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Granit Xhaka

Swiss footballer (born 1992)

Granit Xhaka (born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss football player. He plays as a midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen. He was the captain of the Switzerland national football team for six weeks but quit because he was rude to football fans.

Granit Xhaka
Xhaka with Arsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full name Granit Xhaka[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fc Bossy Liverpool
Number 34
Youth career
2000–2002 Concordia Basel
2002–2010 FC Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 FC Basel 42 (1)
2012–2016 Borussia Mönchengladbach 108 (6)
2016–2023 Arsenal 225 (17)
2023– Bayer Leverkusen 7 (0)
National team‡
2011– Switzerland 118 (14)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Switzerland
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2009 U-17 Team
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2011
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:11, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:25, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Basel 2010–11[4] Swiss Super League 19 1 2 0 — 5[c] 1 — 26 2
2011–12[4] Swiss Super League 23 0 4 0 — 8[d] 0 — 35 0
Total 42 1 6 0 — 13 1 — 61 2
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2012–13[4] Bundesliga 22 1 1 0 — 9[e] 0 — 32 1
2013–14[4] Bundesliga 28 0 1 0 — — — 29 0
2014–15[4] Bundesliga 30 2 3 0 — 9[f] 3 — 42 5
2015–16[4] Bundesliga 28 3 3 0 — 5[d] 0 — 36 3
Total 108 6 8 0 — 23 3 — 139 9
Arsenal 2016–17[5] Premier League 32 2 5 0 2 1 7[d] 1 — 46 4
2017–18[6] Premier League 38 1 0 0 3 1 6[f] 1 1[g] 0 48 3
2018–19[7] Premier League 29 4 1 0 1 0 9[f] 0 — 40 4
2019–20[8] Premier League 31 1 6 0 0 0 4[f] 0 — 41 1
2020–21[9] Premier League 31 1 2 0 1 0 10[f] 0 1[g] 0 45 1
2021–22[10] Premier League 27 1 0 0 3 0 — — 30 1
2022–23[11] Premier League 37 7 2 0 1 0 7[f] 2 — 47 9
Total 225 17 16 0 11 2 43 4 2 0 297 23
Bayer Leverkusen 2023–24[4] Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 — 4[f] 0 — 17 0
Career total 386 24 32 0 11 2 83 8 2 0 514 34
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

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As of match played 15 November 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2011 6 1
2012 9 2
2013 8 1
2014 10 1
2015 6 1
2016 11 0
2017 9 2
2018 13 2
2019 10 2
2020 7 0
2021 9 0
2022 13 0
2023 8 2
Total 119 14
As of match played 15 November 2023
Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Xhaka goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Granit Xhaka
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 November 2011 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 6   Luxembourg 1–0 1–0 Friendly [13]
2 15 August 2012 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia 10   Croatia 1–0 4–2 Friendly [14]
3 7 September 2012 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia 11   Slovenia 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
4 15 October 2013 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland 22   Slovenia 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
5 20 June 2014 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil 28   France 2–5 2–5 2014 FIFA World Cup [17]
6 27 March 2015 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland 34   Estonia 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying [18]
7 9 June 2017 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 53   Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]
8 7 October 2017 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 56   Hungary 1–0 5–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
9 27 March 2018 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland 61   Panama 2–0 6–0 Friendly [21]
10 22 June 2018 Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia 64   Serbia 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup [22]
11 26 March 2019 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 74   Denmark 2–0 3–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [23]
12 18 November 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 82   Gibraltar 6–1 6–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [24]
13 25 March 2023 Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia 112   Belarus 4–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [25]
14 12 September 2023 Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland 117   Andorra 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [26]

Honours

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Basel

Arsenal

Switzerland U17

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Granit Xhaka: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Granit Xhaka: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "G. Xhaka: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Granit Xhaka: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Luxembourg vs. Switzerland 0–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Croatia vs. Switzerland 2–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Slovenia vs. Switzerland 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Slovenia 1–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Switzerland vs. France 2–5: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Estonia 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Faroe Islands vs. Switzerland 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Hungary 5–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Panama 6–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "Serbia vs. Switzerland 1–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Denmark 3–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Gibraltar vs. Switzerland 1–6: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Belarus vs. Switzerland 0–5: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "Switzerland vs. Andorra 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  27. ↑ Meister, Remo (29 April 2012). "Der 15. Meistertitel für den FCB – die Bilanz einer grandiosen Saison" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  28. ↑ "Matchtelegram FC Basel 1894 5:3 FC Luzern" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  29. ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  30. ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 August 2020). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  31. ↑ Rostance, Tom (6 August 2017). "Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  32. ↑ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  33. ↑ "Player statistics FIFA U17 World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Rai, Aniket (24 January 2023). ""It really means a lot" - Arsenal star reacts to winning his nation's Footballer of the Year award". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  35. ↑ "FCB prägt Nacht des Schweizer Fussballs" [FCB celebrates Night of Swiss Football]. Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 29 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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