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Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka
Personal information
Full name: Granit Xhaka
Date of birth: 27 September 1992 (1992-09-27) (age 32)
Place of birth:    Gnjilane, Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Midfielder
Club information
Current club Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Number: 34
Youth clubs
2000–2002
2002–2010
Flag of Switzerland FC Concordia Basel
Flag of Switzerland FC Basel
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2010–2012
2012–2016
2016–2023
2023–
Flag of Switzerland Bael
Flag of Germany Mönchengladbach
Flag of England Arsenal
Flag of Germany Bayer Leverkusen
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108 00(6)
225 0(17)
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National team
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2010–2011
2011–
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland U17
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland U18
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland U19
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland U21
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
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014 00(0)
010 00(3)
0000(0)
115 0(13)

Granit Xhaka (born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Bayer Leverkusen. Swiss national manager Ottmar Hitzfeld once dubbed him the "young Schweinsteiger", while former Arsenal defender Johan Djourou has praised his tackling, versatility, and physicality, also comparing his passing range to that of Andrea Pirlo.

Xhaka began his career at hometown club Basel, winning the Swiss Super League in both of his seasons. He then moved to Bundesliga team Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012, playing 140 official games and scoring nine goals.

Xhaka was part of the Swiss team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his senior debut in 2011 and has won over 110 caps, representing the nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022 and the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020.

Honours[]

Club[]

Basel

Arsenal

International[]

Switzerland U17

Individual

  • Swiss Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2022
  • Swiss Youth Footballer of the Year: 2012

External links[]

Bayer
Bayer 04 Leverkusen squad - 2024–25

Hrádecký (c) · Hincapié · Tah · Kossounou · Hofmann · Andrich · 10 Wirtz · 11 Terrier · 12 Tapsoba · 13 Arthur · 14 Schick · 17 Kovář · 19 Tella · 20 Grimaldo · 21 Adli · 22 Boniface · 24 García · 25 Palacios · 30 Frimpong · 32 Puerta · 34 Xhaka · 36 Lomb · 44 Belocian · 47 Aourir · – Fofana ·

Manager:  Flag of Spain Xabi Alonso
Bayer
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Switzerland – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16

1. Benaglio 2. Lichtsteiner 3. Ziegler 4. Senderos 5. Von Bergen 6. Lang 7. Barnetta 8. Inler (c) 9. Seferović 10. Xhaka 11. Behrami 12. Sommer 13. Rodríguez 14. Stocker 15. Džemaili 16. Fernandes 17. Gavranović 18. Mehmedi 19. Drmić 20. Djourou 21. Bürki 22. Schär 23. Shaqiri Manager:  Flag of Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld

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Switzerland – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16

1. Sommer 2. Lichtsteiner 3. Moubandje 4. Elvedi 5. Von Bergen 6. Lang 7. Embolo 8. Frei 9. Seferović 10. Xhaka 11. Behrami 12. Hitz 13. Rodríguez 14. Zakaria 15. Džemaili 16. Fernandes 17. Tarashaj 18. Mehmedi 19. Derdiyok 20. Djourou 21. Bürki 22. Schär 23. Shaqiri Manager:  Flag of Croatia Vladimir Petković

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Switzerland – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16

1. Sommer 2. Lichtsteiner (c) 3. Moubandje 4. Elvedi 5. Akanji 6. Lang 7. Embolo 8. Freuler 9. Seferović 10. Xhaka 11. Behrami 12. Mvogo 13. Rodríguez 14. Zuber 15. Džemaili 16. Fernandes 17. Zakaria 18. Gavranović 19. Drmić 20. Djourou 21. Bürki 22. Schär 23. Shaqiri Manager:  Flag of Yugoslavia Vladimir Petković

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Switzerland – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16

1. Sommer 2. Fernandes 3. Widmer 4. Elvedi 5. Akanji 6. Zakaria 7. Embolo 8. Freuler 9. Seferovic 10. Xhaka (c) 11. Steffen 12. Omlin 13. Rodriguez 14. Aebischer 15. Sow 16. Fassnacht 17. Vargas 18. Cömert 19. Okafor 20. Frei 21. Kobel 22. Schär 23. Shaqiri 24. Köhn 25. Rieder 26. Jashari Manager:  Flag of Switzerland Murat Yakin

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Switzerland – UEFA Euro 2024 – Quarter-finals

1. Sommer 2. Stergiou 3. Widmer 4. Elvedi 5. Akanji 6. Zakaria 7. Embolo 8. Freuler 9. Okafor 10. Xhaka (c) 11. Steffen 12. Mvogo 13. Rodriguez 14. Zuber 15. Zesiger 16. Sierro 17. Vargas 18. Duah 19. Ndoye 20. Aebischer 21. Kobel 22. Schär 23. Shaqiri 24. Jashari 25. Amdouni 26. Rieder
Manager:  Flag of Switzerland Murat Yakin

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