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Height
34
Shirt
33 years
Sep 27, 1992
Left
Preferred foot
Switzerland
Country
€16.3M
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches90%Shot attempts36%Goals52%
Chances created68%Aerial duels won88%Defensive contributions52%
Transfer value: €16.3M
Highest: €41.3M(Dec 31, 2023)
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Premier League 2025/2026

1
Goals
6
Assists
31
Started
33
Matches
2,813
Minutes played
7.25
Rating
7
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 17

Everton
W1-3
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

May 9

Manchester United
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
8.1

May 2

Wolverhampton Wanderers
D1-1
90
0
1
1
0
8.2

Apr 24

Nottingham Forest
L0-5
90
0
0
1
0
5.6

Apr 19

Aston Villa
L4-3
90
0
0
0
0
5.6

Apr 12

Tottenham Hotspur
W1-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

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
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Sunderland

May 17

Premier League
Everton
1-3
90‎’‎
7.3

May 9

Premier League
Manchester United
0-0
90‎’‎
8.1

May 2

Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1-1
90‎’‎
8.2

Apr 24

Premier League
Nottingham Forest
0-5
90‎’‎
5.6

Apr 19

Premier League
Aston Villa
4-3
90‎’‎
5.6
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 24%
  • 21Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.02xG
1 - 1
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.04xG0.46xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,813

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.02
xG on target (xGOT)
0.79
Non-penalty xG
1.02
Shots
21
Shots on target
5
Headed shots
1

Passing

Assists
6
Expected assists (xA)
3.43
Successful passes
1,467
Successful passes %
83.6%
Accurate long balls
133
Accurate long balls %
54.5%
Chances created
34
Big chances created
9
Successful crosses
23
Successful crosses %
24.7%

Possession

Successful dribbles
11
Successful dribbles %
45.8%
Duels won
154
Duels won %
60.6%
Aerial duels won
55
Aerial duels won %
61.8%
Touches
2,230
Touches in opposition box
15
Dispossessed
17
Fouls won
41

Defending

Defensive contributions
353
Tackles
50
Interceptions
29
Blocked shots
20
Fouls committed
22
Recoveries
172
Possession won final 3rd
9
Dribbled past
16
Clearances
82
Clean sheets
9
Goals conceded while on pitch
38
xG against while on pitch
45.08

Discipline

Yellow cards
7
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, 6 assists, 2,813 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.25, 7 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 May 24, 2026 when Sunderland face Chelsea 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 Cedric Itten, Christian Fassnacht, Gregor Kobel, Lucas Blondel, Miro Muheim, Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Denis Zakaria, Breel Embolo, Remo Freuler, Dan Ndoye, Yvon Mvogo, Ricardo Rodríguez, Ardon Jashari, Djibril Sow, Rubén Vargas, Eray Cömert, Michel Aebischer, Marvin Keller, Fabian Rieder, Noah Okafor, Zeki Amdouni, Luca Jaquez, Joël Monteiro, Aurèle Amenda, Elvira Herzog, Julia Stierli, Amina Muratovic, Noemi Ivelj, Noëlle Maritz, Géraldine Reuteler, Riola Xhemaili, Nadine Riesen, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, Sydney Schertenleib, Coumba Sow, Livia Peng, Lia Wälti, Smilla Vallotto, Leila Wandeler, Aurélie Csillag, Svenja Fölmli, Viola Calligaris, Iman Beney, Seraina Piubel, Nadine Böhi, Lia Kamber, and Leela Egli. 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
Touches90%Shot attempts36%Goals52%
Chances created68%Aerial duels won88%Defensive contributions52%

Career

Senior career

SunderlandJul 2025 - now
35
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, 6 assists, 2,813 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.25, 7 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 May 24, 2026 when Sunderland face Chelsea 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 Cedric Itten, Christian Fassnacht, Gregor Kobel, Lucas Blondel, Miro Muheim, Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Denis Zakaria, Breel Embolo, Remo Freuler, Dan Ndoye, Yvon Mvogo, Ricardo Rodríguez, Ardon Jashari, Djibril Sow, Rubén Vargas, Eray Cömert, Michel Aebischer, Marvin Keller, Fabian Rieder, Noah Okafor, Zeki Amdouni, Luca Jaquez, Joël Monteiro, Aurèle Amenda, Elvira Herzog, Julia Stierli, Amina Muratovic, Noemi Ivelj, Noëlle Maritz, Géraldine Reuteler, Riola Xhemaili, Nadine Riesen, Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, Sydney Schertenleib, Coumba Sow, Livia Peng, Lia Wälti, Smilla Vallotto, Leila Wandeler, Aurélie Csillag, Svenja Fölmli, Viola Calligaris, Iman Beney, Seraina Piubel, Nadine Böhi, Lia Kamber, and Leela Egli. 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.