Midfielder · #34
G. Xhaka
AGE33
BORN27 Sept 1992
HEIGHT186 cm
WEIGHT80 kg
NATIONALITYSwitzerland
BIRTHPLACEBasel, Switzerland
SEASONS9
CAREER
Season by season
| SEASON | CLUB | COMP | APPS | MIN | GOALS | AST | RTG | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 |  Switzerland | World Cup | 6 | 600 | 1 | 0 | 7.60 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-27 |  Sunderland | Premier League | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 7.72 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 3 | 185 | 1 | 2 | 7.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-27 | Sunderland | UEFA Europa League | 2 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 7.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sunderland | Premier League | 34 | 2916 | 1 | 6 | 7.32 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 2 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 2 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 7.55 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 |  Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 33 | 2892 | 2 | 7 | 7.40 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 7.17 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Switzerland | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 6 | 526 | 2 | 0 | 7.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 5 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Switzerland | Euro Championship | 5 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 7.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 6.96 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 4 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 33 | 2828 | 3 | 0 | 7.50 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | UEFA Europa League | 11 | 891 | 0 | 2 | 7.41 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Switzerland | Euro Championship - Qualification | 10 | 876 | 2 | 2 | 7.38 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Bayer Leverkusen | DFB Pokal | 6 | 437 | 1 | 0 | 7.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 |  Arsenal | Premier League | 37 | 3004 | 7 | 7 | 7.03 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League | 7 | 569 | 2 | – | 7.37 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 540 | 0 | – | 7.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | World Cup | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 164 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 3 | 243 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | 118 | 0 | – | 6.55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | 6.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Arsenal | Emirates Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Premier League | 27 | 2331 | 1 | 2 | 6.85 | 10 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | League Cup | 3 | 125 | 0 | – | 5.97 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 3 | 178 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 131 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | Premier League | 31 | 2522 | 1 | 2 | 7.00 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League | 10 | 846 | 0 | – | 7.02 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | Euro Championship | 8 | 693 | 2 | 1 | 7.51 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 5 | 450 | 0 | 1 | 7.18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | 144 | 0 | – | 7.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 180 | 0 | – | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 2 | 92 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | – | 6.90 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Arsenal | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 62 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Arsenal | Premier League | 31 | 2590 | 1 | 2 | 6.93 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 6 | 453 | 0 | – | 7.02 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League | 4 | 390 | 0 | – | 7.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Arsenal | International Champions Cup | 3 | 190 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Arsenal | Emirates Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Arsenal | Club Friendlies | 1 | 44 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Arsenal | Premier League | 29 | 2502 | 4 | 2 | 7.10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Switzerland | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 11 | 953 | 2 | – | 7.54 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Arsenal | UEFA Europa League | 9 | 760 | 0 | 3 | 7.30 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Switzerland | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 570 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Switzerland | Friendlies | 5 | 385 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Switzerland | World Cup | 4 | 360 | 1 | – | 7.03 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Arsenal | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | – | 7.20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | – | 6.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Arsenal | Club Friendlies | 1 | 62 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 457 | 37,917 | 36 | 40 |
FORM
Recent matches
| MATCH | MIN | RTG | G | A | SH | KP | TKL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @ Bournemouth L 0-218 Oct 2026 · Premier League | 90 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| vs Brighton L 0-210 Oct 2026 · Premier League | 90 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| @ Manchester City L 3-520 Sept 2026 · Premier League | 90 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| vs Arsenal L 0-212 Sept 2026 · Premier League | 90 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| vs Fulham W 1-030 Aug 2026 · Premier League | 90 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| @ Ipswich L 1-222 Aug 2026 · Premier League | 90 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
TRANSFERS
Moves & transfer history
- Bayer Leverkusen → Sunderland30 Jul 2025TRANSFER
- Arsenal → Bayer Leverkusen6 Jul 2023€ 25M
- Borussia Mönchengladbach → Arsenal1 Jul 2016€ 45M
FC Basel 1893 → Borussia Mönchengladbach1 Jul 2012€ 8.5M
AVAILABILITY
Injury & absence history
- Unknown9 Mar 2025 → 10 Mar 2025
- Thigh Injury30 Jun 2024 → 4 Jul 2024
- LCL Knee Injury29 Sept 2021 → 5 Dec 2021
- Virus3 Sept 2021 → 25 Sept 2021
- Groin Injury3 May 2021 → 18 May 2021
- Ankle/Foot Injury18 Jun 2020 → 24 Jun 2020
- Concussion10 Dec 2019 → 20 Dec 2019
- Back Injury12 Aug 2019 → 23 Aug 2019
- Hip/Thigh Injury19 Apr 2019 → 23 Apr 2019
- Groin Injury28 Mar 2019 → 14 Apr 2019
HONOURS
Trophies won
2× WINNERSuper Cup2024
2× WINNERBundesliga2023/2024
2× WINNERDFB Pokal2023/2024
2× WINNERFlorida Cup2022
3× WINNEREmirates Cup2022, 2017
3× WINNERCommunity Shield2020, 2017
3× WINNERFA Cup2019/2020, 2016/2017
3× WINNERSuper League2011/2012, 2010/2011
2× WINNERSchweizer Pokal2011/2012
2× WINNERFIFA U17 World Cup2009
Also 15 runner-up finishes.