Granit Xhaka – Football Research Archive

Profile

Wikidata item: Q514427
Date of birth: 27 Sept 1992
Place of birth: Basel
Citizenship: Switzerland
Position: midfielder
Height: 185 cm
Preferred foot: Not held

Photo: the Premier League's official headshot, shown to identify the player.

Source: Wikidata (CC0), revision 2556681335, checked 15 Oct 2026, 17:31 BST. Linked because Wikidata records this person at the club in the season under exactly this name, or an editor confirmed it.

Latest season in this archive

2025/26, from the team sheets (the source does not record unused substitutes)
Club	Apps	Starts	As substitute	Minutes	Goals	Yellow	Sent off
Sunderland	34	32	2	2,903	1	8	0

Matches in this archive

Every team sheet this person is on, newest first
Date	Match	Club	Role	Goals and cards
24 May 2026	Sunderland 2 – 1 Chelsea	Sunderland	Started, captain	Yellow 73′
17 May 2026	Everton 1 – 3 Sunderland	Sunderland	Started, captain	None
9 May 2026	Sunderland 0 – 0 Manchester United	Sunderland	Started, captain	None
2 May 2026	Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 1 Sunderland	Sunderland	Started, captain	Yellow 56′
24 Apr 2026	Sunderland 0 – 5 Nottingham Forest	Sunderland	Started, captain	Yellow 75′