Granit Xhaka profile: Switzerland Defensive Midfield for Sunderland, linked to StakExpress team, fixture, and squad context for internal player-level RAG joins.
Role: Granit Xhaka is classified as a midfielder (Defensive Midfield), shirt #34, height 186 cm. No licensed player event-stream or injury feed is attached yet, so this is profile and context data only.
Team context: Sunderland: Sunderland profile: 13-13-13 W-D-L across 39 completed matches, 1.33 points per game, 1.03 scored and 1.26 conceded per match.
Fixture: Next team fixture: Coventry City vs Sunderland on 2026-10-31 15:00:00 UTC (away).
Squad: Sunderland squad context: 27 players in the current squad sample, including 4 same-role peers in the midfielder group.
profile ready Player profile context is ready for public reading and internal RAG/model joins. Do not treat it as a prop or injury signal. Refreshed 2026-10-25 12:45:03 UTC.
| Position | Defensive Midfield |
| Shirt number | #34 |
| Age | 34 yrs (born 1992-09-27) |
| Height | 186 cm |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Club |  Sunderland |
| League | English Premier League |