Granit Xhaka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Granit Xhaka
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 27, 1992(1992-09-27)
Age	32
Birthplace	Basel
Country	Switzerland
Birth City	Basel-Stadt
Horoscope	Virgo

Granit Xhaka Biography

Granit Xhaka is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on September 27, 1992 in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. A midfielder, who played his debut in professional football with Basel in the year 2010. He was for Borussia Monchengladbach from 2012-2016, before joining Arsenal. He was a part of the Swiss national team in 2011.

The former coach Thorsten Fink liked his comparison to the winger with the awe-inspiring talent Former coach Thorsten Fink compared him favorably to the mega-talented winger Xherdan Shaqiri..

Granit Xhaka (Albanian pronunciation: [ɡɾaˈnit ˈdʒaka] ; born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and captains the Swiss national team.

The brothers started their youth football by Concordia Basel and both moved to Basel in 2002. Xhaka played for various Basel youth teams and since 2008 has been a member of the U-21 squad. Between 2008 and 2010, he played 37 games for the U-21 team, scoring eleven goals.

His elder sister Taulant Xhaka also plays professional soccer. He got married to His older brother Taulant Xhaka also plays professional soccer. He married Leonita Lekaj in July 2017. in July of 2017.

Granit Xhaka Net Worth

Granit Xhaka is one of the richest Soccer Player from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Granit Xhaka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His career as a youth soccer player began in 2000 at Concordia Basel.

The team nicknamed him “Young Einstein” for his scientific inclination and enthusiasm for science.

Granit Xhaka was born on 27 September 1992 in the city of Basel, Switzerland into an Albanian family from Kuršumlija, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, now Serbia. His father Ragip was a political prisoner. At the age of 22, as a student at University of Pristina, he was arrested for participating in a 1986 student demonstration against the central government in Belgrade, and served three and a half years of a six-year prison sentence before being released in 1990. Their family moved from Podujevo, District of Pristina to Switzerland that year.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Granit Xhaka height 6 ft 1 in Granit weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Granit Xhaka Dating?

According to our records, Granit Xhaka married to Leonita Lekaj. As of December 1, 2023, Granit Xhaka’s is not dating anyone.

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Xhaka debuted for Switzerland at Wembley Stadium against England in a 2–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification draw on 4 June 2011. On 15 November 2011, during his sixth international appearance, he scored his first international goal in the 1–0 away win against Luxembourg at the Stade Josy Barthel.

Facts & Trivia

Granit Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Granit Xhaka celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.

Xhaka made his debut in a DFB-Pokal first round match against Alemannia Aachen on 18 August 2012. Three days later, he made his first appearance in European competition for Borussia in 1–3 home lost to Dynamo Kyiv in qualification for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. On 25 August, he made his Bundesliga debut in the team’s opening match of the season, a 2–1 home win against 1899 Hoffenheim. He scored his first and only goal of the season in a 3–2 loss at

1. FC Nürnberg.

Where was Granit Xhaka born?

Basel, Switzerland

How much is xhaka?

Granit Xhaka signed a 3 year / £15,600,000 contract with the Arsenal F.C., including an annual average salary of £5,200,000. In 2022, Xhaka will earn a base salary of £5,200,000, while carrying a cap hit of £5,200,000.

How old is xhaka?

30 years (September 27, 1992)

What is xhaka position?

Midfielder

Is Granit Xhaka married?

Leonita Lekaj