Granite Xhaka This Wednesday he achieved a record in choosing the Switzerland when playing his 119th match with the said national team, in this case against Israel in Felcsut (Hungary), in a match corresponding to the qualification phase for Euro 2024.
The meeting, where Xhaka acting as captain of SwitzerlandIs played on Hungary due to the war between Israel and Hamas, which caused the Israeli team to play at home on neutral ground.
Xhaka31 years old and currently in Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga leader), this Wednesday broke the record he shared until now Heinz Hermannwho played his 118th game for Switzerland in 1991.
The former midfielder Arsenal I am 18 years old and played at Basel when he debuted in Switzerland in a 2-2 match England at Wembley in June 2011. From Basel go to Borussia Monchengladbach in 2016 before his 7 seasons in the ranks of Arsenalwhere he left this past summer for the team Xabi Alonso.
Granite Xhaka He scored 14 goals for Switzerland and played in the Swiss national team 2 more games than Xherdan Shaqiri (formerly of Liverpool and now on Chicago Fire of MLS) who started the match against the Israel at the bank.
Source: La Verdad
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