Taulant Xhaka

FC Basel

Born on : March 28, 1991 (33 years) at Basel

Nationality : Albania Switzerland

Height : 1m72

Weight : 72 kg

Best foot : Right foot

Number of international caps : 30 (1 goal)

First cap : vs Portugal 07/09/2014

First international goal : vs Israel 07/09/2018

2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
2016-2017
2011-2012
2010-2011

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Current season statistics (2023/2024)

1 Goals 1 Assists

10 Victories 11 Losses

29 Played matches 1831 Minutes played

5 Yellow cards 1 Red cards

RCM

Main position
Right central midfielder	40%
Other positions
Right full-back	14%
Former positions
Right full-back	14%
From career start to 01/07/2015

Xhaka's career statisticsLast updated on 11/05/2024 at 04:18

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Results

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Nat. cups

International

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2023/2024

FC Basel

1531

1831

Club	Competition														V	D	L
FC Basel	Europa Conference League	1				3		52	34	0%	1	50%			0%	0%	100%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	4					2	248	34	75%	1	100%	1		75%	25%	0%
FC Basel	Credit Suisse Super League	24	1	1	1531	24	5	1531	34	79%	8	69%	4	1	29%	29%	42%

2022/2023

FC Basel

Club	Competition												V	D	L
FC Basel	Credit Suisse Super League	20	3	18	4	1406	34	90%	9	56%	8	1	45%	30%	25%
FC Basel	Europa Conference League	14		16	3	1033	34	93%	4	70%	3	1	50%	36%	14%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	4	2	4	1	244	34	50%	2	80%	1		75%	0%	25%

2021/2022

Club	Competition													V	D	L
FC Basel	Europa Conference League	10				7	4	565	34	60%	6	71%	1	60%	10%	30%
FC Basel	Credit Suisse Super League	25	1		1707	19	10	1707	34	84%	8	69%	9	48%	48%	4%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	2	1	1	150		2	150	34	100%		67%		100%	0%	0%

2020/2021

FC Basel

2019/2020

FC Basel

Club	Competition											V	D	L
FC Basel	Raiffeisen Super League	32	3	29	13	2469	34	91%	3	89%	7	53%	22%	25%
FC Basel	Champions League	2		4		170	34	100%	1	50%	2	50%	0%	50%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	3		4		266	34	100%		50%	2	100%	0%	0%
FC Basel	Europa League	10		5	7	838	34	100%		91%	3	80%	10%	10%
Albania	Euro Qualifying	1		1		18	14	0%	2	17%	1	0%	0%	100%

2018/2019

FC Basel

722

3345

Club	Competition														V	D	L
FC Basel	Raiffeisen Super League	29		1		28	9	2208	34	86%	6	81%	7	1	55%	34%	10%
FC Basel	Europa League	1						25	34	0%	3	25%	1		100%	0%	0%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	4				3	2	390	34	100%	1	67%	2		100%	0%	0%
Albania	Nations League C	4	1		360	8	1	360	14	100%		100%			25%	0%	75%
Albania	Friendlies	2					2	135	14	100%		100%	1		50%	50%	0%
Albania	Euro Qualifying	3				3	1	227	14	100%	1	75%	1		33%	0%	67%

2017/2018

Club	Competition													V	D	L
FC Basel	Raiffeisen Super League	23	1		1859	17	10	1859	34	91%	3	64%	11	57%	22%	22%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	5	1		317	3	2	317	34	80%	1	100%	1	80%	0%	20%
FC Basel	Champions League	6	1	1	522	8	3	522	34	100%		75%	5	50%	0%	50%
Albania	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1				3		90	14	100%		25%	1	0%	0%	100%
Albania	Friendlies	1				2		90	14	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
Albania	Friendlies	1				1		90	14	100%		33%		0%	0%	100%

2016/2017

FC Basel

Club	Competition												V	D	L
FC Basel	Raiffeisen Super League	30	6	26	12	2538	34	97%	3	83%	7		80%	13%	7%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	3		1	2	235	34	100%		50%	2	1	100%	0%	0%
FC Basel	Champions League	6	1	12	1	540	34	100%		100%	1		0%	33%	67%
Albania	Friendlies	1			1	59	14	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%
Albania	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	3		5		245	14	100%	2	50%	1		33%	0%	67%

2015/2016

FC Basel

Club	Competition												V	D	L
FC Basel	Raiffeisen Super League	24	1	16	11	1879	34	88%	3	67%	5	1	79%	8%	13%
FC Basel	Champions League	2	1	2		180	34	100%		50%	1	1	50%	50%	0%
FC Basel	(C3) Europa League	10	1	12	4	900	34	100%		100%	2		50%	20%	30%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	1				33	0	100%		25%			0%	100%	0%
Albania	Euro Qualifying	4		3	2	360	14	100%		100%	1		25%	25%	50%
Albania	Friendlies	1		2		55	14	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%
Albania	Friendlies	2		3		130	14	100%		50%			0%	0%	100%
Albania	Euro	2		3		78	14	50%	2	67%			0%	0%	100%

2014/2015

FC Basel

2420

3660

Club	Competition													V	D	L
FC Basel	Raiffeisen Super League	29	1	2	2420	34	8	2420	34	93%	3	81%	8	66%	17%	17%
FC Basel	Champions League	7				12	2	630	34	100%		88%	2	29%	29%	43%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	4		1		4	1	308	34	100%		67%	1	75%	0%	25%
Albania	Euro Qualifying	4		1		2	2	302	14	100%		100%	1	75%	25%	0%

2013/2014

FC Basel

881

1485

Club	Competition												V	D	L
FC Basel	Super League	23	2	881	17	8	1762	34	83%	4	64%	9	48%	48%	4%
FC Basel	Champions League	10			8	3	571	34	60%	4	100%	2	50%	30%	20%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	4			1	2	284	34	75%	1	67%	1	100%	0%	0%
FC Basel	(C3) Europa League	5			5	3	352	34	60%	2	83%	1	60%	20%	20%

2012/2013

Grasshops

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Grasshops	Super League	25		1			18	12	1786	13	76%	6	69%	7		48%	28%	24%
Grasshops	Schweizer Cup	4					1	2	270	13	50%	2	67%	1		75%	25%	0%

2011/2012

Grasshops

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Grasshops	Super League	13					16	3	990	13	85%	2	81%	3		8%	31%	62%
Grasshops	Schweizer Cup	1					3		90	13	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

2011/2012

FC Basel

Club	Competition										V	D	L
FC Basel	Super League	5	1	1	1	117	16	20%	4	28%	80%	20%	0%
FC Basel	Champions League	1		1		2	16	0%	2	17%	0%	100%	0%
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	2	1	1	1	180	16	100%		67%	100%	0%	0%
Switzerland U-21	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	3		3	2	126	0	67%	1		67%	0%	33%

2010/2011

FC Basel

Club	Competition															V	D	L
FC Basel	Schweizer Cup	3					3	2	176	16	67%	1	75%			67%	0%	33%
FC Basel	Super League	6		1			2	3	204	16	17%	5	17%	1		67%	17%	17%

2009/2010

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Super League	6	201120122014201520162017
Schweizer Cup	3	201320172019

Runner-ups

Super League	4	2013201820192022
Schweizer Cup	3	201420152020

Transfers

18/01/12 > 01/07/13	Grasshops	Loan
01/07/10 >	FC Basel
01/07/09 > 01/07/10	FC Basel B

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 11/05/2024 at 04:18

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Albania	30	1	1	2239	2239	7		93%28	30%9	53%16
FC Basel	394	9	28	3257	29311	111	7	85%335	58%230	18%72
Grasshops	43		1		3136	11		77%33	37%16	35%15
Switzerland U-21	3				126			67%2	67%2	33%1

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
FC Sion	35	22	0	2
FC Lucerne	37	24	0	2
FC Zürich	36	19	0	5
St. Gallen	32	19	2	2
Young Boys	33	13	2	2
FC Thun	30	18	1	2
Grasshops	25	14	0	3
Lausanne	23	11	0	0
Lugano	25	12	0	2
Vaduz	8	7	0	0
Servette	16	5	1	0
Xamax	7	5	0	0
Ludogorets	6	3	0	0
Mac. Tel-Aviv	5	2	0	0
Winterthur	5	5	0	1
Trabzonspor	4	2	0	0
Lech Poznan	3	3	0	2
APOEL	2	2	0	0
Georgia U-21	2	2	0	0
E.Francfort	2	2	0	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Young Boys	33	11	52
FC Zürich	36	7	35
St. Gallen	32	7	33
Servette	16	6	24
FC Lucerne	37	6	32
Grasshops	25	5	28
Lugano	25	5	31
Lausanne	22	4	26
FC Thun	30	4	27
FC Sion	35	3	31
Marseille	2	2	4
Paris SG	2	2	5
Israel	3	2	5
Spain	2	2	5
Arsenal	2	2	6
Schalke 04	2	2	3
Scotland	2	2	6
France	2	2	6
FC Basel	4	2	8
Saint-Étienne	2	1	4

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2023/2024	FC Basel	34%	38%	29	42%	42%	12	Slightly negative
2022/2023	FC Basel	50%	21%	38	22%	39%	23	Very positive
2021/2022	FC Basel	54%	11%	37	38%	25%	16	Positive
2020/2021	FC Basel	0%	0%	0	43%	38%	40	-
2019/2020	FC Basel	62%	21%	47	30%	60%	10	Very positive
2018/2019	FC Basel	62%	9%	34	57%	36%	14	Very slightly positive
2017/2018	FC Basel	59%	26%	34	60%	13%	15	-
2016/2017	FC Basel	69%	15%	39	56%	0%	9	Slightly positive
2015/2016	FC Basel	68%	16%	37	65%	12%	17	Very slightly positive
2014/2015	FC Basel	60%	23%	40	70%	20%	10	Slightly negative
2013/2014	FC Basel	55%	10%	42	56%	13%	16	Very slightly negative
2012/2013	Grasshops	52%	21%	29	69%	8%	13	Slightly negative
2011/2012	Grasshops	7%	64%	14	0%	100%	3	-
2011/2012	FC Basel	75%	0%	8	58%	16%	19	Slightly positive
2010/2011	FC Basel	67%	22%	9	53%	21%	43	Slightly positive
2009/2010	FC Basel B	0%	0%	0	57%	23%	30	-

Key figures

Taulant Xhaka hasn't lost in Super League any of the last 5 matches

The player has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 11 away from home matches

Taulant Xhaka hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 5 matches

Taulant Xhaka hasn't won in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 6 at home matches

He hasn't lost in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 4 matches

He has won in non-league and non-national team competition the last 5 away from home matches

Taulant Xhaka hasn't lost in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 7 away from home matches

Xhaka has played in the first 11 for the national team in each of the last 15 at home matches

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
FC Basel
19/09/2010	SC	Mendrisio-Stabio - FC Basel	0 - 5	First match with the club, first victory
15/10/2010	SC	Yverdon - FC Basel	0 - 2	First start
12/12/2010	SL	Grasshops - FC Basel	2 - 1	First loss
03/08/2013	SL	St. Gallen - FC Basel	1 - 1	First goal
29/07/2015		Lech Poznan - FC Basel	1 - 3	First red card
Grasshopper Zürich
12/02/2012	SL	FC Zürich - Grasshops	2 - 0	First match with the club, first loss
19/02/2012	SL	Servette - Grasshops	3 - 1	First start
17/03/2012	SL	Grasshops - BSC Young Boys	2 - 0	First victory

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 11/05/2024 at 04:18

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Super League	Super League	308	6	3813	20	22876	85%261	4	55%168	27%82	19%58
Schweizer Cup	Schweizer Cup	44	2	1596	5	3191	82%36	1	82%36	7%3	11%5
Friendlies	Friendlies	8				559	100%8		25%2	38%3	38%3
Euro	Euro	2				78	50%1				100%2
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	4				335	100%4		25%1		75%3
UEFAU21CQ	UEFA U-21 Championship Qualifying	3				126	67%2		67%2		33%1
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	12			1	907	92%11		42%5	17%2	42%5
Nations League C	Nations League C	4	1	360		360	100%4		25%1		75%3
Champions League	Champions League	34	1	2615	3	2615	85%29	1	35%12	26%9	38%13
Europa League	Europa League	26			1	2115	88%23		65%17	15%4	19%5
ECL	Europa Conference League	25				1650	76%19	1	52%13	24%6	24%6

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2022/2023	FC Basel	1	5	43	34	10	13	11	45	46
2021/2022	FC Basel	1	2	62	36	15	17	4	70	41
2020/2021	FC Basel	1	2	53	36	15	8	13	60	53
2019/2020	FC Basel	1	3	62	36	18	8	10	74	38
2018/2019	FC Basel	1	2	71	36	20	11	5	71	46
2017/2018	FC Basel	1	2	69	36	20	9	7	72	36
2016/2017	FC Basel	1	1	86	36	26	8	2	92	35
2015/2016	FC Basel	1	1	83	36	26	5	5	88	38
2014/2015	FC Basel	1	1	78	36	24	6	6	84	41
2013/2014	FC Basel	1	1	72	36	19	15	2	70	34
2012/2013	Grasshops	1	2	69	36	20	9	7	48	32
2011/2012	Grasshops	1	8	26	34	7	5	22	32	66
2011/2012	FC Basel	1	1	38	18	11	5	2	38	17
2010/2011	FC Basel	1	1	73	36	21	10	5	76	44
2009/2010	FC Basel B	3P	2	57	30	17	6	7	76	46

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 10, 2024	10/05	CSSL	Round 35	Lausanne-Sport	0 - 0	FC Basel	58 Minutes
May 05, 2024	05/05	CSSL	Round 34	FC Basel	1 - 1	FC Lucerne	67 Minutes
April 21, 2024	21/04	CSSL	Round 33	FC Lucerne	1 - 1	FC Basel	90 Minutes
April 14, 2024	14/04	CSSL	Round 32	FC Basel	2 - 1	Servette	65 Minutes
April 06, 2024	06/04	CSSL	Round 31	St.Lausanne	0 - 2	FC Basel	65 Minutes
April 02, 2024	02/04	CSSL	Round 30	Lugano	2 - 0	FC Basel	90 Minutes
March 30, 2024	30/03	CSSL	Round 29	FC Basel	2 - 2	FC Zürich	90 Minutes
March 25, 2024	25/03		Europe	Sweden	1 - 0	Albania	Absent
March 22, 2024	22/03		Intercontinental	Albania	0 - 3	Chile	Absent
March 16, 2024	16/03	CSSL	Round 28	FC Basel	1 - 1	Winterthur	On the bench
March 10, 2024	10/03	CSSL	Round 27	BSC Young Boys	5 - 1	FC Basel	On the bench
March 02, 2024	02/03	CSSL	Round 26	FC Basel	1 - 2	Lausanne-Sport	59 Minutes
February 28, 2024	28/02	SC	Quarter-finals	FC Basel	2 - 23-4 s.o	Lugano	5 Minutes
February 24, 2024	24/02	CSSL	Round 25	Yverdon	0 - 2	FC Basel	Absent
February 17, 2024	17/02	CSSL	Round 24	Grasshops	2 - 1	FC Basel	61 Minutes
February 11, 2024	11/02	CSSL	Round 23	FC Basel	1 - 0	St. Gallen	38 Minutes
February 03, 2024	03/02	CSSL	Round 22	FC Basel	0 - 1	Lugano	On the bench
January 30, 2024	30/01	CSSL	Round 21	Winterthur	1 - 3	FC Basel	Absent
January 27, 2024	27/01	CSSL	Round 20	FC Basel	1 - 0	BSC Young Boys	10 Minutes
January 21, 2024	21/01	CSSL	Round 19	FC Zürich	0 - 0	FC Basel	Absent
December 17, 2023	17/12	CSSL	Round 18	FC Lucerne	0 - 1	FC Basel	Absent
December 09, 2023	09/12	CSSL	Round 17	FC Basel	0 - 1	Grasshops	17 Minutes
December 06, 2023	06/12	CSSL	Round 5	Lugano	1 - 3	FC Basel	66 Minutes
December 02, 2023	02/12	CSSL	Round 16	St.Lausanne	1 - 1	FC Basel	90 Minutes
November 26, 2023	26/11	CSSL	Round 15	FC Basel	2 - 0	St. Gallen	90 Minutes
November 20, 2023	20/11		Round 10	Albania	0 - 0	Faroe Islands	Absent
November 17, 2023	17/11		Round 9	Moldova	1 - 1	Albania	Absent
November 12, 2023	12/11	CSSL	Round 14	Servette	4 - 1	FC Basel	84 Minutes	1
November 05, 2023	05/11	CSSL	Round 13	FC Basel	2 - 1	Yverdon	62 Minutes
November 01, 2023	01/11	SC	Round of 16	Kriens	0 - 1	FC Basel	90 Minutes
October 29, 2023	29/10	CSSL	Round 12	Lausanne-Sport	3 - 0	FC Basel	90 Minutes
October 21, 2023	21/10	CSSL	Round 11	FC Basel	0 - 1	Servette	90 Minutes
October 17, 2023	17/10		Europe	Albania	2 - 0	Bulgaria	Absent
October 12, 2023	12/10		Round 7	Albania	3 - 0	Czech Republic	Absent
October 08, 2023	08/10	CSSL	Round 10	BSC Young Boys	3 - 0	FC Basel	90 Minutes
October 01, 2023	01/10	CSSL	Round 9	FC Basel	0 - 3	St.Lausanne	19 Minutes
September 28, 2023	28/09	CSSL	Round 8	FC Basel	1 - 1	FC Lucerne	79 Minutes		1
September 24, 2023	24/09	CSSL	Round 7	Yverdon	3 - 2	FC Basel	29 Minutes
September 16, 2023	16/09	SC	2nd round	FC Bosporus	0 - 8	FC Basel	90 Minutes
September 10, 2023	10/09		Round 6	Albania	2 - 0	Poland	Absent
September 07, 2023	07/09		Round 5	Czech Republic	1 - 1	Albania	Absent
September 03, 2023	03/09	CSSL	Round 6	FC Basel	2 - 2	FC Zürich	32 Minutes
August 20, 2023	20/08	SC	First round	Saint-Blaise	1 - 8	FC Basel	63 Minutes
August 13, 2023	13/08	CSSL	Round 4	FC Basel	1 - 2	Lausanne-Sport	Absent
August 06, 2023	06/08	CSSL	Round 3	Grasshops	3 - 1	FC Basel	Absent
August 03, 2023	03/08		Qualifying 2nd Round	Tobol Kustanay	1 - 2	FC Basel	Absent
July 30, 2023	30/07	CSSL	Round 2	FC Basel	5 - 2	Winterthur	Absent
July 27, 2023	27/07		Qualifying 2nd Round	FC Basel	1 - 3	Tobol Kustanay	52 Minutes
July 22, 2023	22/07	CSSL	Round 1	St. Gallen	2 - 1	FC Basel	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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Player's injuries

Major muscle strain - Left thigh

Number of games missed : 5

April 30, 2016

30 Days of unavailability

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