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
20 Dec 2025	Premier League	Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland AFC	0 – 0	90
14 Dec 2025	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Newcastle United	1 – 0	90
06 Dec 2025	Premier League	Manchester City v Sunderland AFC	3 – 0	73
03 Dec 2025	Premier League	Liverpool FC v Sunderland AFC	1 – 1	90
29 Nov 2025	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v AFC Bournemouth	3 – 2	90
22 Nov 2025	Premier League	Fulham FC v Sunderland AFC	1 – 0	90
18 Nov 2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Kosovo v Switzerland	1 – 1	76
15 Nov 2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Switzerland v Sweden	4 – 1	90	1
08 Nov 2025	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Arsenal FC	2 – 2	90
03 Nov 2025	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Everton FC	1 – 1	90	1
25 Oct 2025	Premier League	Chelsea FC v Sunderland AFC	1 – 2	90
18 Oct 2025	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 0	90
13 Oct 2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Slovenia v Switzerland	0 – 0	90
10 Oct 2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Sweden v Switzerland	0 – 2	90	1
04 Oct 2025	Premier League	Manchester United v Sunderland AFC	2 – 0	90
27 Sep 2025	Premier League	Nottingham Forest v Sunderland AFC	0 – 1	90
21 Sep 2025	Premier League	Sunderland AFC v Aston Villa	1 – 1	90
13 Sep 2025	Premier League	Crystal Palace v Sunderland AFC	0 – 0	90
08 Sep 2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Switzerland v Slovenia	3 – 0	90
05 Sep 2025	World Cup Qual. UEFA	Switzerland v Kosovo	4 – 0	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.