Who is Granit Xhaka's wife? The midfielder is set for a huge tournament with his nation.
The former Arsenal midfielder, who has been praised for his leadership qualities at club level in recent seasons, is the captain of his country.
But after Xhaka's family featured in Arsenal's All or Nothing Amazon documentary, here's everything you need to know about the star's personal life.
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Who is Granit Xhaka's wife?
Xhaka will be cheered on throughout the tournament in Germany by his wife, Leonita Lekaj. Lekaj was born in Albania and raised in Kosovo, before moving to Germany with her family.
The couple have been together since 2015, when the midfielder was plying his trade for Borussia Monchengladbach. They got married two years later and now have two daughters together. Ayana was born in 2019 and Laneya entered the world in 2021.
Leonita has her Instagram set to private. Following Xhaka's infamous bust-up with Arsenal fans in 2019, in which he swore at supporters when he was substituted, the Swiss star mentioned on social media that his family had faced death threats from fans online.
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Xhaka revealed in October that he has learned to separate work life and family life over the last few years.
"The most important [thing] I learned these last three years was you have to split your profession and family," he told the Daily Mail.
"Before now, everything that happened on the pitch, I took home. Not in an aggressive way but emotions.
"When I lost, I wasn’t ready to speak. But it is a different picture now. Granit at home and different Granit on the pitch."
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