Granit Xhaka – Switzerland | World Cup 2026 Player Profile

Granit Xhaka
Date of BirthSeptember 27, 1992 (age 33)
Place of BirthBasel, Switzerland
Height / Weight186 / 80
PositionMidfielder
Current ClubSunderland
106
Career
Appearances
7
Career
Goals
2025-26 Season
| Competition | MP | Gls | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| World Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Premier League | 34 | 1 | 6 |
| Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 7 |
| DFB Pokal | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Champions League | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Euro Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Nations League | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| All Competitions | 106 | 7 | 15 |
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Int'l
Caps
4
Int'l
Goals
Switzerland International
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Standard stats — all competitions
| Season | Age | Squad | Country | Comp | MP | Starts | Min | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | Switzerland | World | Friendlies | 3 | 3 | 185 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 34 | Switzerland | World | World Cup | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | Switzerland | World | Friendlies | 2 | 2 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | Sunderland | England | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | Sunderland | England | Premier League | 34 | 32 | 2,916 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany | Bundesliga | 33 | 33 | 2,892 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany | DFB Pokal | 5 | 4 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | Bayer Leverkusen | World | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 9 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | Switzerland | World | Friendlies | 4 | 4 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | Switzerland | World | Euro Championship | 5 | 5 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | Switzerland | World | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 5 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | Switzerland | World | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 6 | 6 | 526 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany | Bundesliga | 33 | 32 | 2,828 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany | DFB Pokal | 6 | 5 | 437 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | Bayer Leverkusen | World | UEFA Europa League | 11 | 10 | 891 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | Arsenal | World | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | Switzerland | World | Euro Championship - Qualification | 10 | 10 | 876 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Arsenal | England | Premier League | 37 | 36 | 3,004 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Arsenal | England | League Cup | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Arsenal | England | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Arsenal | World | UEFA Europa League | 7 | 6 | 569 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Arsenal | World | Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 2 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Arsenal | World | Emirates Cup | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Switzerland | World | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Switzerland | World | Friendlies | 3 | 3 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | Switzerland | World | World Cup | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 29 | Arsenal | England | Premier League | 27 | 27 | 2,331 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 29 | Arsenal | England | League Cup | 3 | 2 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 29 | Arsenal | England | FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 29 | Arsenal | World | Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 1 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 29 | Switzerland | World | Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Arsenal | England | Premier League | 31 | 29 | 2,522 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Arsenal | England | League Cup | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Arsenal | England | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Arsenal | World | UEFA Europa League | 10 | 10 | 846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Arsenal | World | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Switzerland | World | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Switzerland | World | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Switzerland | World | Friendlies | 2 | 2 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | Switzerland | World | Euro Championship | 8 | 8 | 693 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| CAREER | — | 4 Clubs | — | — | 333 | 313 | 27,396 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 67 | 3 |
Shooting stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| 2026 | Switzerland | World Cup | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 0.25 | 1.00 |
| 2025 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | Sunderland | Premier League | 1 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 0.07 | 0.20 |
| 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 2 | 15 | 3 | 20.0% | 0.13 | 0.67 |
| 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 0 | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | Euro Championship | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 5 | 5 | 100.0% | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 3 | 29 | 14 | 48.3% | 0.10 | 0.21 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 0 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Switzerland | Euro Championship - Qualification | 2 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 0.22 | 0.50 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Premier League | 7 | 26 | 14 | 53.8% | 0.27 | 0.50 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | League Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League | 2 | 9 | 6 | 66.7% | 0.22 | 0.33 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Emirates Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | World Cup | 0 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Premier League | 1 | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | League Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | Premier League | 1 | 13 | 7 | 53.8% | 0.08 | 0.14 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | League Cup | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 0.00 | — |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 0 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | Euro Championship | 2 | 24 | 8 | 33.3% | 0.08 | 0.25 |
| CAREER | 4 Clubs | — | 27 | 216 | 97 | 44.9% | 0.13 | 0.28 |
Discipline & miscellaneous stats
| Season | Squad | Comp | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | Switzerland | World Cup | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2025 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — |
| 2025 | Sunderland | Premier League | 32.4 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 42 | 29 | 50 |
| 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 32.1 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 48 |
| 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 9.1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | Euro Championship | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 31.4 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 29 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 9.9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Switzerland | Euro Championship - Qualification | 9.7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Premier League | 33.4 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | League Cup | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Emirates Cup | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | World Cup | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Premier League | 25.9 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 32 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | Premier League | 28.0 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 37 | 24 | 50 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | Euro Championship | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 18 |
| CAREER | 4 Clubs | — | 304.4 | 67 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
Data is sourced from API-Football and updated regularly. If you notice incorrect information, it will be corrected in the next data refresh.
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