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Granit Xhaka

b. 1992

Swiss footballer (born 1975)

Born
27 Sept 1992 · Basel
Part ofSwitzerland218 BCE – todayIslam557 CE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 39 years
  1. 27 Sept 1992BornBorn in Basel
  2. 2008 – 2009TeamSwitzerland national under-17 association football team
  3. 2009 – 2010TeamSwitzerland national under-18 association football team
  4. 2010 – 2012TeamFC Basel
  5. 2010 – 2011TeamSwitzerland national under-19 association football team
  6. 2010 – 2011TeamSwitzerland national under-21 football team
  7. 2011TeamSwitzerland men's national football team
  8. 2012 – 2016TeamBorussia Mönchengladbach
  9. 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
  10. 2016 – 2023TeamArsenal F.C.
  11. 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
  12. 2022Took part2022 FIFA World Cup
  13. 2023 – 2025TeamBayer 04 Leverkusen
  14. 2025TeamSunderland A.F.C.
  15. 2026Took part2026 FIFA World Cup

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1992 – today).

  1. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  3. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  4. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  5. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  6. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  7. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  8. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  9. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  10. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  11. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  12. 20112011 Norway attacks
  13. 2011Libyan civil war
  14. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  15. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  16. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  17. 2015Paris Agreement
  18. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  19. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  20. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  21. 2023Gaza war
  22. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  23. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Granit Xhaka (Albanian: [gɾanit d͡ʒaka], born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains both Premier League club Sunderland and the Switzerland national team.

Xhaka began his career with Basel and won the Swiss Super League twice. He moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012, developing a reputation as a technically gifted player and natural leader alongside criticism for his temperament, and acted as club captain from 2015, twice leading the team to UEFA Champions League qualification.

Xhaka signed for Premier League club Arsenal in 2016 for a fee in the region of £30 million, making nearly 300 appearances over seven years, serving as captain, and winning two FA Cups. In 2023, he returned to the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen, helping the club to their first-ever league title in his debut season. In 2025, he returned to England and joined newly-promoted Premier League side Sunderland.

Xhaka was part of the Swiss team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made his senior debut in 2011 and is currently the nation's record appearance holder, with 152 caps. He represented Switzerland at four FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026) and three UEFA European Championships (2016, 2020 and 2024).

Text from the Wikipedia article Granit Xhaka, CC BY-SA 4.0

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