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.
![]() Hazard with Chelsea before the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Eden Michael Hazard[1] | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 January 1991||||||||||||
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
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* 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
- "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.
- "Eden Hazard". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- "Hazard". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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