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 this season, the player with the shirt number 34 has scored two goals and takes fourth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Robert Andrich, Jonathan Tah, Martin Terrier and Jeremie Frimpong. With five assists, Granit Xhaka currently has the sixth-most in the league together with Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen), Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) and Michael Olise (FC Bayern München). The 32-year-old was in the starting line-up in all previous 16 games of the season. Of these, he won 10 games with his club.

With a pass success rate of 91.35 per cent, Granit Xhaka now occupies second place within his squad. Furthermore, he has attained the third position on his squad's leaderboard for a tackle success rate of 60.85 per cent. Few players have covered a greater distance in the current season than him. Granit Xhaka is presently the third-best runner with 189 km run on the pitch.

Last game

He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. In terms of total touches, he had 51 individual ball possessions, which is the highest amount of any player in his club. Furthermore, Granit Xhaka had nine tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win five. He was additionally able to make 32 successful passes. During his total playing time in this game, Granit Xhaka ran 12.6 km and thus covered a longer distance than all other players in the game. In doing so, he had a total of 21 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Granit Xhaka has played 157 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 91. He has netted 11 goals throughout his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, Granit Xhaka has completed 49 matches with his current squad. Here, he has scored a total of five 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.