Midfielder
This season
Goals
1
0 non-penalty
Assists
6
0.21 per 90
Goal involvements
7
0.24 per 90
Minutes
2,633
31 apps
Style & role
Top strength
Rating
96th percentile
Watch
Dribbling
34th percentile
Percentile vs midfielders · same read as the Stats radar
How he plays
Granit Xhaka
Position average
Percentile rank against other midfielders in our tracked dataset. The position average is the 50th percentile on every axis by definition.
How to read it: further from the centre is better. The rings mark the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile; the outer edge is the 100th.
Strongest at rating (96th) and passing (77th); dribbling (34th) is the area to grow.
By the numbers
| Metric | Per 90 | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.03 | 1 |
| Assists | 0.21 | 6 |
| Shots | 0.48 | 14 |
| Key passes | 1.13 | 33 |
| Take-ons won | 0.34 | 10 |
| Tackles + int. | 2.50 | 73 |
| Goal involvements | 0.24 | 7 |
| Minutes | — | 2,633 |
| Appearances | — | 31 |
Shot map
1 goal from 1.4 xG
▼ 0.4 below expected
Chance quality (xG) sized per shot. Totals cover the shots we have on record.
Shots21
On target3· 14%
Conversion4.8%
Avg xG / shot0.07
xG size0.050.20.6
GoalSavedOff target
Where he beats the keeper
0 of 1 beat the keeper in the top half of the goal
Placement pattern across the on-target shots we have on record.
Top corners0
Bottom corners1
Central0
Keeper saved2on target
GoalSaved
How he scores
By situation
Foot & head
Right 0%Left 100%Head 0%
When he strikes
0
0–150
15–300
30–450
45–600
60–751
75–90Touch heat map
27% of his touches are in the left third
Where he had the ball. Touch density from match data, not GPS running. Attacking upward.
LowHigh touch density
Form line
WinDrawLossSeason avg 7.9Rating scale 5–10
Every match
Latest on G. Xhaka
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Ankle Injury
Career arc
Aura Score
80.3
Market value
€10M
Since 2010
▲ €9.9M
Peak value · 2018
€50M
Value & transfers
€10Mmarket value today
▲ €9.9M since 2010
Market value is our estimate of what a club would pay to sign him today. The fees below are what clubs actually paid to buy him at each move.
Transfer history · fees paid
2025Sunderland ← Leverkusen€15M
2023Leverkusen ← Arsenal€15M
2016Arsenal ← Mönchengladbach€45M
2012Mönchengladbach ← Basel€8.5M
2010Basel ← FC Basel U21Loan
2008FC Basel U21 ← FC Basel U18Loan
Season by season
CompetitionKey passesAssistsRating
Country407.6
Country327.6
Total6 apps · 455′727.6
Columns follow position: Key passes & Assists. Rating is minutes-weighted across a season’s competitions. A “—” means we don’t yet hold that detailed stat for the competition.
Trophy case
2×Community Shield2020 · 2017
2×Emirates Cup2022 · 2017
2×English FA Cup2020
2×English Super Cup20/21
2×FA Cup2019/2020 · 2016/2017
2×Footballer of the Year2022
2×Super League2011/2012 · 2010/2011
2×Swiss champion11/12
1×Bundesliga2023/2024
1×DFB Pokal2023/2024
1×FIFA U17 World Cup2009
1×Florida Cup2022
1×German Champion23/24
1×German cup23/24
1×German Super Cup24/25
1×Schweizer Pokal2011/2012
1×Super Cup2024
1×Swiss cup11/12
1×Under-17 World Cup champion2009
Injury history
2026Ankle injury· Jan 2026 – Feb 20265 games
2021Inner ligament injury· Sep 2021 – May 202113 games
2021Groin injury· Jun 2021 – May 20213 games
2021Ill· Jan 2021 – Apr 20211 game
2020Ankle injury· Jun 20201 game
2019Back injury· Dec 2019 – Aug 20191 game
2019concussion· Sep 2019 – Dec 20192 games
2019Bruised ribs· Apr 20191 game
+7 earlier spells on record