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Granit Xhaka

Market value

8 M €

3 juin 2026

Sunderland

#34Midfielder

Position detail: Defensive midfield
Preferred foot: Left
Age: 33
Born: 27 septembre 1992
Place of birth: Basel, Suisse
Height: 1,85 m
Nationality: Suisse
At club since: 30 juillet 2025
Contract until: 30 juin 2028
Agent: Signature - ISCM AG

Next match

Premier League

Sunderlandv

Arsenal

sam., 19:00 · Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Seasons

Complete seasons only, to 25/26

Seasons

19

Appearances

561

Goals

37

Assists

52

League

Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Yellow cards	Red cards
25/26	Premier League	Sunderland AFC	34	2 901	1	6	8	0
24/25	Bundesliga	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	33	2 891	2	7	3	0
23/24	Bundesliga	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	33	2 827	3	0	5	0
22/23	Premier League	Arsenal FC	37	3 004	7	7	4	0
21/22	Premier League	Arsenal FC	27	2 331	1	2	10	1
20/21	Premier League	Arsenal FC	31	2 526	1	2	6	1
19/20	Premier League	Arsenal FC	31	2 591	1	2	10	0
18/19	Premier League	Arsenal FC	29	2 501	4	2	10	0
17/18	Premier League	Arsenal FC	38	3 266	1	7	10	0
16/17	Premier League	Arsenal FC	32	2 486	2	2	5	2
15/16	Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach	28	2 368	3	1	9	1
14/15	Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach	30	2 639	2	1	12	0
13/14	Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach	28	2 025	0	1	12	0
12/13	Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach	22	1 473	1	0	4	0

Domestic cups

Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Yellow cards	Red cards
25/26	FA Cup	Sunderland AFC	2	127	0	0	1	0
24/25	DFB-Pokal	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	5	386	0	0	1	0
2024	DFL-Supercup	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1	90	0	0	1	0
23/24	DFB-Pokal	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	6	437	1	0	0	0
22/23	FA Cup	Arsenal FC	2	118	0	0	0	0
20/21	FA Cup	Arsenal FC	2	144	0	0	0	0
2020	Community Shield	Arsenal FC	1	90	0	0	0	0
19/20	FA Cup	Arsenal FC	6	453	0	0	1	0
18/19	FA Cup	Arsenal FC	1	90	0	0	0	0
2017	Community Shield	Arsenal FC	1	90	0	1	0	0
16/17	FA Cup	Arsenal FC	5	451	0	1	4	0
15/16	DFB-Pokal	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3	267	0	0	1	0
14/15	DFB-Pokal	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3	297	0	2	2	0
13/14	DFB-Pokal	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1	120	0	0	0	0
12/13	DFB-Pokal	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2	138	0	0	0	0

Continental club competitions

Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Yellow cards	Red cards
24/25	Champions League	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	10	818	0	0	3	0
23/24	Europa League	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	11	892	0	2	2	0
22/23	Europa League	Arsenal FC	7	570	2	0	4	0
20/21	Europa League	Arsenal FC	10	846	0	0	1	0
19/20	Europa League	Arsenal FC	4	390	0	0	2	0
18/19	Europa League	Arsenal FC	9	760	0	3	2	0
17/18	Europa League	Arsenal FC	6	495	1	0	1	0
16/17	Champions League	Arsenal FC	7	479	1	0	3	0
15/16	Champions League	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5	450	0	1	1	0
14/15	Europa League	Borussia Mönchengladbach	7	588	2	1	4	0
2014	Europa League Qualifying	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2	180	1	1	0	0
12/13	Europa League	Borussia Mönchengladbach	7	277	0	0	0	0
2012	Champions League Qu.	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2	180	0	0	0	0

Shirt numbers

Squad numbers are recorded from 2013 onwards.

Club

Season	Club	Number	Matches	As captain
25/26	Sunderland	34	36	33
24/25	Leverkusen	34	50	1
23/24	Leverkusen	34	52	—
22/23	Arsenal	34	46	5
21/22	Arsenal	34	27	2
20/21	Arsenal	34	47	2
19/20	Arsenal	34	42	10
18/19	Arsenal	34	42	5
17/18	Arsenal	29	46	1
16/17	Arsenal	29	46	—
15/16	Mönchengladbach	34	36	29
14/15	Mönchengladbach	34	42	—
13/14	Mönchengladbach	34	31	—

National team

Season	Country	Number	Matches	As captain
2026	Suisse	10	3	3

Career moves

Season	From	To	Type	Fee
25/26	Leverkusen	Sunderland	Transfer	15 M €
23/24	Arsenal	Leverkusen	Transfer	15 M €
16/17	Mönchengladbach	Arsenal	Transfer	45 M €
12/13	Basel	Mönchengladbach	Transfer	8,5 M €
10/11	FC Basel U21	Basel	Transfer	Undisclosed
08/09	FC Basel U18	FC Basel U21	Transfer	Undisclosed
07/08	FC Basel U16	FC Basel U18	Transfer	Undisclosed
06/07	FC Basel Yth.	FC Basel U16	Transfer	Undisclosed
05/06	FC Basel Yth.	FC Basel Yth.	Transfer	Undisclosed
02/03	Concordia Yth.	FC Basel Yth.	Transfer	Free transfer

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