Granit Xhaka Net Worth

Granit Xhaka is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Sunderland and captains both Sunderland and the Switzerland national team. Born in Basel on September 27, 1992, he is the younger brother of former Basel player Taulant Xhaka.

Bilanz, the Swiss business magazine, put his fortune at CHF 20–50 million in its 2026 ranking of the 100 richest people in Switzerland under 40, published on April 28, 2026. That is about $24 million to $61 million at the November 6, 2026 exchange rate. Bilanz prints fortunes as ranges, not single numbers, so we show the range exactly as published.

How the estimate works

Bilanz publishes a yearly list of the 100 richest young people in Switzerland, mixing entrepreneurs, heirs and a handful of stars. Xhaka is one of the sportspeople on the 2026 list, with an estimated fortune of CHF 20–50 million. The magazine's own research and estimates, not tax records or official filings, are behind the number.

The ranking counts people who hold a Swiss passport or live in Switzerland, even if they play abroad, and fortunes are shown in Swiss francs in bands such as 10 to 20 million or 20 to 50 million. We use the low end of the band only to sort Xhaka against other athletes on this site, and we never show a single made-up figure.

Career at a glance

Xhaka started in youth football with Concordia Basel and moved to Basel's youth department with his brother Taulant at the end of 2002. He won the Swiss Super League twice with Basel, then moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012, where he became a technically gifted midfielder and club captain from 2015, twice leading the team to Champions League qualification.

He signed for Arsenal in 2016 for a fee in the region of £30 million, made nearly 300 appearances over seven years, served as captain and won two FA Cups. In 2023 he returned to the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen and helped the club win its first-ever league title in his debut season. In 2025 he joined newly promoted Sunderland.

For Switzerland he was part of the team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, made his senior debut in 2011 and is the nation's record appearance holder with 152 caps. He has played at four World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026) and three European Championships.