1992 - Today
Granit Xhaka (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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Granit Xhaka has received more than 6,743,805 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Granit Xhaka is the 2,953rd most popular soccer player (up from 3,925th in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 504th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Swiss Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Granit Xhaka ranks 2,953 out of 16,880. Before him are Attilio Giovannini, Emir Spahić, Roberto Cortés, Felipe Rosas, Gunder Bengtsson, and Fred Rutten. After him are Karl Stotz, Emilio Caprile, Mohamed Sissoko, Ibrahim Ba, Nasser Hejazi, and Segundo Durandal.
1924 - 2005
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,947
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,948
1905 - 1975
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,949
1910 - 1986
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,950
1946 - 2019
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,951
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,952
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,953
1927 - 2017
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,954
1928 - 2020
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,955
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 2,956
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 2,957
1949 - 2011
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 2,958
1912 - 1976
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 2,959
Among people born in 1992, Granit Xhaka ranks 45. Before him are Koke, Sam Smith, Mac Miller, Vincent Aboubakar, Haris Seferović, and Daisy Ridley. After him are Dilraba Dilmurat, Lucas Moura, Joji, Demet Özdemir, Marshmello, and Stefan de Vrij.
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 39
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 40
1992 - 2018
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 41
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 42
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 43
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 44
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 45
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 46
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 47
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 48
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 49
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 50
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 51
Among people born in Switzerland, Granit Xhaka ranks 507 out of 876. Before him are Henri Dès (1940), Leon Schlumpf (1925), Bruno Heim (1911), Haris Seferović (1992), Alphons Egli (1924), and Heinz Hermann (1958). After him are Werner Günthör (1961), René Bader (1922), Siem de Jong (1989), Eugen Meier (1930), Albert Gallatin (1761), and Lara Gut-Behrami (1991).
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 501
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 502
1911 - 2003
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 503
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 504
1924 - 2016
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 505
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 506
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 507
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 508
1922 - 1995
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 509
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 510
1930 - 2002
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 511
1761 - 1849
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 512
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 513
Among soccer players born in Switzerland, Granit Xhaka ranks 30. Before him are Roger Bocquet (1921), Mario Frick (1974), Lauro Amadò (1912), Kubilay Türkyilmaz (1967), Haris Seferović (1992), and Heinz Hermann (1958). After him are René Bader (1922), Siem de Jong (1989), Eugen Meier (1930), Willy Kernen (1929), Ciriaco Sforza (1970), and Roman Bürki (1990).
1921 - 1994
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 24
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 25
1912 - 1971
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 26
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 27
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 28
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 29
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 30
1922 - 1995
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 31
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 32
1930 - 2002
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 33
1929 - 2009
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 34
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 35
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 36