Granit Xhaka is a defensive midfielder for Sunderland (World Cup), aged 33. Over the 2026 season, Granit Xhaka's standout numbers are Passes (84th percentile), Touches (80th percentile), Assists (71st percentile) when measured against players in a comparable role across Europe's top five leagues.

The most statistically similar player is Alessandro Bastoni of Inter in the Serie A, a 99.08% match, followed by Matheus Nunes and Lewis Ferguson. These comparisons weigh 9 all-round metrics on a per-90 basis and rank every candidate by percentile-vector similarity, so a match reflects a shared statistical profile rather than raw totals.