Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka (, born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains both Sunderland and the Switzerland national team.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBasel2010–11Swiss Super League19120—51—2622011–12Swiss Super League23040—80—350Total42160—131—612Borussia Mönchengladbach2012–13Bundesliga22110—90—3212013–14Bundesliga28010———2902014–15Bundesliga30230—93—4252015–16Bundesliga28330—50—363Total108680—233—1399Arsenal2016–17Premier League322502171—4642017–18Premier League381003161104832018–19Premier League294101090—4042019–20Premier League311600040—4112020–21Premier League3112010100104512021–22Premier League2710030——3012022–23Premier League377201072—479Total225171601124342029723Bayer Leverkusen2023–24Bundesliga33361—110—5042024–25Bundesliga33250—10010492Total665111—21010996Sunderland2025–26Premier League700000——70Career total4482941111210083060340

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSwitzerland2011612012922013812014101201561201611020179220181322019102202070202190202213020231022024140202551Total14015

Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Xhaka goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Granit XhakaNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition115 November 2011Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg61–01–0Friendly215 August 2012Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia101–04–2Friendly37 September 2012Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia111–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification415 October 2013Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland221–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification520 June 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil282–52–52014 FIFA World Cup627 March 2015Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland342–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying79 June 2017Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands531–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification87 October 2017St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland561–05–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification927 March 2018Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland612–06–0Friendly1022 June 2018Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia641–12–12018 FIFA World Cup1126 March 2019St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland742–03–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying1218 November 2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar826–16–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying1325 March 2023Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia1124–05–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying1412 September 2023Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland1172–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying1510 October 2025Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden1401–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
Basel Youth
U15 Swiss Championship: 2006–07
U16 Swiss Championship: 2007–08
U21 Swiss Championship: 2008–09

Basel
Swiss Super League: 2010–11, 2011–12
Swiss Cup: 2011–12

Arsenal
FA Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20
FA Community Shield: 2017, 2020
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19

Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga: 2023–24
DFB-Pokal: 2023–24
DFL-Supercup: 2024
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2023–24

Switzerland U17
FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2009

Individual
Swiss Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2022, 2023
Swiss Youth Footballer of the Year: 2012
Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2023–24
VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2023–24, 2024–25
UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2023–24

 References 

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Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swiss footballers
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach players
Category:Arsenal F.C. players
Category:Bundesliga players
Category:Premier League players
Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players
Category:UEFA Euro 2016 players
Category:2018 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Sportspeople from Basel
Category:UEFA Euro 2024 players