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Height
34
Shirt
33 years
Sep 27, 1992
Left
Preferred foot
Switzerland
Country
€14.8M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches91%Shot attempts25%Goals53%
Chances created67%Aerial duels won91%Defensive contributions57%
Transfer value: €14.8M
Highest: €41.3M(Dec 31, 2023)
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Premier League 2025/2026

1
Goals
5
Assists
25
Started
27
Matches
2,273
Minutes played
7.28
Rating
5
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Mar 27

Germany
L3-4
45
0
1
0
0
7.7

Mar 22

Newcastle United
W1-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Mar 14

Brighton & Hove Albion
L0-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.8

Mar 8

Port Vale
L1-0
7
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 3

Leeds United
W0-1
35
0
0
0
0
6.5

Feb 28

AFC Bournemouth
D1-1
76
0
0
0
0
7.1

Feb 22

Fulham
L1-3
19
0
0
0
0
6.6

Jan 17

Crystal Palace
W2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

Jan 10

Everton
D1-1
120
0
0
1
0
8.3

Jan 7

Brentford
L3-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.3
Switzerland

Mar 27

Friendlies
Germany
3-4
45‎’‎
7.7
Sunderland

Mar 22

Premier League
Newcastle United
1-2
90‎’‎
7.3

Mar 14

Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion
0-1
90‎’‎
6.8

Mar 8

FA Cup
Port Vale
1-0
7‎’‎
-

Mar 3

Premier League
Leeds United
0-1
35‎’‎
6.5
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 36%
  • 14Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.71xG
1 - 1
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.04xG0.46xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,273

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.71
xG on target (xGOT)
0.79
Non-penalty xG
0.71
Shots
14
Shots on target
5
Headed shots
1

Passing

Assists
5
Expected assists (xA)
2.36
Successful passes
1,102
Successful passes %
82.5%
Accurate long balls
109
Accurate long balls %
54.2%
Chances created
28
Big chances created
7
Successful crosses
18
Successful crosses %
24.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
7
Successful dribbles %
36.8%
Duels won
126
Duels won %
60.9%
Aerial duels won
52
Aerial duels won %
67.5%
Touches
1,723
Touches in opposition box
13
Dispossessed
13
Fouls won
31

Defending

Defensive contributions
154
Tackles
38
Interceptions
23
Blocked shots
17
Fouls committed
18
Recoveries
128
Possession won final 3rd
6
Dribbled past
15
Clearances
76
Clean sheets
7
Goals conceded while on pitch
27
xG against while on pitch
36.72

Discipline

Yellow cards
5
Red cards
0

News

About

Granit Xhaka is a 33-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sunderland, born on September 27, 1992, who is left-footed. Follow Granit Xhaka on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Granit Xhaka has recorded 1 goal, 5 assists, 2,273 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.28, 5 yellow cards.

Granit Xhaka scores highly on Assists, Rating, and Minutes compared to defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

Granit Xhaka's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Granit Xhaka's next match is on April 12, 2026 when Sunderland face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Explore Granit Xhaka's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Granit Xhaka's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Granit Xhaka currently plays for Sunderland alongside Dennis Cirkin, Daniel Ballard, Lutsharel Geertruida, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Chris Rigg, Eliezer Mayenda, Luke O'Nien, Romaine Mundle, Omar Alderete, Reinildo, Wilson Isidor, Habib Diarra, Nordi Mukiele, Simon Moore, Robin Roefs, Bertrand Traoré, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Ahmed Abdullahi, Milan Aleksic, Melker Ellborg, Trai Hume, Jocelin Ta Bi, and Abdoullah Ba. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Granit Xhaka's career has also included time at Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Basel.

On the international stage, Granit Xhaka has represented Switzerland, Switzerland U21, Switzerland U19, and Switzerland U17.

Granit Xhaka is from Switzerland, and the national teams include Filip Ugrinic, Gregor Kobel, Lucas Blondel, Miro Muheim, Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Denis Zakaria, Breel Embolo, Remo Freuler, Johan Manzambi, Dan Ndoye, Yvon Mvogo, Ricardo Rodríguez, Ardon Jashari, Cédric Zesiger, Djibril Sow, Vincent Sierro, Rubén Vargas, Eray Cömert, Alvyn Sanches, Ulisses Garcia, Michel Aebischer, Marvin Keller, Fabian Rieder, Noah Okafor, Zeki Amdouni, Isaac Schmidt, Luca Jaquez, Joël Monteiro, Aurèle Amenda, Stefan Gartenmann, Elvira Herzog, Julia Stierli, Lia Kamber, Laia Ballesté, Noemi Ivelj, Noëlle Maritz, Géraldine Reuteler, Riola Xhemaili, Nadine Riesen, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, Sydney Schertenleib, Coumba Sow, Livia Peng, Lia Wälti, Seraina Piubel, Leila Wandeler, Aurélie Csillag, Svenja Fölmli, Viola Calligaris, Iman Beney, Leela Egli, Irina Fuchs, Meriame Terchoun, and Alisha Lehmann. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Granit Xhaka has won 14 titles: DFB Pokal (2023/2024), Bundesliga (2023/2024), and Super Cup (2024/2025) with Bayer Leverkusen, FA Cup (2019/2020, 2016/2017), Florida Cup (2022), Emirates Cup (2022, 2017), and Community Shield (2020/2021, 2017/2018) with Arsenal, Swiss Cup (2011/2012) and Super League (2011/2012, 2010/2011) with Basel, and World Cup U17 (2009 Nigeria) with Switzerland U17.

Granit Xhaka has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, World Cup UEFA qualification, Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Champions League, EURO, UEFA Nations League A, Super Cup, Europa League, EURO Qualification qualification, EFL Cup, World Cup, and Community Shield. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Granit Xhaka, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Granit Xhaka to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches91%Shot attempts25%Goals53%
Chances created67%Aerial duels won91%Defensive contributions57%

Career

Senior career

SunderlandJul 2025 - now
29
1
99
6
297
23
139
9
63
3

National team

144
16
4
0
4
1
7
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Bayer Leverkusen

Germany
1
DFB Pokal(23/24)
1
Bundesliga(23/24)
1
Super Cup(24/25)

Arsenal

England
2
FA Cup(19/20 · 16/17)
1
Florida Cup(2022)
2
Emirates Cup(2022 · 2017)
2
Community Shield(20/21 · 17/18)

Basel

Switzerland
1
Swiss Cup(11/12)
2
Super League(11/12 · 10/11)

News

About

Granit Xhaka is a 33-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sunderland, born on September 27, 1992, who is left-footed. Follow Granit Xhaka on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Granit Xhaka has recorded 1 goal, 5 assists, 2,273 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.28, 5 yellow cards.

Granit Xhaka scores highly on Assists, Rating, and Minutes compared to defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

Granit Xhaka's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Granit Xhaka's next match is on April 12, 2026 when Sunderland face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

Explore Granit Xhaka's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Granit Xhaka's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Granit Xhaka currently plays for Sunderland alongside Dennis Cirkin, Daniel Ballard, Lutsharel Geertruida, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Chris Rigg, Eliezer Mayenda, Luke O'Nien, Romaine Mundle, Omar Alderete, Reinildo, Wilson Isidor, Habib Diarra, Nordi Mukiele, Simon Moore, Robin Roefs, Bertrand Traoré, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Ahmed Abdullahi, Milan Aleksic, Melker Ellborg, Trai Hume, Jocelin Ta Bi, and Abdoullah Ba. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Granit Xhaka's career has also included time at Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Basel.

On the international stage, Granit Xhaka has represented Switzerland, Switzerland U21, Switzerland U19, and Switzerland U17.

Granit Xhaka is from Switzerland, and the national teams include Filip Ugrinic, Gregor Kobel, Lucas Blondel, Miro Muheim, Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Denis Zakaria, Breel Embolo, Remo Freuler, Johan Manzambi, Dan Ndoye, Yvon Mvogo, Ricardo Rodríguez, Ardon Jashari, Cédric Zesiger, Djibril Sow, Vincent Sierro, Rubén Vargas, Eray Cömert, Alvyn Sanches, Ulisses Garcia, Michel Aebischer, Marvin Keller, Fabian Rieder, Noah Okafor, Zeki Amdouni, Isaac Schmidt, Luca Jaquez, Joël Monteiro, Aurèle Amenda, Stefan Gartenmann, Elvira Herzog, Julia Stierli, Lia Kamber, Laia Ballesté, Noemi Ivelj, Noëlle Maritz, Géraldine Reuteler, Riola Xhemaili, Nadine Riesen, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, Sydney Schertenleib, Coumba Sow, Livia Peng, Lia Wälti, Seraina Piubel, Leila Wandeler, Aurélie Csillag, Svenja Fölmli, Viola Calligaris, Iman Beney, Leela Egli, Irina Fuchs, Meriame Terchoun, and Alisha Lehmann. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Granit Xhaka has won 14 titles: DFB Pokal (2023/2024), Bundesliga (2023/2024), and Super Cup (2024/2025) with Bayer Leverkusen, FA Cup (2019/2020, 2016/2017), Florida Cup (2022), Emirates Cup (2022, 2017), and Community Shield (2020/2021, 2017/2018) with Arsenal, Swiss Cup (2011/2012) and Super League (2011/2012, 2010/2011) with Basel, and World Cup U17 (2009 Nigeria) with Switzerland U17.

Granit Xhaka has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, World Cup UEFA qualification, Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Champions League, EURO, UEFA Nations League A, Super Cup, Europa League, EURO Qualification qualification, EFL Cup, World Cup, and Community Shield. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Granit Xhaka, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Granit Xhaka to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.