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Eden Hazard

Belgium

7 January 1991

winger

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Eden Hazard is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a winger or attacking midfielder for Lille, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and the Belgium national team. Known for his dribbling, creativity, and vision, he is widely regarded as one of the best wingers of his generation and as one of the greatest players in Premier League history.

Hazard began his senior career with Ligue 1 club Lille in 2007 at the age of 16 and soon became an integral part of the Lille team under manager Rudi Garcia. In his first full season, he became the first non-French player to win the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year award, and the following season became the first player to win the award twice. In the 2010–11 season, he won the league and cup double and, as a result of his performances, was named the Ligue 1 Player of the Year, the youngest player to win the award.

After making over 190 appearances and scoring 50 goals for Lille, Hazard signed for English club Chelsea in June 2012. He won the UEFA Europa League in his first season and the PFA Young Player of the Year in his second. In the 2014–15 season, Hazard helped Chelsea win the Football League Cup and Premier League, earning him the FWA Footballer of the Year and the PFA Players' Player of the Year awards. Two years later he won his second English league title as Chelsea won the 2016–17 Premier League. In 2018, he won the FA Cup, and was named in the FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11. He won the Europa League again with Chelsea in 2019, scoring twice in the final. At Chelsea, Hazard established himself as one of the best players in the world. He joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 in a transfer worth up to €150 million, making it one of the highest transfer fees ever. However, injury woes, subpar performances, and a lack of fitness led to him only playing a limited number of games, departing the club in June 2023 and retiring from professional football four months later.

Having represented his country at various youth levels, Hazard made his senior debut for the Belgium national team in November 2008, aged 17. He has since earned over 126 caps, and was a member of the Belgian squad which reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and Euro 2020. At the 2018 World Cup, he captained Belgium to third place which was their best finish in history, receiving the Silver Ball as the second-best player of the tournament. From 2015 to 2022, he served as the captain of the team, including the time Belgium topped the FIFA men's ranking for the first time, which became the longest continuous reign of any European team.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Hazard with Chelsea during the 2019 UEFA Europa League final

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Eden Michael Walter Lucien Hazard
Date of birth: (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth: La Louvière, Belgium
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s): Winger, attacking midfielder

⚽ Youth career:
1995–2003: Royal Stade Brainois
2003–2005: AFC Tubize
2005–2007: Lille

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008: Lille II 13 (1)
2007–2012: Lille 147 (36)
2012–2019: Chelsea 245 (85)
2019–2023: Real Madrid 54 (4)
Total: 459 (126)

⚽ International career:
2006: Belgium U15 5 (1)
2006: Belgium U16 4 (2)
2006–2008: Belgium U17 17 (2)
2007–2009: Belgium U19 11 (6)
2008–2022: Belgium 126 (33)