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Granit Xhaka is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and captains the Switzerland national team.
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Xhaka began his career at hometown club Basel, winning the Swiss Super League in each of his first two seasons.
Granit Xhaka was born on 27 September 1992 in the city of Basel, Switzerland, into an ethnic Albanian family from Podujevo, Kosovo , then part of the FR Yugoslavia.
The family moved from Podujevo to Basel, Switzerland that year where Granit and his older brother Taulant Xhaka were born.
"Xherdan Shaqiri is the best talent in Switzerland...after Granit Xhaka." The Swiss national football coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, has dubbed him the 'young Schweinsteiger.
Since the beginning of the 2010-11 season, Xhaka played for the Basel first team.
At the end of the 2010-11 season, Xhaka won the Super League Championship title with Basel and at the end of the 2011-12 season he won the Double, the League Championship title and the Swiss Cup with the club.
Xhaka made his debut in a DFB-Pokal first round match against Alemannia Aachen on 18 August 2012.
In his second season at the club, Xhaka started 29 times and made five substitute appearances as Gladbach finished in sixth place in the 2014-15 Bundesliga.
Granit Xhaka was born on 27 September 1992 in the city of Basel, Switzerland, into an ethnic Albanian family from Podujevo, Kosovo , then part of the FR Yugoslavia.
The family moved from Podujevo to Basel, Switzerland that year where Granit and his older brother Taulant Xhaka were born.
"Xherdan Shaqiri is the best talent in Switzerland...after Granit Xhaka." The Swiss national football coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, has dubbed him the 'young Schweinsteiger.
Since the beginning of the 2010-11 season, Xhaka played for the Basel first team.
At the end of the 2010-11 season, Xhaka won the Super League Championship title with Basel and at the end of the 2011-12 season he won the Double, the League Championship title and the Swiss Cup with the club.
Xhaka made his debut in a DFB-Pokal first round match against Alemannia Aachen on 18 August 2012.
In his second season at the club, Xhaka started 29 times and made five substitute appearances as Gladbach finished in sixth place in the 2014-15 Bundesliga.
In 2014-15, Xhaka started all 34 2014-15 Bundesliga matches for Borussia and was named in the league's team of the season.
On 23 September 2015, Xhaka captained Borussia and scored his first goal of the season, heading in from Raffael's free kick in a 4-2 win over FC Augsburg.
Xhaka received his fifth red card for the team in his 95th game on 20 December, for striking his opponent in the first half; he voluntarily gave €20,000 to charity as an apology.
On 25 May 2016, Arsenal signed Xhaka from Borussia Mönchengladbach for a fee of around £30-35 million.
Xhaka made his first appearance for Arsenal in a 2-1 win against the MLS All-Stars.
Xhaka made his competitive debut for Arsenal in the club's opening match of the 2016-17 Premier League season, a 4-3 defeat to Liverpool, replacing midfielder Mohamed Elneny in the 65th minute while also picking up a yellow card in the process.
On 22 January 2017, Xhaka was sent off for the second time in the season, by referee Jon Moss, in Arsenal's 2-1 home win against Burnley.
Xhaka went on to feature throughout Arsenal's triumphant FA Cup campaign.
His first goal of the 2017-18 season came in a 3-3 draw with Liverpool, Xhaka scored a 25-yard thunderbolt to take Arsenal from 2-1 to 2-2.
On 23 September 2015, Xhaka captained Borussia and scored his first goal of the season, heading in from Raffael's free kick in a 4-2 win over FC Augsburg.
Xhaka received his fifth red card for the team in his 95th game on 20 December, for striking his opponent in the first half; he voluntarily gave €20,000 to charity as an apology.
On 25 May 2016, Arsenal signed Xhaka from Borussia Mönchengladbach for a fee of around £30-35 million.
Xhaka made his first appearance for Arsenal in a 2-1 win against the MLS All-Stars.
Xhaka made his competitive debut for Arsenal in the club's opening match of the 2016-17 Premier League season, a 4-3 defeat to Liverpool, replacing midfielder Mohamed Elneny in the 65th minute while also picking up a yellow card in the process.
On 22 January 2017, Xhaka was sent off for the second time in the season, by referee Jon Moss, in Arsenal's 2-1 home win against Burnley.
Xhaka went on to feature throughout Arsenal's triumphant FA Cup campaign.
His first goal of the 2017-18 season came in a 3-3 draw with Liverpool, Xhaka scored a 25-yard thunderbolt to take Arsenal from 2-1 to 2-2.
On 15 September 2018, Xhaka scored the first goal, from a direct free kick, in a 2-1 victory against Newcastle United.
On 27 September 2019, Arsenal manager Unai Emery confirmed that Xhaka will be the new captain for the Gunners, replacing Laurent Koscielny.
In the match against Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on 27 October 2019, Xhaka was at the center of criticism after being substituted off in the 61st minute.
On 30 October 2019 the club announced that Xhaka would be offered counselling.
Arsenal later tweeted an explanation from Xhaka about the incident.
On 5 November 2019, just a month and a week after his announcement as captain, Xhaka was stripped of the captain's armband.
Xhaka began a hiatus from the first team squad and it was deemed highly likely that Xhaka would leave Arsenal in the upcoming January transfer window.
Under the tenure of new manager Mikel Arteta, Xhaka was reintroduced into the team as a key player and saw a sharp uptake in his form for the club and slowly began to win over the fans with whom he had previously had an oft fractious relationship.
' On 1 August 2020, Xhaka was selected to start in the FA Cup Final against Chelsea, and went on to win his second winners' medal as Arsenal won their 14th FA Cup.
On 28 August 2020, Xhaka was in the starting 11 in the 2020 FA Community Shield, which Arsenal clinched a 5-4 victory over Liverpool in the penalty shootout after the match was 1-1 after 90 minutes.
On 27 September 2019, Arsenal manager Unai Emery confirmed that Xhaka will be the new captain for the Gunners, replacing Laurent Koscielny.
In the match against Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on 27 October 2019, Xhaka was at the center of criticism after being substituted off in the 61st minute.
On 30 October 2019 the club announced that Xhaka would be offered counselling.
Arsenal later tweeted an explanation from Xhaka about the incident.
On 5 November 2019, just a month and a week after his announcement as captain, Xhaka was stripped of the captain's armband.
Xhaka began a hiatus from the first team squad and it was deemed highly likely that Xhaka would leave Arsenal in the upcoming January transfer window.
Under the tenure of new manager Mikel Arteta, Xhaka was reintroduced into the team as a key player and saw a sharp uptake in his form for the club and slowly began to win over the fans with whom he had previously had an oft fractious relationship.
' On 1 August 2020, Xhaka was selected to start in the FA Cup Final against Chelsea, and went on to win his second winners' medal as Arsenal won their 14th FA Cup.
On 28 August 2020, Xhaka was in the starting 11 in the 2020 FA Community Shield, which Arsenal clinched a 5-4 victory over Liverpool in the penalty shootout after the match was 1-1 after 90 minutes.
On 13 January 2022, Xhaka receieved a red card in an EFL Cup semi-final first-leg tie against Liverpool.
Xhaka has played for Swiss youth squad at the U-17 level.
Xhaka played his first game for the under-21 side on 3 September 2010, as a substitute, as the team beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 at the Cornaredo Stadium in Lugano.
Before making his international debut for Switzerland, Xhaka was still undecided whether to play for his birth country or Albania, and he complained to the Albanian sports media that FSHF was ignoring him while the Swiss Football Association was showing much more interest.
Xhaka debuted for Switzerland at Wembley Stadium against England in a 2-2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification draw on 4 June 2011.
In the team's second match, Xhaka scored in a 5-2 loss to France.
Xhaka played every minute of Switzerland's campaign, which ended in the round of 16 with a loss to Poland at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard; after a 1-1 draw he was the only player to not score in the penalty shootout, shooting wide.
Xhaka has played for Swiss youth squad at the U-17 level.
Xhaka played his first game for the under-21 side on 3 September 2010, as a substitute, as the team beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 at the Cornaredo Stadium in Lugano.
Before making his international debut for Switzerland, Xhaka was still undecided whether to play for his birth country or Albania, and he complained to the Albanian sports media that FSHF was ignoring him while the Swiss Football Association was showing much more interest.
Xhaka debuted for Switzerland at Wembley Stadium against England in a 2-2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification draw on 4 June 2011.
In the team's second match, Xhaka scored in a 5-2 loss to France.
Xhaka played every minute of Switzerland's campaign, which ended in the round of 16 with a loss to Poland at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard; after a 1-1 draw he was the only player to not score in the penalty shootout, shooting wide.
Ahead of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, there was speculation that Xhaka could switch his allegiance to represent Kosovo, which had been accepted as a full member of FIFA and were allowed to play competitive matches for the first time.
Xhaka published an open letter stating that his participation in Euro 2016 had disqualified him from changing his allegiance, and he was thus tied to Switzerland.
Xhaka was appointed as a temporary captain by Vladimir Petković in the absence of Stephan Lichtsteiner, which caused him to be criticised by former Swiss international Stéphane Henchoz, who claimed that Xhaka could not properly represent Switzerland due to his Albanian heritage, instead suggesting that Lichtsteiner, Yann Sommer, or Fabian Schär serve as captain.
In July 2017, Xhaka married his long-term partner, Leonita Lekaj.
Xhaka published an open letter stating that his participation in Euro 2016 had disqualified him from changing his allegiance, and he was thus tied to Switzerland.
Xhaka was appointed as a temporary captain by Vladimir Petković in the absence of Stephan Lichtsteiner, which caused him to be criticised by former Swiss international Stéphane Henchoz, who claimed that Xhaka could not properly represent Switzerland due to his Albanian heritage, instead suggesting that Lichtsteiner, Yann Sommer, or Fabian Schär serve as captain.
In July 2017, Xhaka married his long-term partner, Leonita Lekaj.
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