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Granit Xhaka career

club career

SeasonClub
25/26
SunderlandSunderland
34
2819
6
1
FA CupFA Cup
2
98
0
0
Premier LeaguePremier League
32
2721
6
1
24/25
Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
43
3705
7
2
Champions LeagueChampions League
10
817
0
0
BundesligaBundesliga
33
2888
7
2
23/24
Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen
44
3710
2
3
Europa LeagueEuropa League
11
890
2
0
BundesligaBundesliga
33
2820
0
3
22/23
ArsenalArsenal
42
3352
7
8
Europa LeagueEuropa League
5
359
0
1
Premier LeaguePremier League
37
2993
7
7
21/22
ArsenalArsenal
27
2327
2
1
Premier LeaguePremier League
27
2327
2
1
20/21
ArsenalArsenal
34
2735
2
1
Europa LeagueEuropa League
3
213
0
0
Premier LeaguePremier League
31
2522
2
1
19/20
ArsenalArsenal
35
2946
2
1
Europa LeagueEuropa League
4
360
0
0
Premier LeaguePremier League
31
2586
2
1
18/19
ArsenalArsenal
38
3256
5
4
Europa LeagueEuropa League
9
758
3
0
Premier LeaguePremier League
29
2498
2
4
17/18
ArsenalArsenal
44
3755
7
2
Europa LeagueEuropa League
6
495
0
1
Premier LeaguePremier League
38
3260
7
1
16/17
ArsenalArsenal
41
3101
2
4
Champions LeagueChampions League
7
480
0
1
Premier LeaguePremier League
32
2483
2
2
Carabao CupCarabao Cup
2
138
0
1
15/16
Borussia MoenchengladbachBorussia Moenchengladbach
33
2810
2
3
Champions LeagueChampions League
5
450
1
0
BundesligaBundesliga
28
2360
1
3
14/15
Borussia MoenchengladbachBorussia Moenchengladbach
37
3223
2
4
Europa LeagueEuropa League
7
587
1
2
BundesligaBundesliga
30
2636
1
2
13/14
Borussia MoenchengladbachBorussia Moenchengladbach
28
2021
1
0
BundesligaBundesliga
28
2021
1
0
11/12
BaselBasel
2
180
0
0
Champions LeagueChampions League
2
180
0
0
10/11
BaselBasel
2
49
0
0
Champions LeagueChampions League
2
49
0
0

International career

SeasonTeam
25/26
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
6
525
0
2
World Cup Qualification UEFAWorld Cup Qualification UEFA
6
525
0
2
24/25
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
5
415
0
0
UEFA Nations League AUEFA Nations League A
5
415
0
0
2024
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
5
450
0
0
European ChampionshipEuropean Championship
5
450
0
0
2023
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
10
875
2
2
European Championship QualificationEuropean Championship Qualification
10
875
2
2
2022
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
4
360
0
0
World CupWorld Cup
4
360
0
0
22/23
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
6
540
0
0
UEFA Nations League AUEFA Nations League A
6
540
0
0
2020
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
4
360
1
0
European ChampionshipEuropean Championship
4
360
1
0
21/22
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
2
180
0
0
World Cup Qualification UEFAWorld Cup Qualification UEFA
2
180
0
0
20/21
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
6
540
1
0
UEFA Nations League AUEFA Nations League A
6
540
1
0
2019
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
8
691
1
2
European Championship QualificationEuropean Championship Qualification
8
691
1
2
18/19
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
4
360
1
0
UEFA Nations League AUEFA Nations League A
4
360
1
0
2018
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
4
360
0
1
World CupWorld Cup
4
360
0
1
16/17
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
11
950
0
2
World Cup Qualification UEFAWorld Cup Qualification UEFA
11
950
0
2
2016
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
4
360
0
0
European ChampionshipEuropean Championship
4
360
0
0
14/15
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
8
688
1
1
European Championship QualificationEuropean Championship Qualification
8
688
1
1
2014
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
4
321
0
1
World CupWorld Cup
4
321
0
1

Key

Key:

Matches played
Minutes played
Goals
Assists

Frequently asked questions

Lionel Messi is a versatile attacker who has featured both through the middle and in a free role from the right, allowing him to cut inside on to his stronger left foot.

Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, in Argentina on June 24, 1987.

The Argentine maestro wears the number he has been known to don for the majority of his career, the No. 10, at MLS outfit Inter Miami.

Lionel Messi is often among the shortest players on a football pitch, standing at just 1.70m (5ft 7in). However, it is due to his low center of gravity which has made him one of the most fearsome forces to be reckoned with in football history.

Lionel Messi weighs 67kg (148 lbs), his low weight aiding him in gaining high bursts of acceleration and gliding past defenders as if they were never there.

Lionel Messi began his journey in football with local club Grandoli at the age of four, in 1992, before joining the team he loved the most, Newell's Old Boys, at the age of six. He stayed with the Argentine club until 2000, when he made the switch to Barcelona.

Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo have three sons: Mateo, Thiago, and Ciro.

Lionel Messi is married to Argentine model and media personality Antonella Roccuzzo. The couple exchanged vows back in 2017.