Granit Xhaka
Granit Xhaka (born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss football player. He plays as a midfielder for Arsenal and is the captain of the Switzerland national team.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Granit Xhaka[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 27 September 1992|||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Arsenal | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Concordia Basel | |||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2010 | Basel | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Basel | 42 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 108 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Arsenal | 159 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Switzerland U17 | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Switzerland U18 | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Switzerland U19 | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Switzerland U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2011– | Switzerland | 92 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:28, 2 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2021 |
References
- "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "Granit Xhaka: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "Granit Xhaka: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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