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Granit Xhaka

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Granit Xhaka (Albanian: [gɾanit d͡ʒaka], born 27 September 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and captains the Switzerland national team. Xhaka began his career with FC 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Granit Xhaka is the 2,268th most popular soccer player (down from 2,164th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 430th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Granit Xhaka ranks 2,268 out of 21,273. Before him are Antonín Vodička, Steve Perryman, Hernán Gaviria, Mikel Oyarzabal, Josef Zeman, and Kyoko Kuroda. After him are Yuriko Shima, Kosuke Suzuki, Luigi Simoni, Gavriil Kachalin, Leivinha, and Iván de la Peña.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Granit Xhaka ranks 35. Before him are Édouard Mendy, Freddie Highmore, Jack Gleeson, Stephan El Shaarawy, Taylor Lautner, and Neslihan Atagül. After him are Park Chanyeol, Disha Patani, Cara Delevingne, Demi Lovato, Sergi Roberto, and Lucas Moura.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Granit Xhaka ranks 452 out of 1,015. Before him are Bernhard Hammer (1822), Leon Schlumpf (1925), Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984), Kaspar Villiger (1941), Alexander Frei (1979), and Paolo Macchiarini (1958). After him are Romain Grosjean (1986), Robert Emden (1862), Hans Huber (1852), René Fasel (1950), Eugène Parlier (1929), and Mattia Binotto (1969).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Switzerland

Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Granit Xhaka ranks 20. Before him are Luuk de Jong (1990), Max Abegglen (1902), Roger Courtois (1912), Roger Vonlanthen (1930), Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984), and Alexander Frei (1979). After him are Eugène Parlier (1929), Murat Yakin (1974), Heinz Schneiter (1935), Hakan Yakin (1977), Charles Antenen (1929), and René Bader (1922).

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