Granit

Xhaka

Granit Xhaka history

Granit Xhaka was born on 27 September 1992 in Basel and plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He played for FC Concordia Basel from 2000-2002, for FC Basel from 2003-2012, for Borussia M'gladbach from 2012-2016, for Arsenal FC from 2016-2023 and has played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 2023.

Current season 2024/25

In the current season, the player with the shirt number 34 has scored one goal and takes third place within his squad. He shares this rank with Jonas Hofmann, Robert Andrich, Jonathan Tah, Alejandro Grimaldo, Martin Terrier, Jeremie Frimpong and Piero Hincapié. With 14 passes to a shot, he currently has the seventh-most in the league. He was in the starting line-up in all previous six games of the season. Of these, he won three games with his club.

With a pass success rate of 91.07 per cent, the 32-year-old presently occupies second place within his squad. Furthermore, he has attained the third position on his squad's leaderboard for a tackle success rate of 60.76 per cent. Few players have covered a greater distance in this season than him. Granit Xhaka is presently the fifth-best runner with 70 km run on the pitch.

Last game

Granit Xhaka played his last game on the sixth matchday of the 2024/25 season (5 October 2024). Playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he played against Holstein Kiel and tied with 2-2. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. In terms of total touches, he had 140 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. Furthermore, he had 13 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, Granit Xhaka was able to win 10. He was additionally able to make 112 successful passes – the best performance in the game. He covered a distance of 12 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 20 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Granit Xhaka has played 147 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 84. He has netted 10 goals throughout his appointments in the Bundesliga. So far, he has completed 39 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of four goals. He took the German championship title in 2023/24 while playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

International appointments

Granit Xhaka won the DFB-Pokal in 2023/24 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He won the Supercup in 2024 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.