Granite Xhaka Net Worth 2020

Short introduction

Granite Xhaka is a Swiss soccer player who has been with Arsenal since 2016. In addition to FC Basel, he plays for Bundesliga Club Borussia Mönchengladbach and has a permanent place on the Swiss national team. The position of choice in midfield.

Early Life

Granite Xhaka was born on September 27, 1992, to Kosovo-Albania’s parents in Switzerland. He grew up in Basel with his brother Taulan, an older year, who is also a professional football. At the age of four, he was at the training site at FC Concordia Basel. At the age of ten, he turned to the Department of Youth FC Basel, and in 2010 he made his debut in the first team. He remained loyal to the club until 2012 before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.

Career

Granite Xhaka achieved the success of his first football in the Department of Youth FC Basel. He was in the first-team squad for the first time in the 2010/11 season. Already in his debut for FC Basel in the official match, qualifying for the Champions League against VSC Debrecen on July 28, 2010, he scored. With FC Basel he is the Swiss champion twice. From 2010 to 2012 he played for FC Basel in a total of 44 matches and scored two goals.

In the 2012/13 season, he moved to Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he received a contract until June 2015 and immediately became a regular player. In February 2015, his contract was extended to be extended until June 2019 because of his strong appearance. He was considered a leader in the team and was chosen by the team captain in September 2015. During his time in Borussia, he played a total of 140 competitive matches and scored nine goals.

For the 2016/17 season, Xhaka was transferred to Arsenal with a transfer fee of 45 million euros. This is the highest transfer fee ever achieved for players in the history of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Therefore Xhaka is considered a transfer record from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In 2017 he won the British Cup and the Super Cup with Arsenal. His contract with Arsenal runs until 2021 June.

Xhaka is also a regular player in the Swiss national team. He made his debut for U-17 in September 2008. With the team, he became world champion in the U-17 World Championship in Nigeria in 2009. Since then he has established in 125 matches for the national team and has scored 20 goals.

Career spotlight.

In 2009 he became world champion at the U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

In the 2010/11 season and the 2011/12 season, he won the Swiss championship with FC Basel.

With FC Arsenal, he is the British Cup winner and Super Cup winner in 2017.

In 2017 he was respected as a Swiss soccer player this year.

Famous quotes

“I won’t change for anyone. I am who I am, whether they accept me like that or not. I have my strength and weakness, which of course I try to work on. Nothing is perfect.”

“I can deal with criticism well, especially if it’s fair. My father never praised me so I could stay on the floor with both legs.”

Amazing facts

Xhaka is considered a hothead. In the 2015/16 season, along with four other players with three relegations, he could set the Bundesliga record for most relegation in one season.

His brother Taulant Xhaka, who is one year older, plays for the Albanian national team. At Europe 2016 Championship in France, both of them met on June 11 in Switzerland against the Albanian match in the group phase. Switzerland won the match 0-1 and went to the round of 16. It was the first time two brothers played each other in an EM match.

Net Worth 2020

As of 2020, his estimated net worth is around 20 Million Euro