Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard (Born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Real Madrid and Belgium national team. He usually plays as a winger. He was born in La Louvière, Hainaut. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in his position. His skills are often compared with players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Eden Hazard
Hazard with Chelsea before the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final
Personal information
Full name Eden Michael Hazard[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991[2]
Place of birth La Louvière, Belgium
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Real Madrid
Number 7
Youth career
1995–2003 Royal Stade Brainois
2003–2005 Tubize
2005–2007 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Lille B 13 (1)
2007–2012 Lille 147 (36)
2012–2019 Chelsea 245 (85)
2019– Real Madrid 29 (4)
National team
2006 Belgium U15 5 (1)
2006 Belgium U16 4 (2)
2006–2008 Belgium U17 17 (2)
2007–2009 Belgium U19 11 (6)
2008– Belgium 106 (32)
Honours
Representing  Belgium
FIFA World Cup
Third place2018
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:58, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:46, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Hazard won the player of the year for Chelsea in the 2013-2014 season and the 2014-15 season. He also was the Young Player of the Year in 2012-2013. In 2018, Roberto Martinez named him Captain of the Belgium National Team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

References

  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. "Eden Hazard". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  3. "Hazard". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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