A Swiss international footballer, Granit Xhaka currently plays for the English club Arsenal as a midfielder. Before landing at Arsenal, the enthusiastic player played for Borussia Monchengladbach and Basel. Since 2011, Xhaka has been a member of Switzerland's national team and has over 100 caps.
Furthermore, Xhaka is not only successful in his professional life but also in his love life, as he has already started a family of his own with his beloved wife, Leonita Lekaj.
Granit Xhaka is a wealthy footballer with an estimated net worth of $17 million. Currently, Xhaka takes £100,000 weekly and £5,200,000 yearly.
Granit Xhaka promotes Puma SOURCE: Instagram @granitxhaka Furthermore, the star footballer has signed an endorsement deal with Puma, American footwear, sports, and casual apparel manufacturing company. He owns a lavish mansion in London which he purchased back in 2016, and the estimated value of this real estate property is around $6 million.
Also, his car collection is quite extensive. The car brands owned by him include Porsche, Audi, and BMW. Likewise, Xhaka flaunts his amazing life via his Instagram account.
Moving into his personal life, Xhaka met his miss-perfect, Leonita Lekah, when the handsome hunk was playing for Borussia Monchengladbach. The duo both belong to Kosovan-Albanian families. At euro 2016, Xhaka's lady created a stir when she appeared in the stands.
In 2017, the loved-up pair exchanged wedding vows with his fiancé, Leonita Lekah. Their wedding ceremony was lavish and attended by their family, close friends, and some of the prominent faces from the football world.
Granit Xhaka with his wife and their kids SOURCE: Instagram @granitxhaka Lekah and Xhaka are also blessed with two kids. Their first child, daughter Ayana, was born on October 7, 2019. And the family of three was increased when their second daughter named, Laneya, was born on April 24, 2021.
Granit Zhaka is a native of Basel, Switzerland, born on September 27, 1992. He was raised alongside his brother Taulant Xhaka by their Albanian parents: father, Ragip Xhaka and mother, Elmaze Xhaka. His other sibling is Agnesa Xhaka.
Xhaka's father, Ragip, was a student at the University of Pristina, and at 22, he participated in demonstrations against the Communist Yugoslavia rule in Kosovo, which resulted in three and half year prison sentence to him.
Granit Xhaka with his brother SOURCE: Instagram @granitxhaka In 1990, Xhaka's family relocated to Switzerland from Podujevo of Pristina before either was born. By nationality, Xhaka is Swiss and Kosovar.
Xhaka started off his footballing career at Concordia Basel in 2000 with his brother. Both stayed two years with the club and moved to Basel. Xhaka followed several youths set up at Basel, and since 2008, he has been a member of the Under-20 team. Between 2008-10, Xhaka made 37 game appearances for the under-21 squad, scoring 11 goals.
In the 2010-11 season, Xhaka made his professional and first-team debut in the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League match against Debrecen. Toward the end of the game, he scored the first goal in the team's 2-0 win.
Granit Xhaka in one of his professional games SOURCE: Instagram @granitxhaka On May 15, 2011, Xhaka scored his first Super League goal in a 5-1 victory over FC Thun. More, he won the Super League Championship, the League Championship title, Double, as well as the Swiss Cup with Basel.
On May 18, 2012, Xhaka arrived at Monchengladbach, signing a five-year contract for an estimated transfer fee of €8.5 million.
On August 18, 2012, he made his debut against Alemannia Aachen in a DFB-Pokal. Three days later, Xhaka made his UEFA Championship League debut in a 1-3 home defeat in the qualification round. On August 25, Xhaka made his Bundesliga debut in a 2-1 victory over 1899 Hoffenheim.
On September 23, 2015, he was appointed the captain of Borussia. Under his captaincy, he led the team to a 4-2 victory against FC Augsburg and a 3-1 win against VfB Stuttgart.
On May 25, 2016, Xhaka penned Arsenal for a worth of around £30–35 million. Further, he made his Arsenal debut in a 2-1 win over the MLS All-Stars, where he entered as a half-time substitute.
Granit Xhaka plays with Arsenal SOURCE: Instagram @granitxhaka In Arsenal's opening match of the 2016-12 Premier League season, Xhaka made his competitive debut in a 4-3 loss to Liverpool, replacing Mohamed Elneny. On September 17, 2016, he recorded his first goal for Arsenal in a 4-1 Premier League win over Hull City.
With the club, Xhaka won the 2016-17 FA Cup and the 2017 FA Community Shield.
Granit Xhaka has represented Switzerland national team both at the youth and senior levels. He was a team member of the Switzerland U-17 team, which won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Also, he was part of the U-18, U19, and U-21 squads.
Xhaka is eligible for both the Albania and Switzerland national teams. But he decided to play for Switzerland because the Swiss Football Association showed much more interest in him while Albanian sports media, FSHF, ignored him.
On June 4, 2011, he made his international team debut side Switzerland in a 2-2 UEFA Euro 2010 qualification draw. More, he represented his native country in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign matches, the 2014 World Cup, and the 2016 Euro Cup.
Xhaka was named in Switzerland's 23-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup along with his teammates Yann Sommer, Francois Moubandje, and Breel Embolo. In the FIFA World Cup 2022, Switzerland competes for the title, and Xhaka is also included in the national team.
