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.
![]() Xhaka with Arsenal in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Granit Xhaka[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 27 September 1992||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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* 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
changeClub
change- As of match played 12 November 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |
- ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appearance in FA Community Shield
International
change- As of match played 15 November 2023[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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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
changeBasel
Arsenal
Switzerland U17
Individual
- Swiss Footballer of the Year: 2017,[34] 2022[34]
- Swiss Youth Footballer of the Year: 2012[35]
References
change- ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "Granit Xhaka: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "Granit Xhaka: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "G. Xhaka: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Granit Xhaka in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Granit Xhaka: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Luxembourg vs. Switzerland 0–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Croatia vs. Switzerland 2–4: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Slovenia vs. Switzerland 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Switzerland vs. Slovenia 1–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Switzerland vs. France 2–5: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Switzerland vs. Estonia 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Faroe Islands vs. Switzerland 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Switzerland vs. Hungary 5–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Switzerland vs. Panama 6–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Serbia vs. Switzerland 1–2: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Switzerland vs. Denmark 3–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Gibraltar vs. Switzerland 1–6: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Belarus vs. Switzerland 0–5: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ↑ "Switzerland vs. Andorra 3–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 August 2020). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ↑ Rostance, Tom (6 August 2017). "Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "Player statistics FIFA U17 World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "FCB prägt Nacht des Schweizer Fussballs" [FCB celebrates Night of Swiss Football]. Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 29 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.