| Capital: | € 18 million |
| Age: | 27 |
| Born: | 09/27/1992 |
| Country of origin: | Switzerland |
| Source of wealth: | Soccer player |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Granite Xhaka is a Swiss soccer player who has been with Arsenal since 2016. In addition to FC Basel, he plays for Bundesliga Club Borussia Mönchengladbach and has a permanent place in the Swiss national team. The position of choice is midfield.
Early life
Granite Xhaka was born on September 27, 1992 to Kosovo-Albania’s parents in Switzerland. He grew up in Basel with his brother Taulan, an older year, who is also a professional soccer. At the age of four he was at the training site at FC Concordia Basel. At the age of ten, he turned to the Department of Youth FC Basel, and in 2010 he made his debut in the first team. He remained loyal to the club until 2012 before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
Career
Granite Xhaka achieved the success of his first football in the Department of Youth FC Basel. He was on the first team team for the first time in the 2010/11 season. Already in his debut for FC Basel in an official match, qualifying for the Champions League against VSC Debrecen on July 28, 2010, he scored. With FC Basel he is a Swiss Champion twice. From 2010 to 2012 he played for FC Basel in a total of 44 matches and scored two goals.
In the 2012/13 season he moved to Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he received a contract until June 2015 and immediately became a regular player. In February 2015, his contract was extended prematurely until June 2019 because of his strong show. He was considered a leader in the team and selected team captain in September 2015. During his time in Borussia, he played a total of 140 competitive matches and scored nine goals.
For the 2016/17 season, Xhaka was transferred to Arsenal with a transfer fee of 45 million euros. This is the highest transfer fee ever achieved for players in the history of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Therefore Xhaka is considered a record of transfer from Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In 2017 he won the British Cup and the Super Cup with Arsenal. His contract with Arsenal runs until June 2021.
Xhaka is also a regular player on the Swiss national team. He made his debut for U-17 in September 2008. With the team he became world champion in the U-17 World Championship in Nigeria in 2009. Since then he has established in 125 matches for the national team and has scored 20 goals.
Career highlights
In 2009 he became a world champion at the U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
In the 2010/11 season and the 2011/12 season, he won the Swiss championship with FC Basel.
With FC Arsenal, he was the winner of the British Cup and the Super Cup winner in 2017.
In 2017 he was respected as a Swiss soccer player this year.
Amazing facts
Xhaka is considered a hothead. In the 2015/16 season, along with four other players with three relegation, he could set the Bundesliga record for most relegation in one season.
His brother Taulant Xhaka, who is one year older, plays for the Albanian national team. In the 2016 European Championship in France, both of them met on June 11 in Switzerland against the Albanian match in the group phase. Switzerland won the match 0-1 and went to the round of 16. It was the first time two brothers played each other in EM match.