At the 2018 FIFA 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. 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 UEFA Euro 2020. Nearly three years after his debut, Hazard scored his first international goal against Kazakhstan in October 2011. Having represented his country at various youth levels, Hazard made his senior debut for the Belgium national team in November 2008, aged 17, in a friendly match against Luxembourg. 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 continuous injuries resulted in Hazard playing a limited amount of games and declining in performances. At Chelsea, Hazard established himself as one of the best players in the world. He won the Europa League again with Chelsea in June 2019. In 2018, he won the FA Cup, and was named in the FIFA FIFPro World XI. Two years later he won his second English league title as Chelsea won the 2016–17 Premier League. In the 2014–15 season, Hazard helped Chelsea win the League Cup and Premier League, earning him the FWA Footballer of the Year and the PFA Players' Player of the Year awards. He won the UEFA Europa League in his first season and the PFA Young Player of the Year in his second. Īfter making over 190 appearances and scoring 50 goals for Lille, Hazard signed for English club Chelsea in June 2012. In the 2010–11 season, he was a part of the Lille team that 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. 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. He became an integral part of the Lille team under manager Rudi Garcia. Hazard spent two years in the club's academy and, at the age of 16, made his professional debut in November 2007. In 2005, he moved to France, where he began his senior career with Ligue 1 club Lille. Hazard is the son of two former footballers and began his career in Belgium playing for local youth clubs. Known for his creativity, dribbling, passing and vision, Hazard is considered one of the best players of his generation. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 11 September 2022 (UTC)Įden Michael Walter Hazard (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid.
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