Granit Xhaka biography

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Who is Granit Xhaka

The full name and the celebrated name is Granit Xhaka but commonly known as Xhaka. He is a Swiss professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for the Switzerland national football team and the English professional football club or Premier League club Arsenal FC.

This Swiss midfielder made his professional career debut for the Swiss professional football club or Swiss Super League club FC Basel in 2010 against Debreceni VSC in the third qualifying round of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League. In that match, he scored his first professional goal. Xhaka scored his first Super League goal on 15 May 2011 against FC Thun.

In addition, he made his international career debut for the Switzerland national team on 4 June 2011 against the England national team in the competition of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier.

This brilliant footballer scored his first international goal for his team in a friendly match on 15 November 2011 against the Luxembourg national team. In addition, he scored his second international goal in a friendly match against the Croatia national team on 15 August 2012.

Childhood / Early Life/ parents/ Siblings

This Swiss football star was born into a middle-class family on 27 September 1992 in Basel, Switzerland. His father’s name is Ragip Xhaka and his mother’s name is Elmaze Xhaka.

There is no information available about his father and mother’s professional information. He has an elder brother Taulant Xhaka and a younger sister Agnesa Xhaka. His brother Taulant Xhaka is also a professional football player.

Actually, Granit is of Albanian descent because his parents came from Albania. His father was a political prisoner. At the age of 22, Ragip Xhaka was a student at the University of Pristina. Ragip was arrested for participating in an 1886 student demonstration against the central government in Belgrade. That is why he was served three and a half years of a six-year prison sentence before being released in 1990.

Then his family moved to Switzerland from Podujevo. Xhaka holds both Swiss and Albanian nationality. For this reason, he was eligible to play for Switzerland and the Albania national team. This football genius liked to play for the Switzerland national team. He began his youth career for Concordia Basel in 2000 when was eight years old.

Granit Xhaka personal, physical, career, and wedding life info

Full NameGranit Xhaka
Celebrated nameGranit Xhaka
Nickname (s)Xhakaboom
Birth Date27 September
1992
Birth PlaceBasel, Switzerland
GenderMale
NationalitySwiss, Albanian
ReligionMuslim
Age in 202129 Years
FatherRagip Xhaka
MotherElmaze Xhaka
Sister (s)Agnesa Xhaka
Brother (s)Taulant Xhaka
SchoolNot Available
College / UniversityNot Available
Educational QualificationsNot Available
Zodiac SignLibra
Mailing AddressNot Available
Phone NumberNot Available
Height1.85 m
185 cm
Weight82 kg
FootLeft
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorDark Brown
OccupationProfessional football player
Playing PositionMidfielder
Current Club TeamArsenal FC
Current National TeamSwitzerland national football team
Jersey Number#34 / Arsenal FC / Midfielder
Youth Career Debut (Club)In 2000 for Concordia Basel
Professional Career debut (Club)In 2010 for FC Basel
U-16 Team DebutNot Available
U-17 Team DebutIn 2008 for Switzerland U17
U-18 Team DebutIn 2009 for Switzerland U18
U-19 Team DebutIn 2010 for Switzerland U19
U-20 Team DebutNot Available
U-21 Team DebutIn 2010 for Switzerland U21
U-23 Team DebutNot Available
International Debut / Senior Team DebutOn 4 June 2011 for Switzerland senior team
Sexual OrientationStraight
Girlfriend (s) / AffairsLeonita Lekaj
Marital StatusMarried
Wife / SpouseLeonita Lekaj
Marriage Date / Year2017
Children (s)Ayana Xhaka (Daughter)
Best Friend (s)Mesut Ozil, Shkodran Mustafi, Patrik Dibrani
HobbiesTraveling, Swimming, Reading, Fun with friends, Help the poor
Favorite Footballer (s)Emmanuel Petit, Zinedine Zidane, Ottmar Hitzfeld
SmokingNot Available
Drinking AlcoholNot Available
Social MediaFacebook, Instagram
WikipediaGranit Xhaka Wikipedia

Granit Xhaka Salary and Net Worth

Salary£5,200,000 Per year
Net Worth20 Million Euro

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