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Granit Xhaka

Bayer Leverkusen
185 cm
Height
34
Shirt
32 years
Sep 27, 1992
Left
Preferred foot
Switzerland
Country
€23M
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches98%Shot attempts47%Goals47%
Chances created79%Aerial duels won56%Defensive actions20%

Bundesliga 2024/2025

2
Goals
7
Assists
32
Started
32
Matches
2,813
Minutes played
7.57
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Freiburg
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Apr 26

Augsburg
2-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.9

Apr 20

St. Pauli
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Apr 12

Union Berlin
0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.7

Apr 5

FC Heidenheim
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Apr 1

Arminia Bielefeld
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

Mar 28

Bochum
3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.7

Mar 16

VfB Stuttgart
3-4
90
0
0
0
0
6.3

Mar 11

Bayern München
0-2
90
0
0
1
0
6.6

Mar 8

Werder Bremen
0-2
45
0
0
0
0
6.1
Bayer Leverkusen

yesterday

Bundesliga
Freiburg
2-2
90’
7.5

Apr 26

Bundesliga
Augsburg
2-0
90’
7.9

Apr 20

Bundesliga
St. Pauli
1-1
90’
7.5

Apr 12

Bundesliga
Union Berlin
0-0
90’
7.7

Apr 5

Bundesliga
FC Heidenheim
0-1
90’
7.0
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 14%
  • 21Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 0.91xG
5 - 2
Shot typeLeft footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.08xG0.71xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,813

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
0.91
xG on target (xGOT)
1.08
Non-penalty xG
0.91
Shots
21
Shots on target
3

Passing

Assists
7
Expected assists (xA)
4.85
Successful passes
2,436
Pass accuracy
90.9%
Accurate long balls
147
Long ball accuracy
72.4%
Chances created
49
Successful crosses
4
Cross accuracy
14.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
7
Dribble success
46.7%
Touches
3,030
Touches in opposition box
15
Dispossessed
12
Fouls won
31

Defending

Tackles won
26
Tackles won %
57.8%
Duels won
124
Duels won %
57.1%
Aerial duels won
43
Aerial duels won %
63.2%
Interceptions
12
Blocked
6
Fouls committed
32
Recoveries
172
Possession won final 3rd
23
Dribbled past
17

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches98%Shot attempts47%Goals47%
Chances created79%Aerial duels won56%Defensive actions20%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Bayer LeverkusenJul 2023 - now
98
6
ArsenalJul 2016 - Jul 2023
297
23
Borussia MönchengladbachJul 2012 - Jun 2016
139
9
BaselJun 2010 - Jun 2012
63
3

National team

SwitzerlandJan 2011 - Mar 2025
135
14
Switzerland U21Jan 2011 - Mar 2014
4
0
Switzerland U19Jun 2009 - Jun 2012
4
1
Switzerland U17Oct 2009 - Oct 2011
7
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Bayer Leverkusen

Germany
1
DFB Pokal(23/24)
1
Bundesliga(23/24)
1
Super Cup(24/25)

Arsenal

England
2
FA Cup(19/20 · 16/17)
1
Florida Cup(2022)
2
Emirates Cup(2022 · 2017)
2
Community Shield(20/21 · 17/18)

Basel

Switzerland
1
Schweizer Pokal(11/12)
2
Super League(11/12 · 10/11)

Switzerland U17

International
1
World Cup U17(2009 Nigeria)