#68G. Xhaka
SunderlandSwitzerland33 years old186
13
Key Passes
#133 MID
0
Assists
#30 MID
0
Goals
#351 MID
5
Appearances
450 mins
7.6
Rating
#23 MID
TackleZone Midfielder Score
30.5
Below Average
Rank #68 of 326 midfielders
Ranks in top 21% of all midfielders in Europe's top 5 leagues (326 players, 900+ mins, rating ≥ 6.8).
📊 Season Performance
📅 Career History
| Season | Club · League | Apps | Goals | Ast | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Switzerland · World Cup | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 25/26 | Sunderland · Premier League | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7.3 |
| 24/25 | Bayer Leverkusen · Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 7 | 7.4 |
| 23/24 | Bayer Leverkusen · Bundesliga | 33 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 22/23 | Arsenal · Premier League | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 21/22 | Arsenal · Premier League | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| 20/21 | Arsenal · Premier League | 31 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| 19/20 | Arsenal · Premier League | 31 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| 18/19 | Arsenal · Premier League | 29 | 4 | 2 | 7.1 |
| 17/18 | Arsenal · Premier League | 38 | 1 | 7 | 7.2 |
Xhaka's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers
In 2026/27, G. Xhaka was used in rotation for Sunderland in the Premier League: 5 appearances and 450 minutes, averaging 90 minutes per outing. His standout number is match rating — 23rd of 978 midfielders and inside the top 2%.
Per 90 minutes that is 2.6 key passes per 90, 0.0 assists per 90 and 3.0 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Xhaka's totals. Xhaka played 295 passes at 86% accuracy — 59.0 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him.
The profile is lopsided rather than complete: measured against midfielders, Xhaka sits in the top 3% for assists but only the top 58% for shot conversion. Set against Xhaka's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he is playing far less than he once did — 1325 minutes against 3266 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 7.32 to 7.57 since 2025/26.
Our records cover 12 seasons of Xhaka's career, 2015/16 to 2026/27, across 5 clubs — Borussia Mönchengladbach, Arsenal, Switzerland, Bayer Leverkusen and others. In that time he has played 484 matches across 10 competitions, 40,162 minutes in all. His best return on our records was 7 assists in 2017/18, from 49 appearances. He is 6 appearances into the current one.
Xhaka has 70 appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on our records, and he is modestly more productive domestically - 0.08 per 90 domestically against 0.06 in Europe. Away from his club, Xhaka has 82 appearances for Switzerland on our records, scoring 10 — across Euro Championship, World Cup and World Cup - Qualification Europe.
Xhaka has won 17 senior honours on our records: Bundesliga (2 times), DFB Pokal (2 times) and FA Cup (3 times), and 4 other competitions. He has also finished runner-up 9 times, the nearest miss a UEFA Europa League final. On our positional score Xhaka rates 31 out of 100, 68th of 326 qualified players — inside the top 21%. Relative to what each component is worth, his strongest is tackles and interceptions.
How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.