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Granit Xhaka
- Date of birth : 27/09/1992
- Position : Midfield
- Country :
Switzerland
Granit Xhaka
Clubs: FC Basel 1893
Under-21 debut: 1-0 v Republic of Ireland (03/09/2010)
Senior international debut: 2-2 v England (04/06/2011)
• Born in what is now the Republic of Kosovo, Xhaka scored two minutes after coming off the bench on his Basel debut in a 2010/11 UEFA Champions League qualifier against Debreceni VSC; lifted the Swiss title in his debut season.
• Ever-present (seven appearances) as Switzerland won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
• Called up to the senior squad by Ottmar Hitzfeld having played just eight minutes of football at U21 level − gave a composed display in central midfield on his debut in a UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier against England at Wembley this month.
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Match log
General info
- Name: Granit Xhaka
- Position: Midfield
- Date of birth (age): 27/09/1992 (20)
- Country: Switzerland
- Squad number: 34
- Club: Mönchengladbach (
GER)
- Height: 186cm
- Currently playing:
- UEFA Champions League 2012/13
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011/13
- UEFA Europa League 2012/13
- FIFA World Cup 2012/14
- UEFA competition debut:
- Club: UEFA Champions League (Third qualifying round)
28/07/10: Debrecen 0-2 Basel - National team: UEFA European Under-17 Championship (Qualifying round)
24/09/08: Switzerland 2-1 Iceland
Career statistics
National team record in UEFA competitions
| Team | P | GS |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0 |
| Switzerland U-21 | 5 | 0 |
| Switzerland U-19 | 5 | 1 |
| Switzerland U-17 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 1 |
|---|
Club record in UEFA competitions
| UEFA Champions League | ||
| Club | P | GS |
| Mönchengladbach | 2 | 0 |
| Basel | 12 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League | ||
| Club | P | GS |
| Basel | 2 | 0 |
| Mönchengladbach | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|