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Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka

M Sunderland Switzerland 34 games · 2025-26
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Height185 cm
Shirt34
Age33
Preferred footLeft
CountrySwitzerland
Market value€13.9m
Contract end{'utcTime': '2028-06-30T00:00:00.000Z', 'timezone': 'UTC'}
By Competition — Sunderland
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 34 1 6 7.24
FA Cup 2 0 0 8.27
Shooting
Stat Value Percentile
Goals 1
79th
xG 0.99
96th
xGOT 1.04
92th
Penalty goals 1
100th
xG excl. penalty 0.20
66th
Shots 9
95th
Shots on target 2
78th
Passing
Stat Value Percentile
Assists 0
0th
xA 0.41
78th
Accurate passes 430
98th
Pass accuracy 91.5%
84th
Accurate long balls 32
99th
Long ball accuracy 82.1%
87th
Chances created 3
61th
Possession
Stat Value Percentile
Dribbles 3
71th
Dribbles success rate 42.9%
40th
Duels won 28
95th
Duels won % 59.6%
79th
Aerials won 8
93th
Aerials won % 61.5%
73th
Touches 550
97th
Touches in opposition box 3
49th
Dispossessed 5
8th
Fouls won 12
97th
Defending
Stat Value Percentile
Defensive actions 21
81th
Tackles 5
52th
Interceptions 4
70th
Blocked scoring attempt 4
95th
Fouls committed 4
27th
Recoveries 44
100th
Possession won final 3rd 6
98th
Dribbled past 2
43th
Clearances 8
84th
Clean sheets 2
91th
Goals conceded while on pitch 6
20th
xG against while on pitch 6.25
11th
Discipline
Stat Value Percentile
Yellow cards 2
0th
Red cards 0
100th

2025–26 season

Radar Chart
Career History
2025/2026 Sunderland 36 apps · 1 G · 6 A · 7.29 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 34 1 6 7.24
FA Cup 2 0 0 8.27
2024/2025 Bayer Leverkusen 49 apps · 2 G · 7 A · 7.36 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Bundesliga 33 2 7 7.49
DFB Pokal 5 0 0 7.25
Super Cup 1 0 0 —
Champions League 10 0 0 7.03
2023/2024 Bayer Leverkusen 50 apps · 4 G · 2 A · 7.66 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Bundesliga 33 3 0 7.72
DFB Pokal 6 1 0 7.66
Europa League 11 0 2 7.50
2022/2023 Arsenal 47 apps · 9 G · 7 A · 7.37 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 37 7 7 7.42
FA Cup 2 0 0 6.46
EFL Cup 1 0 0 5.86
Europa League 7 2 0 7.60
2021/2022 Arsenal 30 apps · 1 G · 2 A · 7.00 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 27 1 2 7.07
EFL Cup 3 0 0 6.40
2020/2021 Arsenal 45 apps · 1 G · 2 A · 6.88 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 31 1 2 6.88
Community Shield 1 0 0 —
FA Cup 2 0 0 6.50
EFL Cup 1 0 0 —
Europa League 10 0 0 6.97
2019/2020 Arsenal 41 apps · 1 G · 2 A · 6.88 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 31 1 2 6.79
FA Cup 6 0 0 7.09
Europa League 4 0 0 7.29
2018/2019 Arsenal 40 apps · 4 G · 5 A · 7.07 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 29 4 2 7.09
FA Cup 1 0 0 5.59
EFL Cup 1 0 0 —
Europa League 9 0 3 7.20
2017/2018 Arsenal 48 apps · 3 G · 8 A · 7.18 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 38 1 7 7.15
Community Shield 1 0 1 —
EFL Cup 3 1 0 —
Europa League 6 1 0 7.42
2016/2017 Arsenal 46 apps · 4 G · 3 A · 7.24 rtg
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Premier League 32 2 2 7.43
FA Cup 5 0 1 7.10
EFL Cup 2 1 0 —
Champions League 7 1 0 6.49
2015/2016 Borussia Mönchengladbach 36 apps · 3 G · 2 A
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Bundesliga 28 3 1 —
DFB Pokal 3 0 0 —
Champions League 5 0 1 —
2014/2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach 42 apps · 5 G · 3 A
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Bundesliga 30 2 1 —
DFB Pokal 3 0 0 —
Europa League 9 3 2 —
2013/2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach 29 apps · 0 G · 1 A
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Bundesliga 28 0 1 —
DFB Pokal 1 0 0 —
2012/2013 Borussia Mönchengladbach 32 apps · 1 G · 0 A
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Bundesliga 22 1 0 —
DFB Pokal 1 0 0 —
Champions League 2 0 0 —
Europa League 7 0 0 —
2011/2012 Basel 36 apps · 1 G · 0 A
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Super League 24 1 0 —
Cup 4 0 0 —
Champions League 8 0 0 —
2010/2011 Basel 27 apps · 2 G · 0 A
Competition Apps Goals Assists Rating
Super League 20 1 0 —
Cup 2 0 0 —
Champions League 3 1 0 —
Europa League 2 0 0 —
Trophies
Bayer Leverkusen
Competition Won Runner-up
DFB Pokal 2023/2024 —
Bundesliga 2023/2024 2024/2025
Super Cup 2024/2025 —
Arsenal
Competition Won Runner-up
FA Cup 2019/2020, 2016/2017 —
Florida Cup 2022 —
Emirates Cup 2022, 2017 2019
Community Shield 2020/2021, 2017/2018 —
Basel
Competition Won Runner-up
Swiss Cup 2011/2012 —
Super League 2011/2012, 2010/2011 —
Switzerland U17
Competition Won Runner-up
World Cup U17 2009 Nigeria —