#34Midfield - Defensive Midfield

Granit Xhaka

SwitzerlandAlter33Defensive Midfield

Market Value€8.00m

Sunderland AFC· Premier League

Spiele

Tore

Vorlagen

Gelbe Karten

Rote Karten

32g

90min blocks

Position

Midfield - Defensive Midfield

Main Position

Defensive Midfield

Date of Birth

1992-09-27(33)

Height

1,83

Preferred Foot

left

Place of Birth

Basel

Citizenship

Switzerland

Contract & Agent

Joined

2025-07-30

Contract Until

2028-06-30

Agent

Signature - ISCM AG ✓

Outfitter

Puma

Market Value

€8.00m

Last Updated

2026-06-03

Honours

Footballer of the Year ×2German ChampionGerman cup winnerEnglish FA Cup winner ×2German Super Cup winner

Career Achievements

Xhaka gewann zweimal den englischen FA Cup mit dem FC Arsenal und wurde zweimal zum Schweizer Fussballer des Jahres gewählt. Zudem holte er mit Borussia Mönchengladbach den DFB-Pokal und den deutschen Supercup.

Biography

Granit Xhaka, geboren in Basel, ist ein erfahrener defensiver Mittelfeldspieler, der für die Schweizer Nationalmannschaft und aktuell für Sunderland AFC in der Premier League spielt. Er begann seine Profikarriere beim FC Basel, wechselte dann zu Borussia Mönchengladbach und später zum FC Arsenal, wo er zu einem Führungsspieler wurde. Xhaka ist bekannt für seine Führungsqualitäten und seine Fähigkeit, das Spiel von hinten zu lenken.

Playing Style

Xhaka ist ein defensiver Mittelfeldspieler mit starkem Passspiel und guter Spielübersicht, der das Spiel beruhigen und Tempo kontrollieren kann. Seine Stärken liegen in der Ballverteilung und im taktischen Verständnis, während er manchmal durch inkonsistente Entscheidungen und Disziplinprobleme auffällt. Er agiert oft als Schaltzentrale im Mittelfeld und unterstützt sowohl die Defensive als auch den Angriffsaufbau.

Market Value History

Season Stats (Premier League)

All seasons (112)

Season	Comp	Apps	G	A	YC	RC	Min
25/26	Premier League	34	1	6	8	0	2901
25/26	International Friendlies	3	1	2	1	0	185
25/26	FA Cup	2	0	0	1	0	127
25/26	EFL Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
24/25	UEFA Nations League A	5	0	0	1	0	417
24/25	Bundesliga	33	2	7	3	0	2891
24/25	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	111
24/25	Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup	1	0	0	1	0	90
24/25	DFB-Pokal	5	0	0	1	0	386
24/25	UEFA Champions League	10	0	0	3	0	818
23/24	Bundesliga	33	3	0	5	0	2827
23/24	International Friendlies	4	0	0	2	0	285
23/24	UEFA Europa League	11	0	2	2	0	892
23/24	DFB-Pokal	6	1	0	0	0	437
22/23	UEFA Nations League A	6	0	0	1	0	540
22/23	Premier League	37	7	7	4	0	3004
22/23	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	90
22/23	FA Cup	2	0	0	0	0	118
22/23	European Qualifiers	10	2	2	3	0	876
22/23	UEFA Europa League	7	2	0	4	0	570
22/23	EFL Cup	1	0	0	0	0	10
21/22	Premier League	27	1	2	10	1	2331
21/22	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	153
21/22	FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
21/22	EFL Cup	3	0	0	0	1	125
2025	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	6	2	0	0	0	526
2024	UEFA Euro	5	0	0	1	0	480
2022	World Cup	4	0	0	1	0	360
2021	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	2	0	0	0	0	180
2021	UEFA Euro	4	0	1	2	0	390
2019	UEFA Nations League Finals	2	0	0	2	0	210
2018	World Cup	4	1	0	1	0	360
2016	UEFA Euro	4	0	0	1	0	390
2014	World Cup	4	1	0	1	0	323
2011	UEFA Under-21 Euro	4	0	1	2	0	278
2009	U17 World Cup	7	1	1	2	0	611
2009	UEFA Under-17 Euro	4	0	0	1	0	313
20/21	UEFA Nations League A	5	0	1	1	0	450
20/21	Community Shield	1	0	0	0	0	90
20/21	Premier League	31	1	2	6	1	2526
20/21	International Friendlies	5	0	1	1	0	270
20/21	FA Cup	2	0	0	0	0	144
20/21	UEFA Europa League	10	0	0	1	0	846
20/21	EFL Cup	1	0	0	1	0	90
19/20	Premier League	31	1	2	10	0	2591
19/20	FA Cup	6	0	0	1	0	453
19/20	UEFA Europa League	4	0	0	2	0	390
19/20	EFL Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
18/19	UEFA Nations League A	4	0	1	2	0	360
18/19	Premier League	29	4	2	10	0	2501
18/19	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	180
18/19	FA Cup	1	0	0	0	0	90
18/19	European Qualifiers	8	2	1	2	0	693
18/19	UEFA Europa League	9	0	3	2	0	760
18/19	EFL Cup	1	0	0	1	0	90
17/18	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	180
17/18	Community Shield	1	0	1	0	0	90
17/18	Premier League	38	1	7	10	0	3266
17/18	International Friendlies	3	1	0	0	0	249
17/18	FA Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0
17/18	UEFA Europa League	6	1	0	1	0	495
17/18	EFL Cup	3	1	0	1	0	270
16/17	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	9	2	0	0	0	773
16/17	Premier League	32	2	2	5	2	2486
16/17	International Friendlies	1	0	0	1	0	25
16/17	FA Cup	5	0	1	4	0	451
16/17	UEFA Champions League	7	1	0	3	0	479
16/17	EFL Cup	2	1	0	0	0	137
15/16	Bundesliga	28	3	1	5	1	2368
15/16	International Friendlies	4	0	0	2	0	340
15/16	DFB-Pokal	3	0	0	1	0	267
15/16	UEFA Champions League	5	0	1	1	0	450
14/15	Bundesliga	30	2	1	10	0	2639
14/15	International Friendlies	1	0	0	0	0	45
14/15	European Qualifiers	8	1	1	2	0	691
14/15	UEFA Europa League Qualifying	2	1	1	0	0	180
14/15	UEFA Europa League	7	2	1	2	0	588
14/15	DFB-Pokal	3	0	2	2	0	297
13/14	Bundesliga	28	0	1	10	0	2025
13/14	International Friendlies	5	0	0	1	0	413
13/14	DFB-Pokal	1	0	0	0	0	120
12/13	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	9	2	3	1	0	746
12/13	Bundesliga	22	1	0	4	0	1473
12/13	International Friendlies	3	1	0	1	0	252
12/13	UEFA Europa League	7	0	0	0	0	277
12/13	DFB-Pokal	2	0	0	0	0	138
12/13	UEFA Champions League Qualifying	2	0	0	0	0	180
11/12	Swiss Cup	6	0	2	1	0	373
11/12	International Friendlies	5	1	0	0	0	405
11/12	UEFA Champions League	8	0	0	2	0	681
11/12	Super League	24	1	1	4	0	1597
10/11	UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying	0	0	0	0	0	0
10/11	UEFA EURO U19 Championship Qualifiers	3	1	0	0	0	209
10/11	Swiss Cup	3	0	1	0	0	300
10/11	International Friendlies	6	2	0	3	0	472
10/11	European Qualifiers	4	0	1	0	0	344
10/11	UEFA Europa League	2	0	0	0	0	166
10/11	1. Liga group 2 (until 11/12)	5	2	0	2	0	405
10/11	UEFA Champions League Qualifying	2	1	0	0	0	5
10/11	UEFA Champions League	2	0	0	0	0	48
10/11	Super League	20	1	3	3	0	1128
09/10	UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying	1	0	0	0	0	8
09/10	UEFA EURO U19 Championship Qualifiers	2	0	0	1	0	61
09/10	UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification	0	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	International Friendlies	3	2	0	1	0	257
09/10	1. Liga group 2 (until 11/12)	22	8	0	6	0	1698
09/10	Swiss U18 Elite League (bis 22/23)	9	3	0	4	1	777
08/09	UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification	5	0	0	0	0	327
08/09	International Friendlies	2	0	0	0	0	87
08/09	1. Liga group 2 (until 11/12)	10	1	0	1	0	675
07/08	Schweizer Cup U18	0	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	Swiss U18 Elite League (bis 22/23)	0	0	0	0	0	0

National Team Matches (169)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	A	YC
2026-06-06	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	79	0	1	1
2026-05-31	Jordan	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	61	1	0	0
2026-03-31	Switzerland	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2026-03-27	Germany	🏠	3:4	International Friendlies	45	0	1	0
2025-11-18	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	76	0	0	0
2025-11-15	Sweden	🏠	4:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0	0
2025-10-13	Switzerland	✈	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-10-10	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0	0
2025-09-08	Slovenia	🏠	3:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-09-05	Kosovo	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-06-11	Switzerland	✈	0:4	International Friendlies	66	0	0	0
2025-06-07	Switzerland	✈	2:4	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2025-03-25	Luxembourg	🏠	3:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-03-21	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2024-11-18	Switzerland	✈	3:2	UEFA Nations League A	60	0	0	0
2024-11-15	Serbia	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	1
2024-10-15	Denmark	🏠	2:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2024-10-12	Switzerland	✈	2:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2024-09-08	Spain	🏠	1:4	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-09-05	Switzerland	✈	2:0	UEFA Nations League A	87	0	0	0
2024-07-06	Switzerland	✈	6:4	UEFA Euro	120	0	0	0
2024-06-29	Switzerland	✈	0:2	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2024-06-23	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	1
2024-06-19	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2024-06-15	Switzerland	✈	1:3	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2024-06-08	Austria	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	76	0	0	1
2024-06-04	Estonia	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	74	0	0	0
2024-03-26	Switzerland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2024-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2023-11-21	Switzerland	✈	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2023-11-18	Kosovo	🏠	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2023-11-15	Switzerland	✈	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-10-15	Belarus	🏠	3:3	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-09-12	Andorra	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	90	1	1	0
2023-09-09	Switzerland	✈	2:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-06-19	Romania	🏠	2:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-06-16	Switzerland	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-03-28	Israel	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-03-25	Switzerland	✈	0:5	European Qualifiers	66	1	1	1
2022-12-06	Switzerland	✈	6:1	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-12-02	Switzerland	✈	2:3	World Cup	90	0	0	1
2022-11-28	Switzerland	✈	1:0	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-11-24	Switzerland	✈	0:1	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-11-17	Switzerland	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2022-09-27	Czechia	🏠	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2022-09-24	Switzerland	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2022-06-12	Portugal	🏠	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2022-06-09	Spain	🏠	0:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	1
2022-06-05	Switzerland	✈	4:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2022-06-02	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2022-03-29	Kosovo	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	63	0	0	0
2022-03-26	Switzerland	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2021-11-15	Bulgaria	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-11-12	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-10-12	Switzerland	✈	0:4	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-10-09	Northern Ireland	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-09-08	Switzerland	✈	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-09-05	Italy	🏠	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-09-01	Greece	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2021-07-02	Switzerland	✈	4:2	UEFA Euro	-	0	0	0
2021-06-28	Switzerland	✈	7:8	UEFA Euro	120	0	1	1
2021-06-20	Switzerland	✈	1:3	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	1
2021-06-16	Switzerland	✈	3:0	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2021-06-12	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2021-06-03	Liechtenstein	🏠	7:0	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2021-05-30	United States	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2021-03-31	Finland	🏠	3:2	International Friendlies	45	0	0	1
2021-03-28	Lithuania	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-03-25	Switzerland	✈	1:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2020-11-17	Switzerland	✈	0:3	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-11-14	Spain	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2020-11-11	Switzerland	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2020-10-13	Switzerland	✈	3:3	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	1
2020-10-10	Switzerland	✈	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2020-10-07	Croatia	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	45	0	1	0
2020-09-06	Germany	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2020-09-03	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	1	0
2019-11-18	Switzerland	✈	1:6	European Qualifiers	90	1	0	0
2019-11-15	Georgia	🏠	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-10-15	Republic of Ireland	🏠	2:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2019-10-12	Switzerland	✈	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-09-08	Gibraltar	🏠	4:0	European Qualifiers	74	0	1	0
2019-09-05	Switzerland	✈	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-06-09	Switzerland	✈	6:5	UEFA Nations League Finals	120	0	0	1
2019-06-05	Switzerland	✈	3:1	UEFA Nations League Finals	90	0	0	1
2019-03-26	Denmark	🏠	3:3	European Qualifiers	79	1	0	0
2019-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2018-11-18	Belgium	🏠	5:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	1
2018-11-14	Qatar	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2018-10-15	Switzerland	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	1	0
2018-10-12	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2018-09-11	Switzerland	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2018-09-08	Iceland	🏠	6:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	1
2018-07-03	Switzerland	✈	1:0	World Cup	90	0	0	1
2018-06-27	Switzerland	✈	2:2	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2018-06-22	Switzerland	✈	1:2	World Cup	90	1	0	0
2018-06-17	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2018-06-08	Japan	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2018-06-03	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-03-27	Panama	🏠	6:0	International Friendlies	69	1	0	0
2018-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2017-11-12	Northern Ireland	🏠	0:0	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	90	0	0	0
2017-11-09	Switzerland	✈	0:1	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	90	0	0	0
2017-10-10	Switzerland	✈	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2017-10-07	Hungary	🏠	5:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0	0
2017-09-03	Switzerland	✈	0:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	77	0	0	0
2017-08-31	Andorra	🏠	3:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	66	0	0	0
2017-06-09	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0	0
2017-06-01	Belarus	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	25	0	0	1
2017-03-25	Latvia	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2016-11-13	Faroe Islands	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2016-10-10	Switzerland	✈	1:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2016-10-07	Switzerland	✈	2:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2016-09-06	Portugal	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2016-06-25	Switzerland	✈	6:5	UEFA Euro	120	0	0	0
2016-06-19	Switzerland	✈	0:0	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2016-06-15	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	1
2016-06-11	Switzerland	✈	0:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2016-06-03	Moldova	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	70	0	0	1
2016-05-28	Belgium	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2016-03-29	Bosnia-Herzegovina	🏠	0:2	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2016-03-25	Switzerland	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2015-11-17	Switzerland	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2015-11-13	Switzerland	✈	3:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2015-10-12	Switzerland	✈	0:1	European Qualifiers	80	0	0	0
2015-10-09	San Marino	🏠	7:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0	0
2015-09-08	Switzerland	✈	2:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2015-09-05	Slovenia	🏠	3:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2015-06-14	Switzerland	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2015-06-10	Liechtenstein	🏠	3:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2015-03-31	United States	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2015-03-27	Estonia	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	87	1	0	1
2014-11-18	Switzerland	✈	2:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2014-11-15	Lithuania	🏠	4:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0	0
2014-10-14	Switzerland	✈	0:4	European Qualifiers	90	0	1	0
2014-10-09	Switzerland	✈	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2014-09-08	England	🏠	0:2	European Qualifiers	74	0	0	0
2014-07-01	Switzerland	✈	1:0	World Cup	66	0	0	1
2014-06-25	Switzerland	✈	0:3	World Cup	77	0	0	0
2014-06-20	Switzerland	✈	5:2	World Cup	90	1	0	0
2014-06-15	Switzerland	✈	1:2	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2014-06-03	Peru	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	64	0	0	0
2014-05-30	Jamaica	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2014-03-05	Croatia	🏠	2:2	International Friendlies	79	0	0	0
2013-11-15	Switzerland	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2013-10-15	Slovenia	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0	1
2013-10-11	Switzerland	✈	1:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	1	0
2013-09-10	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2013-09-06	Iceland	🏠	4:4	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	76	0	1	0
2013-08-14	Brazil	🏠	1:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2013-06-08	Cyprus	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2013-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	45	0	0	0
2013-02-06	Switzerland	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2012-11-14	Switzerland	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	72	0	0	1
2012-10-16	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2012-10-12	Norway	🏠	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	1	0
2012-09-11	Albania	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2012-09-07	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	85	1	0	0
2012-08-15	Switzerland	✈	2:4	International Friendlies	90	1	0	0
2012-05-30	Romania	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	76	0	0	0
2012-05-26	Germany	🏠	5:3	International Friendlies	89	0	0	0
2012-02-29	Argentina	🏠	1:3	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2011-11-15	Switzerland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	64	1	0	0
2011-11-11	Switzerland	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	86	0	0	0
2011-10-11	Montenegro	🏠	2:0	European Qualifiers	85	0	1	0
2011-10-07	Switzerland	✈	2:0	European Qualifiers	81	0	0	0
2011-09-06	Bulgaria	🏠	3:1	European Qualifiers	88	0	0	0
2011-08-10	Switzerland	✈	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2011-06-04	Switzerland	✈	2:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0