Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains both Premier League club Sunderland and the Switzerland national team. Xhaka began his career with Basel and won the Swiss Super League twice. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Granit Xhaka |
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| Club number | 34 |
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| National team number | 10 |
| Birth date | 27.09.1992 (age 33) |
| Country of birth |  Switzerland |
| City of birth | Basel |
| Position | halfback |
| Foot | left |
| Contract until | 30.06.2028 |
| Market value | 9,200,000 € |
| Height/weight | 186 cm / 80 kg |
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FA Cup 10.01.2026 |
1:1 | 88' | 1'-120' | ||||||
Premier League 07.01.2026 |
0:3 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 04.01.2026 |
1:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 01.01.2026 |
0:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Premier League 28.12.2025 |
1:1 | 1 | 1'-90' | ||||||
Premier League 20.12.2025 |
0:0 | 1'-90' |
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 FA Cup 2025/2026 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Premier League 2025/2026 |
21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1872 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2026 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 526 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Friendly International 2025 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 1. Bundesliga 2024/2025 |
33 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2892 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Goal Granit Xhaka 60', Switzerland-Sweden 2:1
THE DRIBBLE. THE FLICK. THE GOAL!
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Goal Granit Xhaka 46', Sunderland-Everton 1:1
Goal Granit Xhaka 65', Sweden-Switzerland 0:1
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Happy Birthday, Granit Xhaka! Lass dich feiern ? #diefohlen
Best of Granit Xhaka: All Goals & Assists for Leverkusen | His Bayer 04 Highlights
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Granit Xhaka Interview at the Cristo Monument in Rio de Janeiro
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Granit Xhaka – pinpoint delivery ?
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Granit Xhaka wears #34 - but why? ?❓
Own goal Granit Xhaka 62', VfB Stuttgart-Bayer Leverkusen 3:1
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GRANIT XHAKA HAMMERS IT HOME AGAINST TOTTENHAM!
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Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?
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After every round of Premier League matches this season, BBC football pundit Troy Deeney will give you his team and manager of the week.Here are this week's choices
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Sunderland 1-1 Leeds United: Calvert-Lewin stretches hot streak to silence the Mackems
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin continued his remarkable scoring run as Leeds United fought back to claim a deserved 1-1 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light
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Calvert-Lewin scores again as Leeds fight-back for Sunderland draw
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Sunderland stretched their unbeaten home league run this season to nine matches after a 1-1 draw against Leeds United – the first stalemate in 11 Premier League H2Hs
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Former Bayer Leverkusen superstar explains what makes Alonso special – ‘When he walked into the dressing room…"
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The current situation surrounding Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid is proving to be one of the most complex challenges of his young coaching career
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Xhaka 'lifted Sunderland standards' - Ballard
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Dan Ballard says Granit Xhaka's arrival raised the standards at Sunderland to help them compete in the top half of the Premier League
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