Jaka Biography

Granit Xhaka; genus. The biography of Granite Jaka was born in Basel in the family of Albanian refugees who fled to Switzerland from Kosovo. His father Ragip was detained and recognized as a political prisoner for participating in a student demonstration against the communist regime. Behind the bars, he spent three and a half years, and his wife Elmaz was allowed to visit him once every 15 days [2] [3].

There are two sons in Ragipa's family - both professional football players. Since the difference between the brothers is only a year and a half, at one time they entered the Academy of Concordia from Basel together. And three years later, both were bought by Basel. Over the next eight years, they overcame all the age levels of Basel, having won the championship titles as part of the teams until 18 and 21.

In the year, he officially completed his studies by signing a two -year contract with the Basel youth. Personal life, his brother Taulent, is also a football player. The Taulent and Granite Jak brothers met in the composition of the opposing teams in the Albania match - Switzerland at the European Championship of the year. For the first time in the history of the championship, their siblings played against each other.

The mother of both players attended the stadium and put on a T -shirt combining the Albanian and Swiss flags. The match ended with the victory of the Swiss team with an expense [4]. Granite Jaka is a Muslim [5]. Married to Leonita Lekai from the year [6]. The club career, along with the team under the age of 21, won two championship titles in a row. Jaka spent 37 matches, scoring 11 goals [7].

Exactly a month later, on August 28, he played his first match in the highest division of Switzerland against Tuna. He also scored his first goal against Tuna in the penalty line of the Major League [8]. In the debut season, he spent 18 matches in the National Championship as part of Basel and took gold medals. According to the results of the season, Basel offered its pupil a contract on improved conditions up to a year.

And the notorious specialist Torsten Fink, who was at one time Basel, said that he considers Granit the most talented player in Switzerland, comparing him with the famous German player Bastian Schweinsteiger. Borussia Mönhengladbach on May 18 of the year transferred to the Mönhengladbach Borussia, signing a contract for 5 years [9] [10]. As part of the “stallions”, the player was supposed to replace the novel by Noystedter, who went to Schalke 04.

Granite from the first matches has become the key player in Borussia.

He held both meetings of the Champions League qualifications against Dynamo Kiev. Then he made his debut as part of the Bundesliga against Hoffenheim and was noted by his debut ball in the confrontation with Nuremberg [11]. However, a series of injuries and the appointment of the head coach Lucien Favre led to the fact that granite sat on a bench on the spare and the season ended in reserve.

All this gave rise to rumors about the possible departure of midfielder into one of the Italian or English teams. “Milan”, “Inter” and “Chelsea” were interested in the services of the Swiss, however, if Granite refused to move to Italy, then Chelsea later changed his mind to buy the Swiss, finding him a replacement in the person of Serb Neman Matich [12]. As a result, Jaka remained in Borussia and again managed to conquer his place at the base.

The team itself managed to add, and after a difficult struggle for survival, she rose to the European Cup zone. Jaka held 28 out of 34 possible matches, and also played in two meetings of the German Cup. In the new agreement, a fixed amount of compensation in the amount of 25-30 million euros was prescribed. This season, granite became one of the leaders of Borussia, he helped her qualify in the group stage of the Europa League, marked by a naked and shit in a duel against the Bosnian “Sarajevo”.

As part of the Bundesliga, Jaku scored victorious balls in the confrontations with Kölnoy and Hannover for the transition of a football player, the English club paid about 30 million pounds [13]. A career in the national team on September 24 debuted for the youth team of Switzerland until 17 years old in a match against Iceland in Nigeria in the year became a world champion among young men U, playing seven matches at the tournament and scoring one ball into the gate of the Japanese national team.

Member of the World and Years, as well as European and Years of the Switzerland. At the World Cup, he scored the ball to the French at the group stage, and at the world championship of the year, at the group stage, he also scored into the gate of the Serbia national team in the five leaders in the history of the Switzerland in the played matches and leads among all existing football players.