CORNERFLICK
international
International
FIFA U17 World Cup
Nation
BL
Club
UL
League
33
Age
MF
Position
20
Caps
2
Int'l goals
Bayer Leverkusen
Club
UEFA Champions League
League
SUI
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Midfield is where the game is won or lost — set the tempo, win it back, pick the pass. The profile below is the positional read; the rest is written in the matches.
// the equation
vision × engine × control of the tempo
the half-spacesbetween the linesthe middle third
// the x-factor
The job
The engine of the side.
Dictate the rhythm, screen the back four, and turn defence into attack in one touch. World Cups are decided in the middle third.
33Years old
MidfielderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
club
Club
FA Cup
Emirates Cup
Super League
Community Shield
DFB Pokal
Super Cup
Bundesliga
Florida Cup
Schweizer Pokal
// the closing word
Granit Xhaka.Switzerland · Midfielder.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
SUIMidfielderBayer Leverkusen