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XHAKA

№10MF
SUI

Granit XhakaID · 01464

Born33Sep 27, 1992

OriginSWIBasel

ClubSunderland

Height186cm

Weight80kg

RoleMFcaptain

10shirt · captain№ on the back

33Age

186cmHeight

80kgWeight

MMidfielderPosition

SUNSunderlandCurrent club

Career · clubs

The club path.

// 5 stints on the record

2009→2012

FC Basel 1893

Super League · 2011/2012
Schweizer Pokal · 2011/2012
Super League · 2010/2011
FIFA U17 World Cup · 2009

2012→2016

€ 8.5M

Borussia Mönchengladbach

No major trophies in this window.

2016→2023

€ 45M

Arsenal

Florida Cup · 2022
Emirates Cup · 2022
Community Shield · 2020
FA Cup · 2019/2020
Emirates Cup · 2017
Community Shield · 2017
FA Cup · 2016/2017

2023→2025

€ 25M

Bayer Leverkusen

Super Cup · 2024
Bundesliga · 2023/2024
DFB Pokal · 2023/2024

2025→now

Transfer

Sunderland

No major trophies in this window.

For Switzerland.

// current season · Friendlies

Caps1this season

Goals0+ 1 assists

Rating7.5API-Football average

Personal life · every line is cited

Off the pitch.

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Wikipedia

Xhaka's elder brother, Taulant Xhaka was also a professional footballer who played for Basel and previously represented the Albania national team. In July 2017, Xhaka married his long-term partner, Leonita Lekaj. They have three daughters, born in 2019, 2021 and 2025.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granit_Xhaka

Where he plays next

Next 3 matches.

GSSUI vs QatarVenue TBDJun 13, 202619:00 UTCGroup stage

GSSUI vs Bosnia & HerzegovinaSoFi Stadium · Inglewood, CAJun 18, 202619:00 UTCGroup stage

GSSUI vs CanadaBC Place · VancouverJun 24, 202619:00 UTCGroup stage

Teammates · Switzerland

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#1G. KobelGoalkeeper #2M. MuheimDefender #3S. WidmerDefender #4N. ElvediDefender #5M. AkanjiDefender #6D. ZakariaMidfielder #7B. EmboloAttacker

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