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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
Touches92%Shot attempts23%Goals48%
Chances created65%Aerial duels won89%Defensive contributions58%
Transfer value: €14.8M
Highest: €41.3M(Dec 31, 2023)
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Premier League 2025/2026

1
Goals
5
Assists
23
Started
25
Matches
2,093
Minutes played
7.30
Rating
4
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

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

Jan 4

Tottenham Hotspur
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Jan 1

Manchester City
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Dec 28, 2025

Leeds United
D1-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.7

Dec 20, 2025

Brighton & Hove Albion
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.5
Sunderland

yesterday

Premier League
Leeds United
0-1
35‎’‎
6.5

Feb 28

Premier League
AFC Bournemouth
1-1
76‎’‎
7.1

Feb 22

Premier League
Fulham
1-3
19‎’‎
6.6

Jan 17

Premier League
Crystal Palace
2-1
90‎’‎
7.1

Jan 10

FA Cup
Everton
1-1
120‎’‎
8.3
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 45%
  • 11Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.61xG
1 - 1
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.04xG0.46xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,093

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.59
xG on target (xGOT)
0.79
Non-penalty xG
0.59
Shots
11
Shots on target
5
Headed shots
1

Passing

Assists
5
Expected assists (xA)
2.27
Successful passes
1,019
Successful passes %
82.8%
Accurate long balls
103
Accurate long balls %
55.4%
Chances created
27
Big chances created
7
Successful crosses
17
Successful crosses %
26.6%

Possession

Successful dribbles
6
Successful dribbles %
40.0%
Duels won
119
Duels won %
62.6%
Aerial duels won
50
Aerial duels won %
67.6%
Touches
1,583
Touches in opposition box
13
Dispossessed
12
Fouls won
29

Defending

Tackles
36
Interceptions
21
Blocked shots
16
Fouls committed
16
Recoveries
116
Possession won final 3rd
6
Dribbled past
12
Clearances
72
Clean sheets
7
Goals conceded while on pitch
25
xG against while on pitch
33.76

Discipline

Yellow cards
4
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, 2,093 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.3, 4 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 March 8, 2026 when Sunderland face Port Vale in the FA Cup.

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 Fee, 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 Adrian Bajrami, Andi Zeqiri, Aurèle Amenda, Becir Omeragic, Breel Embolo, Cedric Itten, Christian Fassnacht, Dan Ndoye, Djibril Sow, Fabian Rieder, Gregor Kobel, Isaac Schmidt, Johan Manzambi, Luca Jaquez, Manuel Akanji, Marvin Keller, Michel Aebischer, Miro Muheim, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez, Ruben Vargas, Silvan Widmer, Simon Sohm, Vincent Sierro, Yvon Mvogo, Alisha Lehmann, Ana Maria Crnogorcevic, Aurelie Csillag, Coumba Sow, Elvira Herzog, Géraldine Reuteler, Iman Beney, Irina Fuchs, Julia Stierli, Laia Ballesté, Leela Egli, Leila Wandeler, Lia Kamber, Lia Wälti, Livia Peng, Meriame Terchoun, Nadine Riesen, Noelle Maritz, Noemi Ivelj, Riola Xhemaili, Seraina Piubel, Svenja Fölmli, Sydney Schertenleib, and Viola Calligaris. 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, Schweizer Pokal (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
Touches92%Shot attempts23%Goals48%
Chances created65%Aerial duels won89%Defensive contributions58%

Career

Senior career

SunderlandJul 2025 - now
26
1
99
6
297
23
139
9
63
3

National team

143
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
Schweizer Pokal(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, 2,093 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.3, 4 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 March 8, 2026 when Sunderland face Port Vale in the FA Cup.

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 Fee, 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 Adrian Bajrami, Andi Zeqiri, Aurèle Amenda, Becir Omeragic, Breel Embolo, Cedric Itten, Christian Fassnacht, Dan Ndoye, Djibril Sow, Fabian Rieder, Gregor Kobel, Isaac Schmidt, Johan Manzambi, Luca Jaquez, Manuel Akanji, Marvin Keller, Michel Aebischer, Miro Muheim, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez, Ruben Vargas, Silvan Widmer, Simon Sohm, Vincent Sierro, Yvon Mvogo, Alisha Lehmann, Ana Maria Crnogorcevic, Aurelie Csillag, Coumba Sow, Elvira Herzog, Géraldine Reuteler, Iman Beney, Irina Fuchs, Julia Stierli, Laia Ballesté, Leela Egli, Leila Wandeler, Lia Kamber, Lia Wälti, Livia Peng, Meriame Terchoun, Nadine Riesen, Noelle Maritz, Noemi Ivelj, Riola Xhemaili, Seraina Piubel, Svenja Fölmli, Sydney Schertenleib, and Viola Calligaris. 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, Schweizer Pokal (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.