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

With three assists, he presently has the second-most in the league together with Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund), Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) and Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen). With 13 passes to a shot, the player with the shirt number 34 currently occupies seventh place in the league statistics together with Michael Olise (FC Bayern München). The 32-year-old was in the starting line-up in all previous five games of the season. Of these, he won three games with his club.

With a pass success rate of 91.42 per cent, Granit Xhaka now occupies second place within his squad. Furthermore, he has attained the fourth position on his squad's leaderboard for a tackle success rate of 65.96 per cent.

Last game

Granit Xhaka played his last game on the fifth matchday of the 2024/25 season (28 September 2024). Playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he played against FC Bayern München and tied with 1-1. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. Here, he provided one assist. In terms of total touches, Granit Xhaka had 45 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 19 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win seven. Granit Xhaka was additionally able to make 25 successful passes. He covered a distance of 11.4 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 13 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Granit Xhaka has played 146 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 84. He has netted 10 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, he has completed 38 matches with his present squad. Here, he has scored a total of four goals. Granit Xhaka 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.