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Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains both Premier League club Sunderland and the Switzerland national team.
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sports · Swiss footballer (born 1992) · association football player · also Granit Xhaka, Xhaka
Born 27 September 1992 · Q514427
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2026· 7 entries
Public attention spiked: 89,529 Wikipedia readers in one day, 34.9× the usual 2,565, with 6 article edits. Editors noted: International
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Public attention spiked: 34,035 Wikipedia readers in one day, 13.3× the usual 2,565, with 14 article edits. Editors noted: International Stat update
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Public attention spiked: 29,646 Wikipedia readers in one day, 11.6× the usual 2,565, with 12 article edits. Editors noted: Reverted 1 edit by ~2026-37143-09 (talk) to last revision by Ser!
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Public attention spiked: 25,584 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10× the usual 2,565, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Public attention spiked: 58,452 Wikipedia readers in one day, 22.8× the usual 2,565, with 10 article edits. Editors noted: 2011–present: Senior tournaments and captaincy
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Won award: Sunderland Player of the Season (2025–26).
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2025· 3 entries
Won award: VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Played for Sunderland A.F.C. (2025) — 34 appearances, 1 goals.
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Returned to England and joined newly-promoted Premier League side Sunderland
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2024· 8 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Leverkusen (2023-2024).
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Won: Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen (2023–24).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayer Leverkusen (2023–24).
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Won: DFL-Supercup with Bayer Leverkusen (2024).
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Runner-up: UEFA Europa League with Bayer Leverkusen (2023–24).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: VDV Bundesliga Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won award: Bundesliga Team of the Season (2023–24).
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2023· 3 entries
Won award: Swiss Footballer of the Year (2023).
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Returned to the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen, helping the club to their first-ever league title in his debut season
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Played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2023–2025) — 66 appearances, 5 goals.
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2022· 1 entry
Won award: Swiss Footballer of the Year (2022).
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2020· 4 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2020).
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Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (2019-2020).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2020).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2019–20).
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2019· 1 entry
Runner-up: UEFA Europa League with Arsenal (2018–19).
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2018· 1 entry
Runner-up: EFL Cup with Arsenal (2017–18).
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2017· 5 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2017).
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Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (2016-2017).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Arsenal (2017).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2016–17).
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Won award: Swiss Footballer of the Year (2017).
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2016· 3 entries
Joined Arsenal in 2016.
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Played for Arsenal F.C. (2016–2023) — 225 appearances, 17 goals.
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For a fee in the region of £30 million, making nearly 300 appearances over seven years, serving as captain, and winning two FA Cups
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2012· 6 entries
Won: Swiss Cup with Basel (2011–12).
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Won award: Swiss Youth Footballer of the Year (2012).
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Won: Swiss Super League with Basel (2011–12).
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Developing a reputation as a technically gifted player and natural leader alongside criticism for his temperament, and acted as club captain from 2015, twice leading the team to UEFA Champions League qualification
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Played for Borussia Mönchengladbach (2012–2016) — 108 appearances, 6 goals.
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Joined Mönchengladbach in 2012.
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2011· 4 entries
Won: Swiss Super League with Basel (2010–11).
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Joined Switzerland in 2011.
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And is currently the nation's record appearance holder, with 152 caps
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Played for Switzerland men's national football team (2011) — 151 appearances, 18 goals.
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2010· 4 entries
Joined FC Basel in 2010.
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Played for Switzerland national under-19 association football team (2010–2011) — 12 appearances, 3 goals.
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Played for Switzerland national under-21 football team (2010–2011) — 5 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for FC Basel (2010–2012) — 42 appearances, 1 goals.
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2009· 3 entries
Won: FIFA U-17 World Cup with Switzerland U17 (2009).
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Won: U21 Swiss Championship with Basel Youth (2008–09).
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Played for Switzerland national under-18 association football team (2009–2010) — 3 appearances, 2 goals.
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2008· 2 entries
Won: U16 Swiss Championship with Basel Youth (2007–08).
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Played for Switzerland national under-17 association football team (2008–2009) — 13 appearances, 1 goals.
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2007· 1 entry
Won: U15 Swiss Championship with Basel Youth (2006–07).
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2002· 1 entry
Joined FC Basel in 2002.
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1992· 1 entry
Born 1992-09-27.
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