PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Granit Xhaka.
Sunderland AFC · Switzerland
TM 111455 · Current player profileAge today33
Recorded moves10
Peak recorded value€50.00m
Current market value€8.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Granit Xhaka
- Born
- 27 Sep 1992
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 183
- Joined current club
- 30 Jul 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Bayer 04 LeverkusenLast recorded move · 30 Jul 2025
- Arsenal FCLast recorded move · 06 Jul 2023
- Borussia MönchengladbachLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2016
- FC Basel 1893Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- FC Basel 1893 U21Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
- FC Basel 1893 U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- FC Basel 1893 U16Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
- FC Basel 1893 YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2006
- FC Concordia Basel YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2003
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2014 | 21 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €10.00m |
| 30 Jun 2013 | 20 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €7.50m |
| 13 Jan 2013 | 20 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €8.00m |
| 30 May 2012 | 19 | FC Basel 1893 | €8.50m |
| 10 Jan 2012 | 19 | FC Basel 1893 | €6.00m |
| 15 Dec 2011 | 19 | FC Basel 1893 | €2.50m |
| 15 Jun 2011 | 18 | FC Basel 1893 | €1.50m |
| 18 Mar 2011 | 18 | FC Basel 1893 | €750k |
| 22 Dec 2010 | 18 | FC Basel 1893 | €400k |
| 25 Sep 2010 | 17 | FC Basel 1893 | €200k |
| 05 Jul 2010 | 17 | FC Basel 1893 | €50k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2025 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Sunderland AFC | Transfer | €15.00m |
| 06 Jul 2023 | Arsenal FC | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Transfer | €15.00m |
| 01 Jul 2016 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Arsenal FC | Transfer | €45.00m |
| 01 Jul 2012 | FC Basel 1893 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Transfer | €8.50m |
| 01 Jul 2010 | FC Basel 1893 U21 | FC Basel 1893 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2008 | FC Basel 1893 U18 | FC Basel 1893 U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2007 | FC Basel 1893 U16 | FC Basel 1893 U18 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2006 | FC Basel 1893 Youth | FC Basel 1893 U16 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2005 | FC Basel 1893 Youth | FC Basel 1893 Youth | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jan 2003 | FC Concordia Basel Youth | FC Basel 1893 Youth | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.