PLAYER PROFILE

Granit Xhaka.

Sunderland AFC · Switzerland

Matrix 29661

At a glance

Full name: Granit Xhaka
Born: 27 Sep 1992
Age today: 34
Nationality: Switzerland

Career by season

380 recorded appearances

Granit Xhaka appearances by season, competition and team
Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Starts	Goals	Assists	Minutes	Cards
26/27	UEFA Europa League	Sunderland AFC	3	2	0	1	185	0
26/27	Premier League	Sunderland AFC	9	9	0	0	810	2
25/26	Premier League	Sunderland AFC	34	32	1	6	2,903	8
25/26	International Friendly Games	Switzerland	3	3	1	2	185	1
2026	FIFA World Cup	Switzerland	6	6	1	0	600	2
25/26	FA Cup	Sunderland AFC	2	1	0	0	127	1
2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Switzerland	6	6	2	0	526	0
24/25	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	5	5	0	0	417	1 / 1 red
24/25	UEFA Champions League	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	10	9	0	0	818	3
24/25	International Friendly Games	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	112	0
24/25	DFL-Supercup	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1	1	0	0	90	1
24/25	DFB-Pokal	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	5	4	0	0	386	1
24/25	Bundesliga	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	33	33	2	7	2,901	3
23/24	UEFA Europa League	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	11	10	0	2	892	2
23/24	International Friendly Games	Switzerland	4	4	0	0	285	2
2024	EURO	Switzerland	5	5	0	0	480	1
23/24	DFB-Pokal	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	6	5	1	0	437	0
23/24	Bundesliga	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	33	32	3	0	2,827	5
22/23	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	6	6	0	0	540	1
22/23	UEFA Europa League	Arsenal FC	7	6	2	0	570	4
22/23	Premier League	Arsenal FC	37	36	7	7	3,013	4
22/23	International Friendly Games	Switzerland	1	1	0	0	90	0
22/23	FA Cup	Arsenal FC	2	1	0	0	118	0
22/23	EURO, Qualification	Switzerland	10	10	2	2	876	3
22/23	EFL Cup	Arsenal FC	1	0	0	0	10	0
21/22	Premier League	Arsenal FC	27	27	1	2	2,395	10 / 1 red
21/22	International Friendly Games	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	153	0
2022	FIFA World Cup	Switzerland	4	4	0	0	360	1
21/22	EFL Cup	Arsenal FC	3	2	0	0	125	0 / 1 red
2021	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	180	0
20/21	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	5	5	0	1	450	1
20/21	UEFA Europa League	Arsenal FC	10	10	0	0	846	1
20/21	Premier League	Arsenal FC	31	29	1	2	2,567	6 / 1 red
20/21	International Friendly Games	Switzerland	5	3	0	1	271	1
20/21	FA Cup	Arsenal FC	2	1	0	0	144	0
20/21	English Community Shield	Arsenal FC	1	1	0	0	90	0
2021	EURO	Switzerland	4	4	0	1	390	2
20/21	EFL Cup	Arsenal FC	1	1	0	0	90	1
19/20	UEFA Europa League	Arsenal FC	4	4	0	0	390	2
19/20	Premier League	Arsenal FC	31	30	1	2	2,701	10
19/20	FA Cup	Arsenal FC	6	5	0	0	453	1

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first

Granit Xhaka match log
Date	Competition	Match	Score	Minutes	Goals
24 May 2026	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Chelsea FC	2 – 1	90
17 May 2026	Premier League	Everton FC v Sunderland AFC	1 – 3	90
09 May 2026	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Manchester United	0 – 0	90
02 May 2026	Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland AFC	1 – 1	90
24 Apr 2026	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Nottingham Forest	0 – 5	90
19 Apr 2026	Premier League	Aston Villa v Sunderland AFC	4 – 3	90
12 Apr 2026	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 0	90
27 Mar 2026	International Friendly Games	Switzerland v Germany	3 – 4	45
22 Mar 2026	Premier League	Newcastle United v Sunderland AFC	1 – 2	90
14 Mar 2026	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Brighton & Hove Albion	0 – 1	90
08 Mar 2026	FA Cup	Port Vale FC v Sunderland AFCSubstitute, on 83′	1 – 0	7
03 Mar 2026	Premier League	Leeds United v Sunderland AFCSubstitute, on 56′	0 – 1	35
28 Feb 2026	Premier League	AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland AFC	1 – 1	76
22 Feb 2026	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Fulham FCSubstitute, on 71′	1 – 3	19
17 Jan 2026	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Crystal Palace	2 – 1	90
10 Jan 2026	FA Cup	Everton FC v Sunderland AFC	1 – 1	120
07 Jan 2026	Premier League	Brentford FC v Sunderland AFC	3 – 0	90
04 Jan 2026	Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland AFC	1 – 1	90
01 Jan 2026	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Manchester City	0 – 0	90
28 Dec 2025	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Leeds United	1 – 1	90

Career transfers

9 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Granit Xhaka career transfers
Date	From	To	Move	Fee
30 Jul 2025	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Sunderland AFC	Transfer	€15m
06 Jul 2023	Arsenal FC	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Transfer	€15m
01 Jul 2016	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Arsenal FC	Transfer	€45m
01 Jul 2012	FC Basel 1893	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Transfer	€8.5m
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 Jan 2003	FC Concordia Basel Youth	FC Basel 1893 Youth	Transfer	Free

Contracts and market values are not available yet.