Granit Xhaka
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
1
Goals
6
Assists
0
Started
34
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 33%
0.94
xG
1
Goals
6
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7 |  Colombia | D0 - 0 | 120 | — | — | 1 | 7.4 |
| Jul 2 |  Algeria | W2 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| Jun 24 |  Canada | W2 - 1 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jun 18 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | W4 - 1 | 90 | 1 | — | — | 8.6 |
| Jun 13 |  Qatar | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| Jun 6 |  Australia | D1 - 1 | 79 | — | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| May 31 |  Jordan | W4 - 1 | 61 | 1 | — | — | 8.0 |
| May 24 |  Chelsea | W2 - 1 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 7.0 |
| May 17 |  Everton | W1 - 3 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| May 9 |  Manchester United | D0 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 8.1 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka is a professional 33-year-old footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sunderland, born on September 26, 1992, who is left-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Granit Xhaka on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Granit Xhaka Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Premier League campaign, Granit Xhaka has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 34 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 1 goal and 6 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.24.
Compared to other defensive midfielders in the competition, Granit Xhaka ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Granit Xhaka's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- May 30, 2027: null-null vs Manchester City (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 23, 2027: null-null vs Leeds United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 15, 2027: null-null vs AFC Bournemouth (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 8, 2027: null-null vs Brighton & Hove Albion (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 1, 2027: null-null vs Newcastle United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 24, 2027: null-null vs Nottingham Forest (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 17, 2027: null-null vs Fulham (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2027: null-null vs Ipswich Town (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 20, 2027: null-null vs Arsenal (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 13, 2027: null-null vs Brentford (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Granit Xhaka's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Granit Xhaka's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Granit Xhaka currently plays for Sunderland alongside Enzo Le Fée, Trai Hume, Timothée Pembélé, Romaine Mundle, Robin Roefs, Melker Ellborg, Jenson Seelt, Leo Hjelde, Simon Adingra, Habib Diarra, Nilson Angulo, Chris Rigg, Luís Semedo, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Granit Xhaka's career has also included time at Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Basel, Switzerland, Switzerland U21, Switzerland U19, Switzerland U17.
On the international stage, Granit Xhaka has represented Switzerland.
Other notable players from Switzerland include Joël Schmied, Tom Perracino, Leonidas Stergiou, Dan Ndoye, Liridon Berisha, Noël Wetz, Yannick Marchand, Ismet Osmani, Nico Maier, Zeki Amdouni, Ilan Sauter, Ricardo Azevedo, Alain Geiger, Darian Males, Dylan Dugourd. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Granit Xhaka has won 10 titles: DFB Pokal (2023/2024) with Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga (2023/2024) with Bayer Leverkusen, Super Cup (2024/2025) with Bayer Leverkusen, FA Cup (2019/2020, 2016/2017) with Arsenal, Florida Cup (2022) with Arsenal, Emirates Cup (2022, 2017) with Arsenal, Community Shield (2020/2021, 2017/2018) with Arsenal, Swiss Cup (2011/2012) with Basel, Super League (2011/2012, 2010/2011) with Basel, World Cup U17 (2009 Nigeria) with Switzerland U17.
Granit Xhaka has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Super Cup, Champions League, Europa League, EFL Cup, Community Shield, Super League, Cup. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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