OrcaScore
34

Midfielder

Granit Xhaka

  • Sunderland
  • Switzerland
  • 34 yrs
  • 185 cm
  • Preferred foot: Left
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Appearances
18
1,595 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.11
Assists
1
Average rating
7.54
Age34
Date of birth27 Sep 1992
Height185 cm
Weight82 kg
Preferred footLeft
Market value€8.5M
Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts3 / 2
Minutes185
Rating7.50
Goals / Assists0 / 1
Shots (on target)5 (2)
Passes · accuracy150 · 89%
Key passes7
Tackles / Interceptions3 / 0
Duels won5 / 8
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.36 / 0.58
Detailed statistics
Big chances created2
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls9
Accurate crosses3
Touches182
Possession lost27
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won4
Clearances2
Ball recoveries16
Fouls won0
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)21.62
Top speed (km/h)27.95
Appearances / Starts9 / 9
Minutes810
Rating7.56
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (1)
Passes · accuracy564 · 83%
Key passes20
Tackles / Interceptions14 / 10
Duels won45 / 74
Successful dribbles7
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.15 / 1.82
Detailed statistics
Big chances created5
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls61
Accurate crosses11
Touches735
Possession lost160
Dispossessed8
Aerial duels won7
Ground duels won38
Clearances13
Ball recoveries56
Fouls won17
Fouls committed6
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week1
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)101.35
Top speed (km/h)30.07
Appearances / Starts6 / 6
Minutes600
Rating7.52
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)9 (2)
Passes · accuracy470 · 91%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions5 / 4
Duels won28 / 47
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)1 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.99 / 0.41
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion11%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls32
Accurate crosses0
Touches550
Possession lost62
Dispossessed5
Aerial duels won8
Ground duels won20
Clearances8
Ball recoveries44
Fouls won12
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)55.49
Top speed (km/h)28.92

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking61
Technical64
Tactical70
Defending55
Creativity74

Characteristics

Strengths

11137

National team

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
8 Nov 2026 Sunderland – Chelsea – – –
5 Nov 2026 Sunderland – Dinamo – – –
31 Oct 2026 Coventry City – Sunderland 3–1 90' 7.6
25 Oct 2026 Sunderland – Leeds United 0–0 90' 7.3
22 Oct 2026 Lech Poznań – Sunderland 1–1 63' 6.9
18 Oct 2026 Bournemouth – Sunderland 2–0 90' 7.4
15 Oct 2026 Torreense – Sunderland 1–2 32' 8.2
10 Oct 2026 Sunderland – Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 90' 7.4
20 Sep 2026 Manchester City – Sunderland 5–3 90' 7.8
16 Sep 2026 Sunderland – AZ Alkmaar 1–0 90' 7.4
12 Sep 2026 Sunderland – Arsenal 0–2 90' 7.4
5 Sep 2026 Brentford – Sunderland 1–1 90' 7.1
30 Aug 2026 Sunderland – Fulham 1–0 90' 8.4
22 Aug 2026 Ipswich Town – Sunderland 2–1 90' 7.6
15 Aug 2026 Sunderland – Stade Rennais 2–1 – –

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 83.5M €
  1. Transfer 15M €
  2. Transfer 15M €
  3. Transfer 45M €
  4. Transfer 8.5M €
  5. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)50
Average rating7.42
Last match rating7.531 Oct 2026
Matches missed39 injury records
6 7 8 9 10 7.42 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Oct 2026 7.5

Last 10 matches

7.5 7.3 6.9 7.4 8.2 7.4 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.1

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Premier League Sunderland 9 (9) 810 0 0 7.56
2026 FIFA World Cup Switzerland 6 (6) 600 1 0 7.52
2026 UEFA Europa League Sunderland 3 (2) 185 0 1 7.50

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Premier League 2026 · percentile among midfielders (80 players)

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50 xA 91 Key passes 93 Completed passes 76 Pass accuracy 59 Progressive carries 23 Successful dribbles 54 Tackles + interceptions 67 Rating 99

5 matches · 450 min

Granit Xhaka: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.26
91
Key passes / 90 min 2.60
93
Completed passes / 90 min 51.2
76
Pass accuracy 86.8%
59
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.80
23
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.80
54
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 3.00
67
Rating 7.66
99

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