# Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka is a Swiss footballer, born on 27 September 1992 in Basel, Switzerland. Xhaka plays as a defensive midfielder for Sunderland. Xhaka has scored 60 goals in 797 games for club and country and has won 14 trophies, including 6 league titles.

## Xhaka's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 645 | 42 |
| Switzerland | 152 | 18 |
| Total | 797 | 60 |

Goals per game: 0.08.

## Xhaka's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 14
- League titles: 6
- Domestic cups: 7
- Individual awards: 9

### Basel Youth

- U15 Swiss Championship: 1 (2006–07)
- U16 Swiss Championship: 1 (2007–08)
- U21 Swiss Championship: 1 (2008–09)

### Basel

- Swiss Super League: 2 (2010–11, 2011–12)
- Swiss Cup: 1 (2011–12)

### Arsenal

- FA Cup: 2 (2016–17, 2019–20)
- FA Community Shield: 2 (2017, 2020)

### Bayer Leverkusen

- Bundesliga: 1 (2023–24)
- DFB-Pokal: 1 (2023–24)
- DFL-Supercup: 1 (2024)

### Switzerland U17

- FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1 (2009)

### Individual

- Swiss Footballer of the Year: 3 (2017, 2022, 2023)
- Swiss Youth Footballer of the Year: 1 (2012)
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1 (2023–24)
- VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2 (2023–24, 2024–25)
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 1 (2023–24)
- Sunderland Player of the Season: 1 (2025–26)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2010–2012: Basel, 42 games, 1 goal
2. 2012–2016: Borussia Mönchengladbach, 108 games, 6 goals
3. 2016–2023: Arsenal, 225 games, 17 goals
4. 2023–2025: Bayer Leverkusen, 66 games, 5 goals
5. 2025–: Sunderland, 39 games, 1 goal

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Club stats as of 20 September 2026.

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