. After medical checks were completed, Xhaka signed a five-year deal with the club. The transfer fee was not disclosed by Mönchengladbach, but is estimated to be in the region of €8.5 million.[20]

Xhaka made his debut in aDFB-Pokal first round match againstAlemannia Aachen on 18 August 2012. Three days later, he made his first appearance in European competition for Borussia in 1–3 home lost toDynamo Kyiv in qualification for the2012–13 UEFA Champions League. On 25 August, he made his Bundesliga debut in the team's opening match ofthe season, a 2–1 home win against1899 Hoffenheim. He scored his first and only goal of the season in a 3–2 loss at1. FC Nürnberg.[21]

In his second season at the club, Xhaka started 29 times and made five substitute appearances as Gladbach finished in sixth place in the2014–15 Bundesliga.[21] In 2014–15, Xhaka started all 342014–15 Bundesliga matches for Borussia[21] and was named in the league's team of the season.[22] Borussia finished in third place to qualify for the2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[citation needed]

On 23 September 2015, Xhaka captained Borussia and scored his first goal of the season, heading in fromRaffael's free kick in a 4–2 win overFC Augsburg. In the next match, againstVfB Stuttgart, Xhaka again captained the side and scored a goal in a 3–1 win. On 30 September, he made his first appearance for Borussia in the Champions League proper in a 1–2group stage loss at home toManchester City.[21] Xhaka received his fifth red card for the team in his 95th game on 20 December, for striking his opponent in the first half; he voluntarily gave €20,000 to charity as an apology.[23]

Arsenal

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Xhaka playing forArsenal in 2018

On 25 May 2016,Arsenal signed Xhaka from Borussia Mönchengladbach for a fee of around £35 million.[24] Xhaka was signed after Arsenal allegedly backed out of a proposed transfer forN'Golo Kanté due to the agent fees involved, which totalled more than £10 million.[25] Xhaka made his first appearance for Arsenal (as a half-time substitution) in a 2–1 win against theMLS All-Stars.[26]

Xhaka made his competitive debut for Arsenal in the club's opening match of the2016–17 Premier League season, a 4–3 defeat toLiverpool, replacing midfielderMohamed Elneny in the 65th minute whilst also picking up a yellow card in the process.[27] His first goal for the club came on 17 September 2016, a 25-yard thunderbolt in a 4–1Premier League victory againstHull City.[28] Four days later, he would score again from distance, this time from 30 yards in a 4–0EFL Cup defeat ofNottingham Forest.[29] Xhaka's first Arsenal red card – and eighth for club and country since April 2014 – came in a 3–2 win overSwansea City on 15 October 2016.[30] On 22 January 2017, Xhaka was sent off for the second time in the season, by refereeJon Moss, in Arsenal's 2–1 home win againstBurnley.[31] After his first goal for the club in September, he would not score in the Premier League again until doing so in May, scoring the first goal of a 2–0 victory overManchester United, ending United's run of 25 consecutive games unbeaten.[32]

Xhaka went on to feature throughout Arsenal's triumphantFA Cup campaign. As so he started in theCup final againstChelsea which the Gunners won 2–1.[33] Xhaka also played in the2017 Community Shield that Arsenal won on penalties over Chelsea.[34]His first goal of the 2017–18 season came in a 3–3 draw with Liverpool, Xhaka scored a 25-yard thunderbolt to take Arsenal from 2–1 to 2–2.[35]

On 15 September 2018, Xhaka scored the first goal, from a direct free kick, in a 2–1 victory againstNewcastle United.[36] On 28 October 2018, he scored again from a free kick againstCrystal Palace.[37] On 27 September 2019, Arsenal managerUnai Emery confirmed that Xhaka will be the new captain for the Gunners, replacingLaurent Koscielny.[38]

In the match againstCrystal Palace at theEmirates Stadium on 27 October 2019, Xhaka was at the center of criticism after being substituted off in the 61st minute.[39] The incident began when a portion of Arsenal fans started to cheer when his name was called to be replaced. He was booed as he walked off the pitch, and responded by making several sarcastic gestures and angrily saying "fuck off" twice to the fans who jeered his name. He also removed his jersey before walking straight down the tunnel.[40] Xhaka's actions were met with significant criticism after the match, and managerUnai Emery described Xhaka's conduct as "wrong".[41][42] Emery also suggested that Xhaka should apologise.[43] On 30 October 2019 the club announced that Xhaka would be offered counselling.[44] Arsenal later tweeted an explanation from Xhaka about the incident.[45][non-primary source needed]On 5 November 2019, just a month and a week after his announcement as captain, Xhaka was stripped of the captain's armband.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang took over as the captain after previously serving as vice captain.[46][47]

After this incident, Xhaka began a hiatus from the first team squad and it was deemed highly likely that Xhaka would leave Arsenal in the upcoming January transfer window.[48] However, under the tenure of new managerMikel Arteta, Xhaka was reintroduced into the team as a key player and saw a sharp uptake in his form for the club and slowly began to win over the fans with whom he had previously had an oft fractious relationship.[48][49] Xhaka credited Arteta for this resurgence, claiming 'He [Arteta] turned me around and gave me a second chance and he showed me he trusted me and I tried to give him everything back.'[48] On 1 August 2020, Xhaka was selected to start in theFA Cup Final against Chelsea, and went on to win his second winners' medal as Arsenal won their 14th FA Cup.[50]

On 28 August 2020, Xhaka was in the starting 11 in the2020 FA Community Shield, which Arsenal clinched a 5–4 victory overLiverpool in the penalty shootout after the match was 1–1 after 90 minutes.[51] On 13 December 2020, Arsenal hostedBurnley in a Premier League fixture. Xhaka wassent off at the 56th minute, after clashing withDwight McNeil and later grabbingAshley Westwood by the neck.[52] The match eventually ended with Burnley winning 1–0 after teammate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored anown goal at the 73rd minute. On 26 December 2020, he scored his first Premier League goal of the2020–21 season from a free kick in a 3–1 home win against Chelsea.[53]

On 13 January 2022, Xhaka received a red card in anEFL Cupsemi-final first-leg tie againstLiverpool.[54] It was his fifth overall red card in his Arsenal career.[55] The match eventually ended goalless.[54] Xhaka scored his first goal of the2021–22 season with a long-range strike from 25 yards out, that helped seal a 3–1 victory overManchester United at theEmirates Stadium.[56] His stunning strike was eventually named winner of the club's annual Goal of the Season.[57]

Xhaka scored his first goal of the2022–23 season, with a third goal from close range againstLeicester City in a 4–2 victory during their first home game of the season.[58]

Bayer Leverkusen

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On 6 July 2023, Xhaka signed for Bundesliga clubBayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract for a fee of €25 million (£21.4 million).[59] On 12 August, he made his debut in a2023–24 DFB-Pokal match, playing the full 90 minutes in an 8–0 win againstTeutonia Ottensen.[60] On 23 February 2024, he scored his first goal for Leverkusen in a 2–1 victory againstMainz 05.[61]

On 14 April, Xhaka scored in Leverkusen's 5–0 win overWerder Bremen to clinch the club's firstGerman championship.[62] On 25 May, he scored the only goal againstKaiserslautern in theDFB-Pokal final, which granted his club their second ever DFB-Pokal trophy, and secured theirinvincible double season.[63]

Xhaka scored the opening goal of the2024–25 Bundesliga season from long-distance against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 23 August 2024 as Leverkusen won 3–2; Xhaka did not celebrate out of respect for Gladbach.[64]

Sunderland

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On 30 July 2025, Xhaka returned to England, signing for newly promoted Premier League sideSunderland on a three-year contract for a reported initial fee of £13 million, with an additional £4 million in add-ons.[65][66] Afterwards, he was named as Sunderland captain by head coachRégis Le Bris ahead of the2025–26 season.[67] Later that year, on 3 November, he scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw withEverton.[68]

International career

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2008–2011: Youth levels and senior debut

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Xhaka has played for Swiss youth squad at the U-17 level. He participated in theUnder-17 World Cup in2009 in Nigeria. The Swiss team won the World Cup.[69]

He played his first game for theSwitzerland national under-19 team on 25 May 2010, as a substitute, as the team beatAustria national under-19 football team 3–2 in theSchwaz, Austria. He scored his first goal for the U-19 on 7 September 2010 as the team won 3–0 against theCzech Republic.[citation needed]

Xhaka played his first game for theunder-21 side on 3 September 2010, as a substitute, as the team beat theRepublic of Ireland 1–0 at theCornaredo Stadium inLugano.[70] This was the last game in thequalification Group 2 to the2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Xhaka was member of the Swiss U-21 squad that competed in the final tournament, hosted by Denmark, between 11 and 25 June 2011. The Swiss team reached the final without conceding a goal, but lost toSpain 2–0.[citation needed]

2011–present: Senior tournaments and captaincy

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Xhaka playing forSwitzerland in 2012

Before making his international debut forSwitzerland, Xhaka was still undecided whether to play for his birth country orAlbania, and he complained to the Albanian sports media that theAlbanian Football Federation was ignoring him whilst the Swiss Football Association was showing much more interest.[71]

Xhaka debuted for Switzerland atWembley Stadium againstEngland in a 2–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying draw on 4 June 2011.[72] On 15 November 2011, during his sixth international appearance, he scored his first international goal in the 1–0 away win againstLuxembourg at theStade Josy Barthel.[73]

Switzerland also tried to select Xhaka to participate in the2012 Olympic Football tournament, but he opted to stay at his new club for pre-season training.[74] He participated in all ten of Switzerland's2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign matches, scoring both goals in a 2–0 defeat ofSlovenia.[75] On 2 June 2014, Xhaka was named in Switzerland's2014 World Cup squad by national coachOttmar Hitzfeld.[76] In the team's second match, Xhaka scored in a 5–2 loss toFrance.[77]

Xhaka was selected forUEFA Euro 2016, where Switzerland's campaign opened against Albania inLens. Xhaka, whose team won 1–0, was playing against his brotherTaulant. He was voted theman of the match.[78] Xhaka played every minute of Switzerland's campaign, which ended in the round of 16 with a loss toPoland at theStade Geoffroy-Guichard; after a 1–1 draw he was the only player to not score in thepenalty shoot-out, shooting wide.[79]

Ahead of the2018 World Cup qualifiers, there was speculation that Xhaka could switch his allegiance to representKosovo, which had been accepted as a full member ofFIFA and were allowed to play competitive matches for the first time. Xhaka, however, published an open letter stating that his participation in Euro 2016 had disqualified him from changing his allegiance, and he was thus tied to Switzerland.[80]

Xhaka was named in managerVladimir Petković's 23-man Swiss squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[81] On 22 June, he equalised with a long-range strike as the Swiss came from behind to defeatSerbia 2–1 in their second game. He and fellow goalscorerXherdan Shaqiri, who is also of Albanian descent,celebrated their goals by making aneagle gesture resembling the double headed eagle of theAlbanian flag.[82][83][84][85] FIFA fined each player 10,000Swiss francs "for unsporting behaviour contrary to the principles of fair-play".[86][87]

Xhaka was appointed as a temporary captain by Vladimir Petković in the absence ofStephan Lichtsteiner, which caused him to be criticised by former Swiss internationalStéphane Henchoz, who claimed that Xhaka could not properly represent Switzerland due to his Albanian heritage, instead suggesting that Lichtsteiner,Yann Sommer, orFabian Schär serve as captain.[88] In September 2019, Xhaka offered his captaincy to Xherdan Shaqiri in an effort to get him to return to the national side.[89]

In June 2021, Xhaka was selected for the Switzerland squad forUEFA Euro 2020.[90] He captained the team in their three group matches, as well as theround of 16 tie with France. In the match against France, he assistedMario Gavranović's 90th-minute equalising goal as Switzerland progressed to the quarter-final via a penalty shootout.[91] However, a yellow card received 14 minutes earlier meant that Xhaka was suspended for the quarter-final, where the Swiss lost toSpain in a penalty shootout.[92]

In November 2022, Xhaka was selected for the 26-man Switzerland squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[93] He played every minute of Switzerland's four matches of the tournament as they reached theround of 16, where they were beaten 6–1 byPortugal.[94]

On 15 October 2023, in a 3–3 draw withBelarus duringUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, Xhaka equalledHeinz Hermann's record of 118 appearances for the Swiss national team.[95] A month later, he captained theNati in a 1–1 draw inIsrael to break the record with his 119th appearance.[96]

In June 2024, Xhaka was named in Switzerland's squad forUEFA Euro 2024. He captained the team to 3–1 overHungary in their openingGroup A match and was namedMan of the match.[97][98]

Personal life

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Xhaka's elder brother,Taulant Xhaka is also a professional footballer who plays forBasel and previously represented theAlbania national team.[99] In July 2017, Xhaka married his long-term partner, Leonita Lekaj.[100] They have three daughters, born in 2019,[101] 2021 and 2025.[102]

Xhaka is aMuslim.[103][104][105]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]League cup[b]EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basel2010–11[106]Swiss Super League191205[c]1262
2011–12[106]Swiss Super League230408[d]0350
Total42160131612
Borussia Mönchengladbach2012–13[106]Bundesliga221109[e]0321
2013–14[106]Bundesliga28010290
2014–15[106]Bundesliga302309[f]3425
2015–16[106]Bundesliga283305[d]0363
Total1086802331399
Arsenal2016–17[107]Premier League32250217[d]1464
2017–18[108]Premier League38100316[f]11[g]0483
2018–19[109]Premier League29410109[f]0404
2019–20[110]Premier League31160004[f]0411
2020–21[111]Premier League311201010[f]01[g]0451
2021–22[112]Premier League2710030301
2022–23[113]Premier League37720107[f]2479
Total225171601124342029723
Bayer Leverkusen2023–24[114]Bundesliga3336111[f]0504
2024–25[115]Bundesliga3325010[d]01[h]0492
Total66511121010996
Sunderland2025–26[116]Premier League1210000121
Career total4523041111210083060741
  1. ^IncludesSwiss Cup,DFB-Pokal,FA Cup
  2. ^IncludesEFL Cup
  3. ^Three appearances and one goal inUEFA Champions League, two appearances inUEFA Europa League
  4. ^abcdAppearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^abcdefgAppearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^abAppearance inFA Community Shield
  8. ^Appearance inDFL-Supercup

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[117]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland201161
201292
201381
2014101
201561
2016110
201792
2018132
2019102
202070
202190
2022130
2023102
2024140
202582
Total14316
As of match played 15 November 2025
Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Xhaka goal.[117]
List of international goals scored by Granit Xhaka
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
115 November 2011Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg6 Luxembourg1–01–0Friendly[118]
215 August 2012Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia10 Croatia1–04–2Friendly[119]
37 September 2012Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia11 Slovenia1–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[120]
415 October 2013Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland22 Slovenia1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[121]
520 June 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil28 France2–52–52014 FIFA World Cup[122]
627 March 2015Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland34 Estonia2–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[123]
79 June 2017Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands53 Faroe Islands1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[124]
87 October 2017St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland56 Hungary1–05–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification[125]
927 March 2018Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland61 Panama2–06–0Friendly[126]
1022 June 2018Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia64 Serbia1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup[127]
1126 March 2019St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland74 Denmark2–03–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[128]
1218 November 2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar82 Gibraltar6–16–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[129]
1325 March 2023Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia112 Belarus4–05–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[130]
1412 September 2023Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland117 Andorra2–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[131]
1510 October 2025Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden140 Sweden1–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification[132]
1615 November 2025Stade de Genève,Geneva, Switzerland142 Sweden2–14–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification[133]

Honours

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Basel Youth

  • U15 Swiss Championship: 2006–07[10]
  • U16 Swiss Championship: 2007–08[11]
  • U21 Swiss Championship: 2008–09

Basel

Arsenal

Bayer Leverkusen

Switzerland U17

Individual

See also

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